May 1, 2019 Hans von Spakovsky: Dem senators play to cameras to attack Barr, but he gets through hearing unscathed Attorney General William Barr emerged unscathed from attacks by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
May 1, 2019 Nadler slams Barr's decision to skip House hearing, threatens contempt citation: 'He is terrified' The House Judiciary Committee has been told that Attorney General Barr will not testify at a planned hearing Thursday, an aide to the panel told ӣƵ -- even as the Democrats who lead the committee vowed to hold the hearing anyway.
May 1, 2019 Kamala Harris tears into Barr at Senate hearing, as 2020 Dems pile on AG The three Democratic presidential candidates who sit on the Senate Judicial Committee sparred with Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday over his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report. And following the much anticipated hearing, two of them – Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker - joined a growing number of Democratic White House hopefuls calling on Barr to resign.
May 1, 2019 Sen. Kennedy deems Mueller letter 'much ado about nothing' Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said the Russia investigation was "over" despite congressional Democrats' efforts and the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's letter, which he deemed "much ado about nothing."
May 1, 2019 Sen. Meadows on AG Barr criticism: Dems want a 'political consolation prize' Sen. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., dismissed the letter sent by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to Attorney General William Barr criticizing his four-page summary of the Russia investigation, saying that Democrats are looking for a “political consolation prize.”
May 1, 2019 Barr accuses Dems of using criminal justice process as ‘political weapon,’ as hearing tensions flare Attorney General William Barr fired back Wednesday at Democrats who for weeks have called his integrity into question over his handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, suggesting during a testy Capitol Hill hearing they were only using the issue to score political points ahead of the 2020 election -- and advising that the DOJ's role in the controversy is now "over."
May 1, 2019 GOP Sen. Hawley calls ex-FBI agent's 'open disdain' for Trump the 'real crisis' during Barr testimony Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., used his time to question Attorney General William Barr during Wednesday’s testimony on Capitol Hill to lay into former FBI Agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page for their “open disdain, if not outright hatred for Trump voters."
May 1, 2019 CNN's Jeffrey Toobin calls Mueller's letter to AG Barr 'scathing, outraged' CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin calls Mueller's letter to AG Barr "scathing, outraged" and says it was not a "polite letter among old friends."
May 1, 2019 James Comey pens scathing Trump op-ed: 'He eats your soul in small bites' Former FBI Director James Comey wrote a scathing op-ed in the New York Times about President Trump and his influence over those in his administration, particularly Attorney General William Barr.
May 1, 2019 Barr vows to ‘reconstruct’ origins of Russia probe, learn extent of FBI surveillance Attorney General Bill Barr vowed during Senate testimony Wednesday to “reconstruct” the origins of the Russia investigation, saying he specifically wants to learn the extent of the FBI's surveillance of the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.