The DOJ has told the House Judiciary Committee that AG William Barr would not testify this week about the Mueller report if members move ahead with their proposed format of questioning, according to a senior committee aide.
The Justice Department has told the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William Barr would not testify this week about the Mueller report if members move ahead with their proposed format of questioning, according to a senior committee aide.
Barr is expected to testify before the committee on Thursday, after appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The testimony from the attorney general comes after the redacted release of the highly-anticipated Mueller report, which for nearly two years investigated Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether anyone from then-candidate Donald Trump's campaign colluded with them. The special counsel report did not recommend charging the president with any crimes, but highlighted ways investigators say Trump tried to thwart the inquiry.
The committee said there was precedent for requesting extra time for questioning. Democrats cited Watergate and the Kavanaugh hearings in the Senate as well as the Clinton impeachment hearings in the House, among others, as examples when committee counsel questioned witnesses.A spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee Republicans called the planned format"abusive and illogical."
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