Democrats full steam ahead to hold William Barr in contempt, despite Justice Department talks

The House Judiciary Committee will move forward with contempt proceedings against Attorney General William Barr Wednesday for his refusal to comply with a subpoena to produce the unredacted Mueller report and its underlying evidence, despite the Justice Department saying it would ask the White House to assert executive privilege over the full report.

Ongoing negotiations between the committee and the Justice Department collapsed late Tuesday night, ending with the department saying that because Nadler still planned to hold Barr in contempt, it would request that President Donald Trump assert executive privilege. The move could make it more challenging for the committee to obtain the unredacted report through the legal battle that is almost certain to ensue.

Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1, in Washington, D.C. The House Judiciary Committee will move forward with contempt proceedings against Barr on Wednesday for his refusal to comply with a subpoena to produce the unredacted Mueller report and its underlying evidence. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Two Democrats on the Judiciary Committee—Representatives Jamie Raskin and David Cicilline—who met with Nadler and other committee members shortly after the Justice Department meeting—told Newsweek they were continuing as planned. Those dozen lawmakers include the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, as well as the House and Senate leaders from both parties.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead 😏

Lock him up. Let him understand the MeToo movement more intimately.

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Bill Barr who you would think knows nothing about law the way he tells trump to break it it makes you think whether if he has diplomas he bought them on line like you can buy most things these days it's about time true law fought up with him

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