Attorney General Barr

July 25July 25
AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty
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Attorney General William Barr has ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty after a 16-year pause, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Barr also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of five death-row inmates convicted of murder, the Justice Department said in a news release. The executions are slated to […]
May 01May 01
Barr declines to testify before House Judiciary Committee, setting stage for subpoena battle
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Attorney General William Barr will not testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Justice Department and Democrats on the committee had been at odds over whether the attorney general could be questioned by staffers, in additional to lawmakers. Barr wanted to be questioned only by House members. Barr’s […]
April 15April 15
Mueller’s report on Russia and Trump to be made public Thursday
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Special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report on the Russia investigation and President Donald Trump is expected to be made public Thursday morning, the Justice Department said Monday. Washington has been waiting for the release of the report, which has put Attorney General William Barr at loggerheads with congressional Democrats who have demanded the entire, unredacted […]
April 04April 04
Some on Mueller team say evidence against Trump stronger than Barr disclosed
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Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team have expressed frustration that Attorney General William Barr cleared President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, and they believe the evidence that Trump sought to impede the investigation is stronger than Barr suggested in his March letter summarizing Mueller’s findings, a U.S. official who has spoken with […]
March 25March 25
Mueller told Barr, Rosenstein 3 weeks ago he would not make decision on obstruction
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Special counsel Robert Mueller and members of his team informed Attorney General William Barr three weeks ago that they would not reach a conclusion on whether the president had obstructed justice, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Both Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who was also at the March 5 meeting, were […]
March 22March 22
Lawmakers demand transparency after Mueller submits report
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Lawmakers from both parties demanded the swift release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report after it was submitted to the Justice Department on Friday, as President Donald Trump’s allies cheered the conclusion of a nearly two-year investigation that has repeatedly rocked his administration. “It is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its […]

AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty

Barr declines to testify before House Judiciary Committee, setting stage for subpoena battle

Mueller’s report on Russia and Trump to be made public Thursday

Some on Mueller team say evidence against Trump stronger than Barr disclosed

Mueller told Barr, Rosenstein 3 weeks ago he would not make decision on obstruction

Lawmakers demand transparency after Mueller submits report

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