As special counsel Robert Mueller continues his now-expanding probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and whether Donald Trump’s team had any part in it, a Utahn is playing a key role in handling the onslaught of media inquiries.
Carr, a Bountiful native who previously worked as press secretary for Sen. Orrin Hatch, serves as Mueller’s spokesman, fielding requests from The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN and a slew of media outlets repeatedly asking for reaction from the special counsel on the latest revelation in the ongoing investigation.
“You have to be an absolute stone wall in that position,” says Ian McCaleb, who worked as a producer for Fox News covering the Justice Department before serving as a spokesman for the department in the Bush and Obama administrations.