{"id":2927,"date":"2019-03-31T12:44:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2019-03-31T12:44:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T16:44:50","slug":"mtp-exclusive-sen-john-barrasso-on-mueller-report-ive-called-for-a-release-of-the-full-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/03\/31\/mtp-exclusive-sen-john-barrasso-on-mueller-report-ive-called-for-a-release-of-the-full-report\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP EXCLUSIVE \u2013 SEN. JOHN BARRASSO ON MUELLER REPORT: \u201cI’VE CALLED FOR A RELEASE OF THE FULL REPORT\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

M<\/em><\/strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2013 SEN. DICK DURBIN ON ALLEGATION\nAGAINST JOE BIDEN: \u201cCERTAINLY ONE ALLEGATION IS NOT DISQUALIFYING BUT IT SHOULD\nBE TAKEN SERIOUSLY\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW NBC\nNEWS\/WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL \u2013<\/em><\/strong> MOST AMERICANS DON’T THINK TRUMP IS IN THE CLEAR YET ON RUSSIA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARCH 31, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) <\/strong>said\ntoday on Meet the Press <\/em>that he has \u201ccalled\nfor a release of the full [Mueller] report\u201d and said he doesn\u2019t see \u201ca lot of\ndifference in terms of making sure the public sees it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked by moderator Chuck Todd\nduring an exclusive interview if he thought it was appropriate for President\nTrump to pursue business in Russia while running for president, the chairman of\nSenate Republican Conference also said, \u201cThe president is an international\nbusinessman, has success all around the world. It is not surprising that, when\nhe chose to run for president, he was continuing to do the business that he was\ndoing beforehand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, when asked if there should be an investigation into\nthe investigators of the Russia probe as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman\nof thbe Senate Judiciary Committee, has suggested, Sen. Barrasso said \u201cGraham\nis a pit bull and I think he\u2019s headed down that route \u2026 My opinion is, we need\nto get beyond this. Watch the <\/strong>full\ninterview<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) <\/strong>also\njoined the program for an exclusive interview and addressed Lucy Flores\u2019 allegation\nthat former Vice President Joe Biden kissed her inappropriately saying, \u201cI\nthink all of us should take such allegations seriously and with respect \u2026 Certainly\none allegation is not disqualifying but it should be taken seriously.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nSenate Minority Whip also addressed the immigration debate saying, \u201cThe first\nthing we need to do is to meet the humanitarian needs at the border instead of\nbuilding fences two or three years in the future by taking money from\nDepartment of Defense \u2026 The president’s cutting off aid to these countries will\nnot solve that problem.\u201d<\/strong> Watch the <\/strong>full\ninterview<\/a><\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition,former governor and current\nDemocratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) <\/strong>joined Chuck\nTodd for an exclusive interview and also addressed the accusation\nagainst former Vice President Joe Biden saying, \u201cIt\u2019s very disconcerting\n\u2026 women have to be heard, and we really, we should start by believing them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hickenlooper also said Georgia\u2019s bill prohibiting\nabortion after a heartbeat is detected is \u201cunconstitutional\n\u2026 I’ve always come down on the side of a woman’s right to take care of her own\nhealth care.\u201d Watch the <\/strong>full\ninterview<\/a><\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, a new NBC News\/Wall Street Journal poll<\/a><\/strong>\nfound that 29 percent of Americans say they believe Trump\nhas been cleared of wrongdoing, based on what they have heard about Mueller\u2019s\nfindings, while 40 percent say they do not believe he has been cleared and 31\npercent say they\u2019re not sure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic Pollster and NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst Cornell\nBelcher<\/strong>, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson<\/strong>, National Review<\/em> Editor Rich Lowry<\/strong>, and Wall Street Journal<\/em> Columnist and NBC News and MSNBC Political\nAnalyst Peggy Noonan<\/strong> joined the broadcast\u2019s\nroundtable for insight and analysis on the week in politics. Watch the<\/strong> <\/strong>full\npanel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read\nthe full transcrip<\/a>t of Meet the Press<\/em> this\nmorning and follow the show on Twitter<\/a> and on Facebook<\/a> for the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 <\/strong>MEET THE\nPRESS WITH CHUCK TODD<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n