Comey says Barr 'deserves the benefit of the doubt' in review of Mueller report, but questions obstr

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr deserves "the benefit of the doubt" when it comes to transparency about the special counsel investigation, but at the same time he questioned Barr's decision on whether President Donald Trump had committed obstruction of justice.

"Bill Barr, our attorney general, deserves the benefit of the doubt," Comey told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.

"Give him a chance to show us what he feels like he can't show us. I have to imagine that former (FBI Director Robert) Mueller wrote the report with an eye towards it being public some day, so I can't imagine a lot needs to be cut out of it. But let's wait and see. The attorney general deserves that chance."

Comey's comments came in the wake of the conclusion of the special counsel investigation. A major leg of the investigation, according to a brief summary of Mueller's report by Barr, was dedicated to the potential that Trump had obstructed justice.

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