President Trump’s decision to publicly object to special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony has raised pressure on Attorney General William Barr while stoking a deepening feud with Capitol Hill over presidential power.
Barr has maintained that he is willing to allow Mueller to testify, a position that now appears to put him at odds with the president.
Until this weekend, Trump had expressed ambivalence over Mueller’s testimony, leaving the decision up to Barr.
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