Rep. Jim Jordan Praises AG Barr for His Handling of the Mueller Report Release

Attorney General William Barr speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan, left, about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, on April 18, 2019. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in a recent interview that he thought that Attorney General William Barr handled himself “extremely well” with the release of the special counsel’s final report on the Russia collusion probe amid accusations that the attorney general was protecting the president.

Jordan made an appearance with fellow Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Fox News to discuss the release of the Mueller report. During the interview, Jordan praised the attorney general when asked whether Barr was acting as President Donald Trump’s lawyer rather than the nation’s top lawyer.