Many Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have said that Attorney General William Barr committed perjury during his testimony to the House Appropriations Committee on April 9.
During the hearing, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) asked Barr if he knew why investigators working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller were frustrated with the summary of their findings that Barr released on March 24. Barr responded by saying, "No, I don’t. I think — I think — I suspect that they probably wanted more put out."
This week saw the release of a March 27 letter that Mueller sent to Barr, showing that Mueller told Barr directly that he did not think Barr's summary of his findings captured the essence of the investigation.
“He lied to Congress. If anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime," Pelosi said during a press conference Thursday.
Chuck Todd, moderator of "Meet The Press" and the host of "Meet the Press Daily" on MSNBC, told Boston Public Radio Thursday that he does not agree with the House Speaker's assessment.
"I think he was careful not to cross the perjure line. I think he was intentionally misleading. ... He was trying almost too hard, and at points absurdly, to avoid getting caught in a perjury trap," Todd said.
Todd joined Boston Public Radio to talk about this and more.
