Barr Clashes With House Democrats\, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry
Barr Clashes With House Democrats, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 () Attorney General William Barr vigorously defended the federal response to nationwide protests and civil unrest in a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday where Democrats accused him and other Trump administration officials of suppressing protesters’ rights in an overly violent crackdown. The attorney general also insisted that he intervened in the criminal cases of President Donald […]
In a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr denied accusations by House Democrats that he is doing President Trump's bidding by intervening in high-profile cases and sending federal agents into U.S. cities. Lisa Bernhard reports.