Washington (AFP) - US Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that he would not object to Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifying to Congress about his probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
"I have no objection to Bob Mueller testifying," Barr said at a press conference ahead of the public release of the Mueller report.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, invited Mueller on Thursday to appear before the committee "no later than May 23."
Barr was also asked why Mueller or members of his team were not present at the press conference held before the 400-page report was released to Congress or the public.
"He did (the report) for me as the attorney general," Barr said. "He is required under the regulation to provide me with a confidential report.
"I'm here to discuss my response to that report and my decision, entirely discretionary, to make it public," he said.
