US Democrats want attorney-general William Barr held in contempt
Barr cancelled his appearance on Thursday before a House of Representatives committee after clashing with Democratic chair Jerrold Nadler over the hearing's format
Washington, US - A senior US congressional Democrat on Thursday threatened to hold attorney-general William Barr in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena to provide special counsel Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia inquiry, and accused President Donald Trump's administration of a growing attack on democracy. Barr cancelled his scheduled appearance on Thursday before the House of Representatives judiciary committee after clashing with Democratic chair Jerrold Nadler over the hearing's format. Barr testified on Wednesday to the Republican-led Senate judiciary committee, stoutly defending the Republican president in the wake of the release of Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. “We will have no choice but to move quickly to hold the attorney general in contempt if he stalls or fails to negotiate in good faith,” Nadler said at the outset of a brief committee session held in place of Barr's testimony. Nadler painted the confrontation with Barr i...
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