House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for former Attorneys General William Barr and Jeff Sessions to testify before Congress regarding reports that the Trump Justice Department seized data records of prominent Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee
The speaker said the decision to secretly subpoena the information went beyond the scandal-laden track record of the Nixon administration. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Sunday for former Attorneys General William Barr and Jeff Sessions to testify before Congress regarding reports that the Trump Justice Department seized data records of prominent Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee.
“Richard Nixon had an enemies list,” Pelosi told CNN host Dana Bash. “This is about undermining the rule of law.” A growing number of Democrats are joining the call for an investigation, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin of Illinois. Pelosi demurred when asked if she would push to subpoena Barr and Sessions if they refused to appear before Congress.
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