Barr Slams Reporter Who Claimed He Was ‘Protecting,’ Being ‘Generous’ to President Trump

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) listens while Attorney General William Barr speaks during a press conference about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice in Washington on April 18, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Attorney General William Barr responded on April 18 to a reporter who asked him at a press conference why he was being “quite generous” to President Donald Trump.

Barr held the conference on Thursday morning ahead of the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. It was set to be sent to members of Congress before being published online by the Department of Justice later in the day.