William Barr - dishonest unpatiotic AG
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Nancy Pelosi: AG Barr 'lied to Congress,' that's a crime
Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen
USA TODAY•May 2, 2019
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said Attorney General William Barr "lied to Congress" during a hearing – an act that was not a technicality but a crime.
"If anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime," Pelosi told reporters.
Asked if Barr should go to jail, Pelosi said the House Judiciary Committee "will act upon how we will proceed."
At an April 4 House subcommittee hearing, Barr was questioned about media reports that some officials in special counsel Robert Mueller's office were "frustrated" with his handling of the investigation report.
"Do you know what they are referencing with that?" Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., asked.
"No, I don't," Barr replied.
On Wednesday, however, the Department of Justice made public a letter Mueller sent to Barr on March 27 that expressed concerns with the way the attorney general had characterized the special counsel's findings.
Barr was grilled about his answer to Crist by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Wednesday.
He said that when he discussed Mueller's letter with the special counsel, the concern was about media coverage, not the contents of a four-page summary the attorney general had released describing the special counsel's conclusions.
In a statement, Justice spokeswoman Kerri Kupec called Pelosi's comments a "baseless attack on the attorney general" and said it was "reckless, irresponsible and false.”
The disclosure of Mueller's letter prompted calls Wednesday for Barr's resignation from lawmakers including Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who is head of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee, also said Barr should resign
Pelosi's remarks came on a day of intensifying tensions as Barr made good on his threat to skip a hearing on the Mueller report.
After Barr refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said that if Barr doesn't cooperate with the panel, his “moment of accountability will come soon enough.”
“And I think that probably applies,” Pelosi said.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Barr shouldn't be attorney general if he believes, as he testified Thursday, that presidents can stop investigations that are based on false allegations.
"My god," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "What president doesn't believe that they're not being falsely accused?"
Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that a president doesn't have to allow an investigation to run its course "if it was a groundless proceeding, if it was based on false allegations."
"The president could terminate that proceeding, and it would not be a corrupt intent because he was being falsely accused and he would be worried about the impact on his administration," Barr said.
Schumer wrote Barr on Thursday to ask if he stands by that statement.
"If those views are truly your views," Schumer wrote, "you do not deserve to be attorney general."
Nancy Pelosi: AG Barr 'lied to Congress,' that's a crime
Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen
USA TODAY•May 2, 2019
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said Attorney General William Barr "lied to Congress" during a hearing – an act that was not a technicality but a crime.
"If anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime," Pelosi told reporters.
Asked if Barr should go to jail, Pelosi said the House Judiciary Committee "will act upon how we will proceed."
At an April 4 House subcommittee hearing, Barr was questioned about media reports that some officials in special counsel Robert Mueller's office were "frustrated" with his handling of the investigation report.
"Do you know what they are referencing with that?" Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., asked.
"No, I don't," Barr replied.
On Wednesday, however, the Department of Justice made public a letter Mueller sent to Barr on March 27 that expressed concerns with the way the attorney general had characterized the special counsel's findings.
Barr was grilled about his answer to Crist by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Wednesday.
He said that when he discussed Mueller's letter with the special counsel, the concern was about media coverage, not the contents of a four-page summary the attorney general had released describing the special counsel's conclusions.
In a statement, Justice spokeswoman Kerri Kupec called Pelosi's comments a "baseless attack on the attorney general" and said it was "reckless, irresponsible and false.”
The disclosure of Mueller's letter prompted calls Wednesday for Barr's resignation from lawmakers including Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who is head of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and a member of the Judiciary Committee, also said Barr should resign
Pelosi's remarks came on a day of intensifying tensions as Barr made good on his threat to skip a hearing on the Mueller report.
After Barr refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said that if Barr doesn't cooperate with the panel, his “moment of accountability will come soon enough.”
“And I think that probably applies,” Pelosi said.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Barr shouldn't be attorney general if he believes, as he testified Thursday, that presidents can stop investigations that are based on false allegations.
"My god," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "What president doesn't believe that they're not being falsely accused?"
Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that a president doesn't have to allow an investigation to run its course "if it was a groundless proceeding, if it was based on false allegations."
"The president could terminate that proceeding, and it would not be a corrupt intent because he was being falsely accused and he would be worried about the impact on his administration," Barr said.
Schumer wrote Barr on Thursday to ask if he stands by that statement.
"If those views are truly your views," Schumer wrote, "you do not deserve to be attorney general."
Perhaps Barr is very confused about his job. It is not to protect a criminal with lies of his own, but to allocate personnel to investigate crimes.
Comments (19)
This is going to be so much fun to watch as the cries now turn into screams and we witness the death of a party.
"IT'S DONE"
President Trump
with mob connections, who made ridiculous promises like Mexico is going to pay for a wall.
Supporting such a person would make things a lot worse and be a truly dumb thing to do.
I did support Bernie Sanders, as I think he would make a real difference in a much better direction. But, at the time, his ideas were perceived by the average American as radical.
I think the American people better understand now, that his ideas have been successful elsewhere, and thus, aren't really radical.
His ideas have now been embraced, or partially embraced by others.
It will be interesting to see, who emerges from the Democrat huge field,
and also the independents. The Republicans likely plan to stick with the incumbent Trump, which is a real losing proposition.
"When He Didnt Produce"
"The Results You Expected"
"Im Certain That Youre A Decent Guy"
"But Youre Losing It Jimmy Boy"
"I Can Only Imagine What Will Happen To You"
"When Trump Is Re Elected"
(I Certainly Will Be Running For Cover!!!)...................
These my friend Are "The Facts"
Everyone working for the government in DC knows each other.
Of course Mueller is going to pick people for his team from people he had experience working with.
ANY person in the same situation would do that.
Donald Trump is a known criminal. He's been in court more than most mafia Dons.
He's ripped off lots of people and told lots of lies.
The FBI was right in spying on him to protect the USA.
The people mentioned are all Republicans.
They didn't spy for passing info to Obama or Hillary.
It was Trump who asked Comey for loyalty, not Obama.
This person is hawking interest from conservatives to promote his book sales.
Trump had nothing to do with it other than being Elected
Had anyone other than Hilary Clinton been elected, it would have been the same situation for any other candidate
You Just don't seen to grasp reality Jim
Trump didnt steal anything "We The People " Elected Donald Trump
Obama and the Democrats are "The" Criminals in this and Bill Barr and the Justice Department are going to Imprison Every Single one involved in this Treason
No ones blindly following Donald Trump. Hes a mover and a shaker and is doing what he promised he would do to straighten out this country
Its our job to defend truth and justice and not allow fake news and a fake party to destroy any more of our future.
WE ARE DONE
The Democrats are finished