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In the battle unfolding in Congress between the Democrats and Attorney General William Barr, I’m on the side of the US Constitution. That means defending not only Barr but also President Trump. The two men stand on America’s legal bedrock. Which is why Barr was able to make short work of his Democratic questioners at Wednesday’s hearing in the Senate. His calm, straightforward testimony made it clear that he isn’t the caricature the Democrats have been drawing of him. And events aren’t the conspiracy they are still trying to validate, even after special counsel Robert Mueller’s finding that there was...

Senate Democrats were fully unleashed in their grilling of Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday, accusing the top Department of Justice official of bungling the release of the Mueller report in an attempt to defend President Trump. During the four-hour hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democrats seized on the explosive revelation that special counsel Robert Mueller had criticized Barr’s summary of his report in writing. Some suggested he was no longer fit to serve as attorney general. “I think history will judge you harshly, and maybe a bit unfairly,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told Barr. “You seem to have...

CNN will host a town hall with former FBI Director James Comey on the two-year anniversary of his firing by President Trump, the network announced Wednesday. The event will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and will air May 9 at 8 p.m., according to CNN. Trump fired Comey on May 9, 2017, citing the former FBI director's management of the investigation into former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. Comey's firing ultimately led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. The firing was one "episode" probed by Mueller in his investigation into whether Trump...

MSNBC wasn’t the only network to interrupt the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General William Barr. ABC News decided to cut in to offer close to a half hour of Barr bashing because…they wanted to get in the allegation that he lied. This is the latest Democratic attack line, which was also manufactured without evidence. Barr being viewed, as a Trump agent was an inevitable consequence of his confirmation to the top DOJ post, despite being supremely qualified for the job. And it was on full display today. The Democrat-media complex is hard at work trying to destroy Barr,...

AG bar is on Fox News Live at the Congressional Inquisition.

Attorney General Bill Barr sparred with Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wednesday over the AG’s use of the word “spying” to describe the actions the FBI took against the Trump campaign.Barr alleged during his testimony to the House Appropriations Committee in April that “spying did occur” against the Trump campaign as the FBI investigated alleged ties to Russia.Whitehouse grilled Barr about his use of the term “spying” in relation to those efforts, suggesting that the term was not accurate because the activities of the DOJ were “authorized.” “I’m not going to abjure the use of the word ‘spying,'” Barr said....

Attorney General William Barr is not expected to return to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a second day of testimony, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. The House Judiciary Committee is still expected to hold a hearing Thursday, according to reports, even without an appearance from their star witness. Barr's appearance was called into question throughout the week, as the Justice Department objected to Democrats’ plans to allow committee counsels to question Barr on his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The attorney general has been at odds with the Democratic-led panel over the terms...