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FILE – In this July 8, 2019, file photo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison in Edgefield, S.C. Barr plans to promote a crime-fighting initiative Tuesday, Nov. 12 in New Mexico as the state struggles to curb some of the highest property and violent crimes rates in the nation. Barr is joining U.S. Marshal Service Director Donald Washington and other federal authorities in Albuquerque to announce the arrests of 300 fugitives suspected of violent crimes, according to the Justice Department. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) FX201 FX201

November 13, 2019 at 11:44 am

‘I don’t remember’ Trump asking for news conference clearing him of wrongdoing in Ukraine call, Barr says

"If you're talking about press reports that he asked me to have a news conference, the fact is, I don't remember any such request," Attorney...

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November 12, 2019 at 5:58 pm

Giuliani associate said he discussed Ukraine with Trump in 2018, according to people familiar with his account

WASHINGTON - The April 2018 dinner was designed to be an intimate affair, an opportunity for a handful of big donors to a super PAC...

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November 6, 2019 at 5:26 pm

Trump wanted Barr to hold news conference saying president broke no laws in call with Ukrainian leader

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wanted Attorney General William Barr to hold a news conference declaring that the commander in chief had broken no laws...

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October 10, 2019 at 5:38 pm

Trump asked Tillerson to help broker deal to end U.S. prosecution of Turkish trader represented by Giuliani

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to enlist then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in the fall of 2017 to work with Rudy Giuliani to help...

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September 30, 2019 at 2:24 pm

Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016

Barr's personal involvement is likely to stoke further criticism from Democrats pursuing impeachment that he is helping the Trump administration use executive branch powers to...

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President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) NYEV128

September 25, 2019 at 7:16 am

President Trump offered Ukrainian president Justice Department help for Biden investigation, memo shows

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump repeatedly urged the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden, one of his chief political rivals, and offered to enlist the...

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September 20, 2019 at 6:40 am

Trump pressed Ukrainian leader in effort to hurt rival Biden

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressed the leader of Ukraine to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden in a call between the...

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August 29, 2019 at 7:56 am

Comey violated policies in handling memos on interactions with Trump, inspector general finds

WASHINGTON - Former FBI director James Comey violated FBI policies in how he handled memos that detailed his controversial interactions with President Donald Trump, setting...

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FILE – In this July 8, 2019 file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison in Edgefield, S.C. The Justice Department says it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003. The announcement Thursday says five inmates will be executed starting in December. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) WX101 WX101

August 12, 2019 at 8:52 am

Attorney general rips ‘failure’ of prison officials to keep Epstein alive

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr on Monday decried what he called a "failure" by federal detention center officials in New York to secure Jeffrey...

July 23, 2019 at 4:08 pm

Mueller’s longtime aide to join him at witness table before House Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON - Former special counsel Robert Mueller's longtime aide will appear beside him during a much-anticipated hearing Wednesday, a last-minute request that caused a stir...

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