Kamala Harris called on the Justice Department inspector general to look into whether William Barr had received or complied with any requests from the White House to investigate Donald Trump’s “perceived enemies”
Sen. Kamala Harris called on the Justice Department inspector general to look into whether Attorney General William Barr had received or complied with any requests from the White House to investigate President Donald Trump’s “perceived enemies.”
“I’m trying to grapple with the word ‘suggest,’” Barr said at the hearing. “I mean there have been discussions of, of matters out there that uh ... they have not asked me to open an investigation.”
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