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William Barr Declined To Hold Press Conference Clearing Trump Over Ukraine Call: Report

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Trump wanted the U.S. attorney general to clear his name, according to The Washington Post. Barr reportedly declined.

Attorney General William Barr declined to hold a press conference to clear President Donald Trump of wrongdoing in his phone call with the president of Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

People familiar with the matter told the Post that Trump wanted Barr to publicly state he had broken no laws when he pressured Ukraine’s leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, and his son during the July 25 phone call.

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