Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday criticized Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, calling it "condescending" and "arrogant" and saying "it wasn't the right thing to do."

Asked if she is ready to accept Barr's summary of Mueller's conclusion that his investigation did not establish that Trump or his campaign associates conspired with Russia to win the presidential election, Pelosi didn't directly answer, saying instead that she needs to see the full Mueller report before making a judgment about what the special counsel found and reiterating her call for it to be publicly released.

"I have said, and I'll say again, no thank you, Mr. Attorney General, we do not need your interpretation, show us the report and we can draw our own conclusions," Pelosi said.

The House speaker went on to say, referring to the Barr summary, "We don't need you interpreting for us. It was condescending, it was arrogant, and it wasn't the right thing to do. So, the sooner they can give us the information, the sooner we can all make a judgment about it."

Barr delivered his summary of the Mueller report's findings to lawmakers over the weekend, but Democrats argue that they and the American public must have a chance to see the full special counsel report for themselves, rather than being forced to rely solely on a description of the findings from a Trump administration political appointee.

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