House Judiciary votes to allow staff lawyers to question AG Bill Barr
Source: Axios
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to allot an extra hour of questioning via staff lawyers at Attorney General Bill Barr's hearing on the Mueller report on Thursday.
Why it matters: Barr has threatened to cancel his appearance before the committee if House Democrats went forward with the current format, which breaks from traditional 5-minute rounds of lawmaker questioning. If he does so, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler has said he will subpoena Barr and potentially hold him in contempt of Congress if he does not comply.
The big picture: Thursday's hearing is House Democrats' first opportunity to question Barr since the release of the redacted Mueller report, after many accused the attorney general of spinning the special counsel's findings on behalf of President Trump. Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Barr on March 27 objecting to his characterization of the report.
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murielm99
(30,739 posts)They should subpoena him, and throw his ass in jail if he does not appear. This is simple.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Lets just skip ahead to the subpoena with a fast track to the Supreme Court and get this party started.
leftieNanner
(15,091 posts)He will have lots of 'splaining to do (Lucy). I absolutely support the House's decision to have counsel question him.
In any other administration, he would be forced to resign.
No. That's not right.
He would have resigned already.
Nope. That's not correct either.
HE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!
Barr should be run out of town on a rail, tarred and feathered, and then for good measure, have his law license revoked.