Trump appears to accidentally confirm key detail in report he asked Barr to lie about Ukraine

AlterNet logoPresident Donald Trump again disputed a Washington Post report on his talks with Attorney General William Barr with a curious denial.

The newspaper reported that Trump had asked the attorney general to hold a news conference absolving him of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine, but the Post reported that Barr refused.

Trump claimed the report was “fake news” based on nonexistent sources in a Wednesday night tweet, and again attacked the report Thursday morning with an eyebrow-raising claim.

View the complete November 7 article by Travis Gettys from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.