And as the special counsel's report acknowledges,

there is substantial evidence to show that the president was frustrated and angered by his sincere belief

that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks.

Then U.S. Attorney Bill Barr political opponents and fueled by illegal leaks.

Then U.S. Attorney Bill Barr, Attorney General Bill Barr, back in 2019, a federal judge now slamming Barr as disingenuous for his spin on the Mueller probe.

Question is, what war will we learn about Barr's actions to protect Trump?

Plus, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy caught on a hot mic setting the stage for Congresswoman Liz Cheney's ouster from Republican leadership.

Question this morning is Cheney losing support among those Republicans who saved her from being ousted once before.

And a major development on the vaccine front.

The question is, how soon will adolescents be able to get the COVID shot?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that knows the microphone. It's always on.

I am Casey Hunt on this Wednesday, May 5th. We will start with the news. A federal judge blasted former Attorney General Bill Barr in a decision released last night, accusing Barr of

misleading her and Congress.

The remarks from Judge Amy Berman Jackson came as she ordered the Justice Department to release

the redacted portions of a March 2019 memo that was prepared for Barr by top DOJ officials

on whether then-Pident Donald Trump should have been

charged with obstructing the Mueller investigation.

The Justice Department at the time withheld the full memo from a watchdog group, arguing

that it contained privileged legal advice and internal deliberations around an undecided case.

However, Jackson wrote in her decision that her review of the redacted portions, quote,

reveal that both the authors and the recipient of the memorandum had a shared understanding

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