TEN KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM WILLIAM BARR’S SENATE HEARING ON RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN 2016 ELECTION

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Atttorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday afternoon about the specifics of the report prepared by special counsel Robert Mueller on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. There, Barr answered questions about his conclusion that there was no obstruction of justice and that the president had been cleared of wrongdoing.

Underlying the hearing was a last-minute revelation that Mueller had written a letter to Barr saying that he disagreed with Barr’s four-page summary of his report, and the two had followed up with a phone call.

Below are 10 standout moments from Wednesday’s hearing: