House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress on April 9, when he told lawmakers he wasn’t aware of special counsel Robert Mueller’s concerns about his summarization of the report. It was revealed on May 1 that Barr received two letters from Mueller expressing his dissatisfaction. WASHINGTON—In a major escalation of tensions between Congress and the executive branch, top House Democrats on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress and threatened to have him detained, fined or impeached in the fallout from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. In the highest-profile attack yet on Mr. Barr’s credibility and integrity, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) accused the attorney general of misleading Congress in several appearances on Capitol Hill in recent weeks.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 02, 2019 15:15 UTC