
Barr insists he's exercising 'independent judgment' as AG
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In combative hearing, Barr insists he is exercising 'independent judgment'
Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing delayed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Barr’s first testimony in over a year, Democrats questioned him about protests in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., Roger Stone’s commuted prison sentence, racism in policing and more. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Barr insists he's exercising 'independent judgment' as AG
Clip: 7/28/2020 | 4m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing delayed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Barr’s first testimony in over a year, Democrats questioned him about protests in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., Roger Stone’s commuted prison sentence, racism in policing and more. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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