Washington (CNN) Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday said he is not preventing special counsel Robert Mueller from testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.

"It's Bob's call whether he wants to testify," Barr told The Wall Street Journal

Barr's comment comes just days after President Donald Trump said he was leaving the decision to his attorney general on whether Mueller could testify.

Trump has wavered publicly in recent days on the prospect of Mueller's testimony before Congress as his administration has clashed sharply with lawmakers over demands for documents and testimony.

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