US Attorney General Bill Barr has refused to testify at a House of Representatives hearing Thursday on his handling of the Mueller report, setting up a showdown that could see Democrats take legal steps to compel his appearance. "Unfortunately, even after the attorney general volunteered to testify, Chairman Nadler placed conditions on the House Judiciary Committee hearing that are unprecedented and unnecessary," department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. An angry Nadler said his committee has been stonewalled by the administration and could subpoena Barr for the unredacted report. The back-and-forth followed a stormy Senate hearing, where Barr faced allegations that he "whitewashed" the Mueller report and misled lawmakers. Nadler meanwhile said he was hoping Mueller will testify before the committee on May 15.

Source: dna May 01, 2019 23:48 UTC