'It was very clear to me that the attorney general is an appointee of President Trump,' House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey said after Attorney General William Barr's testimony before a House panel.
Following an hours-long testimony before a House committee on Tuesday, Democrats were frustrated with Attorney General William Barr over his refusal to answer questions and his lack of information surrounding his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and how it will be released to Congress and the public.
Questioned by the House Appropriations Committee chairwoman, Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York, on whether the White House had or will have the chance to see the Mueller report or if it's been briefed on the report past Barr’s four-page summary, the attorney general refused to answer. Barr, in his first public appearance since Mueller finished his investigation, later said that “just before” his March 24 letter summarizing the special counsel’s conclusions, the Justice Department “did advise the White House counsel’s office that the letters were being sent.”
“I think the attorney general just stonewalled us. He shared with us what he wanted to share with us,” Lowey said. “It was very clear to me that the attorney general is an appointee of President Trump, and when he shared with us that he showed the four-page letter to the administration, it was not clear to me that there weren’t any revisions or changes. I do feel that the attorney general… was not clear at all about the involvement of the president in his testimony, his actions or his statement.
Should Nadler and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham be unsatisfied with what Barr provides them and the redactions that are made, Barr said he would consult with the two chairmen to"see if there's a way we can accommodate" their requests.
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