Posted on 05/02/2019 7:38:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
Update: Following the "hearing," Chairman Nadler doubled down on his belief that Barr is "afraid of cross-examination." Ranking member Doug Collins, who has sat on the committee for six years, said what he witnessed this morning was "unprecedented."
ORIGINAL POST
The House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Bill Barr proceeded on Thursday without the witness. He was expected to answer questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation for the second day in a row, but decided against it because of arguments over who would be interrogating him. Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), for his part, insisted that Barr was afraid to answer questions.
#BarrHearing minus Barr. pic.twitter.com/Fg0tZCq9ku— Cortney O'Brien (@obrienc2) May 2, 2019
In his rebuttal, ranking member Doug Collins (R-GA) noted that Barr sat for six hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Clearly, he's not terrified of sitting before Congress. The issue, Collins said, was that the Democrats wanted staff members to ask questions of the attorney general.
"If that staff member wants to ask questions, run for Congress," Collins suggested.
The attorney general is not here today, he added, "because the Democrats didn't want him here today."
Rep. Doug Collins said "the reason Bill Barr is not here today is because Democrats decided they did not want him here," adding the House Judiciary Committee isn't getting the chance to hear from Barr "because the stunt and the circus continues" https://t.co/3mq7FTP7vY pic.twitter.com/etzPJ73utw— POLITICO (@politico) May 2, 2019
Nadler did not directly respond to his colleague's remarks, instead concluding the hearing with his gavel. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had begun to speak up with an objection, but Nadler ignored him and cut the Republican's mic.
.@RepJerryNadler: "We will defend the prerogatives of congress. We'll defend the rights of the American people to know what's going on"@mattgaetz: "There is not going to be a recognition of members who seek legitimate inquiry as to the procedures?!"
His mic is then cut off. pic.twitter.com/k4qqXva1iC— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 2, 2019
Only in Washington!
Did that really happen?
A great setting would be on the WDC mall...after arrest, fair trial and conviction, of course.
“I tweeted to Nadler that he’s pathetic and terrified...”
Have you received your subpoena yet?
;^)
Sorry I missed it!
I wonder if the political players in Memphis Tennessee (a majority Black district) are watching Steve Cohen eating chicken in Congress and grinning like a fool for doing it. It would be unlikely for a republican to win the district, but some young upstart could make that a very expensive bucket of chicken for him.
And El Rushbo ain’t disappointing us.......;)
What in the hell is the matter with the people in Kentucky? This real-life EVIL clown is chilling to the bone. Great joke you clown.......I’m going take that as a dig at Barr but that piece of chicken in your mouth is backfiring since your chairman doesn’t want his fellow Demons being shown up by AG Barr.
Democrats are thugs.
I was so engrossed in the Kentucky Fried Chicken, I mistakenly had the Evil Clown Cohen from Kentucky. My apologies and now I wonder “what in the hell is the matter with people in Tennessee”?.....I already know the answer..
Ding, ding, ding!
Cold day old KFC chicken tastes like crap.
Hanged
Pelosi really looked rode hard and put away wet, today. It is frighting to watch a human deteriorate before our very eyes!
The RATS were all on the same talking points. Pathetic!
Not yet but my computer is acting funny...
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