Is the special counsel's case on obstruction specifically?

Well, it's very strong because a lot of the evidence comes from his own lawyers.

And furthermore, there's evidence of him saying things that are completely incompatible

with any idea that this was an innocent document dispute.

Do you believe he lied to the Justice Department?

Do I personally believe it? Yes, I do.

That's former Attorney General Bill Barr continuing his criticism of Donald Trump in another Sunday show interview. We'll have more of Barr's damning comments about the former president

in just a moment. Meanwhile, 2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie

is mocking the RNC for its loyalty pledge, we'll explain, and will have the very latest from Beijing.

As U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid heightened tensions between the world's

two largest economies.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Monday, June 19th, June 10th. I'm John

Flemere. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. Former Attorney General Bill Barr is

unleashing a scathing new assessment of the classified documents case against former

President Donald Trump. Barr spoke out again yesterday, slamming the former

president relentlessly for his handling of the situation. This is not a circumstance where he's

the victim, or this is government overreach. He provoked this whole problem himself. Yes, he's been

the victim of unfair witch hunts in the past.

But that doesn't obviate the fact that he's also a fundamentally flawed person who engages in reckless conduct

and that leads to situations, calamitous situations like this, which are very destructive

and hurt any political cause he's associated with. And this was a

case that entirely of his own making. The legal theory by which he gets to take battle plans

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