Opinion: If William Barr refuses to testify, he should be impeached
Attorney General William P. Barr speaks about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report during a news conference on April 18 at the Justice Department in Washington. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 30 at 9:45 AM Attorney General William P.
The Democratic members of the committee and their staff are as puzzled as anyone why Barr should be throwing a fit over the identity of the questioner. While unusual, allowing counsel to question a witness is hardly unheard of. Indeed, last year Senate Republicans deployed an outside counsel to question now-Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.
Democrats believe that Barr has backed himself into a corner, hoping to bully the committee . They are determined not to let him get away with it. If he doesn’t show up, a subpoena will be forthcoming and then a vote on contempt if he does not appear.First, this should be a clue to every House committee to ask committee counsel to conduct witness interviews of administration or former administration figures in connection with the Mueller report.
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