(The Hill)
Attorney General William Barr will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in what promises to be a dramatic day of testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. It will mark Barr’s first appearance on Capitol Hill since he released a redacted version of Mueller’s report, and comes a day after the revelation that Mueller had expressed "frustration" over the description of the special counsel's conclusions, giving Democrats more ammo as they seek to grill Barr on what they view as his improper handling of the probe. Republicans, meanwhile, have embraced Mueller’s findings as exonerating President Trump on allegations of Russian “collusion” and are positioning to defend Barr.
Barr’s appearance before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to be less contentious than his scheduled testimony before the House panel Thursday, which remains uncertain as the Justice Department and House Democrats squabble over the terms.
Here are five questions Barr is likely to receive when he appears for his testimony Wednesday.
What was your thinking behind the four-page letter?
Democrats have excoriated Barr’s decision to release a letter laying out what he described as Mueller’s core findings nearly four weeks before unveiling a redacted version of Mueller’s 448-page report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump. Read more