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In this Jan. 15, 2019 photo, Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The exact timing of Muellers endgame is still unclear. But Attorney General William Barr, who oversees the investigation, has said he wants to release as much information as he can about the probe into possible coordination between Trump associates and Russia's efforts to sway the 2016 election. But during his confirmation hearing last month, he also made clear that he will ultimately decide what the public sees and that any report will be in his words, not Mueller's. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

William Barr won’t recuse from Robert Mueller probe

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, then-Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Barr has been attorney general for just one week but is on the cusp of staring down what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of the special counsel’s findings to make public. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Mueller report looming, new attorney general in hot seat

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2019 photo, Attorney General nominee William Barr, right, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in Hawley's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

William Barr sworn in for 2nd stint as US attorney general

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker walks in to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 in Washington. Democrats are eager to press him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Whitaker won’t answer ‘witch hunt’ question

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FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, Attorney General nominee Bill Barr, right, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to approve Barr’s nomination to be attorney general, a vote that is likely to be mostly along party lines as Democrats have questioned how transparent Barr will be once special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation concludes. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Senate panel approves Trump’s attorney general nominee

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee Bill Barr departs after meeting with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2019. The Judiciary panel is set to vote on Barr's nomination Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Senate panel approves Barr, Trump’s AG pick

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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., leaves at the end of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Dick Durbin to vote against William Barr’s AG nomination

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee William Barr arrives to meet with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal to vote against AG nominee William Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee Bill Barr, right, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in Hawley's office, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lawmakers press for a full Russia probe report from Mueller

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Barr will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about his relationship with Trump, his views on executive powers and whether he can fairly oversee the special counsel's Russia investigation. Barr served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

William Barr vote pushed back one week by Senate Judiciary Committee

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee Bill Barr meets with Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in Kennedy's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2019. The Judiciary panel is set to vote on Barr's nomination Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump AG pick says he’s discussed Mueller probe with Pence

By ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

William Barr: I would resign rather than fire Mueller without cause

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

"This behavior shouldn't be equated with the president's destructive and divisive actions ... this young woman immediately accepted responsibility for her actions and is facing consequences for them. The president is doing neither," Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Democrat, said. (Associated Press)

Maggie Hassan latest Democrat to oppose AG nominee Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate panel set to take up nomination of Trump’s AG pick

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William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, answers questions at his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Putting William Barr to the test

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Former Attorney General Eric Holder takes questions from reporters at the Capitol where he attended the swearing-in of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Eric Holder: If BuzzFeed report is true, Congress must start Trump impeachment

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal demands ‘ironclad’ commitment from AG nominee Barr to release the Mueller report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., questions Attorney General nominee William Barr during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Amy Klobuchar: ‘Very difficult to imagine’ voting for AG nominee William Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. questions Attorney General nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. As he did almost 30 years ago, Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to make the case he's qualified to serve as attorney general. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kamala Harris to vote ‘no’ on AG nominee Barr

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Surrounded by low-wage fast food workers, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at right by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks out in favor of raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer: William Barr’s hedging on releasing Muller report is ‘not good enough’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times