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Who is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee?

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has also demanded that the letter Mueller sent to Barr be handed over to Congress. He has also called for the special counsel to testify before lawmakers.

Who is Barr facing?

Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers for the first time since releasing a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's final report on the Russia investigation in what is expected to be a dramatic showdown on Wednesday.

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The Special Counsel Investigation

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The hearing will unquestionably be dominated by talk of Barr’s oversight of Mueller’s investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. Barr will tell the committee that he believes Mueller should be permitted to conclude his investigation, and that he thinks Congress and the publi…
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Presidential Power

  • Democrats will almost certainly grill Barr on the expansive view of presidential power he’s displayed at the Justice Department and in the years since. That philosophy is freshly relevant now that Barr would be working for a president who appears to relish the power of the office and who has taken unilateral actions, including firing FBI director James Comey, that have come und…
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tough-on-crime Policies

  • Barr pushed tough-on-crime policies as attorney general. But he will seek to assure lawmakers that he supports a recent bill that overhauls federal sentencing rules. During his first stint as attorney general, Barr advocated building more prisons, making penalties more severe and swift and using laws to keep criminals behind bars longer. Now, Barr will tell lawmakers that he suppo…
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Immigration

  • Barr says he’ll continue to prioritize immigration enforcement and says the government must be able to hold and remove people who illegally enter the U.S. Barr’s comments reflect similar thinking to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who drew heavy criticism from immigration activists after defending the Trump administration’s policy separating families during a crackdo…
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