Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress
Posted on AllSides May 5th, 2019
From The Left
Attorney General William Barr's refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee did accomplish one thing, according to Rep. Jaime Raskin, D-Md.
"They have succeeded in building a near unanimous sense in the Democratic Caucus that the executive branch of government is in defiance of the Constitution and the rule of law," said Raskin, a former constitutional law professor who sits on both the House Judiciary and Oversight committees.
Barr, already under steady attack from Democrats in both the House and Senate, declined to appear Thursday before the...