Barr Jokes About Contempt To Pelosi’s Face: ‘Did You Bring Your Handcuffs?’

The attorney general reportedly wisecracked amid an escalating constitutional crisis.

Attorney General William Barr reportedly made light of his escalating dispute with Congress during an encounter with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs?” he cracked as the two crossed paths at an event honoring law enforcement on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, including one in the New York Times.

Pelosi reportedly replied by noting that the House sergeant-at-arms was at the event should anyone need to be arrested.

The Times said Pelosi smiled...