House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler was in a car accident on his way to this morning's hearing with Attorney General Bill Barr, source says. Nadler was not injured.
Attorney General William Barr is set to testify before House lawmakers on Tuesday.Attorney General William Barr is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday for the first time in his year-and-a-half long tenure as the nation's top law enforcement official.
Democrats hope to grill him over a long list of controversies and his repeated interventions in matters of interest to PresidentBarr's appearance follows more than a year of stand-offs and delays -- he hasn't appeared before any congressional committee since May 2019 when he testified to a Senate panel on his handling of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election -- later declining to appear before the House.9:38 a.m.
A committee source confirms House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., was in a car accident on his was to the hearing, but he is okay and was en route to Capitol Hill in a cab.Th hearing will be delayed for at least 45 minutes.
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