Barr faces tough questions in Senate after revelation that Mueller had objected to his downplaying of Russia probe report's allegations against US President Trump
US Attorney General Barr testifies at Senate Judiciary hearing on investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington,
The Justice Department also said on Wednesday it would not comply with a subpoena seeking Mueller's full report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election and underlying investigative files from the probe.Committee Democrats vowed to issue a subpoena to force Barr to testify, while Nadler held out hope that the attorney general would reconsider and show up when the hearing convenes at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Barr's decision not to testify surfaced hours after the committee adopted a more aggressive format that would subject the attorney general to an extra hour of questions from committee lawyers, in addition t o questions from Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the panel."He is terrified of having to face a skilled attorney," the chairman said of Barr. "Given how dishonest he has been ... I can understand why he's afraid of facing more effective examination.
Nadler issued the subpoena on April 19, a day after Barr released a redact ed version of the report, which also looked at whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct investigations after the 2016 election.
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