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| William Barr's attorney general confirmation hearing gets under way – live updates | William Barr's attorney general confirmation hearing gets under way – live updates |
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| Barr doesn’t commit to releasing all of Mueller’s report to the public. | |
| Barr not fully committing to publicly releasing Mueller report. He says he will commit to releasing "as much as I can" consistent with the law. Big gray area. | |
| Barr says “I don’t believe Mr. Mueller to be involved in a witch hunt” and adds that he believes Sessions “probably did the right thing” in recusing himself. | |
| Lindsey Graham is starting his questions by asking Barr about Peter Strzok and Lisa Page and reading text messages between the two. | |
| Barr is pledging that he will not interfere with Mueller’s probe” | |
| “I believe it is in best interest of everyone, the president, Congress and the American people that this matter be resolved by allowing the special counsel to complete his work. The country needs a credible resolution to these issues.” | |
| He adds “on my watch Bob will be allowed to finish his work.” | |
| Barr says he has not promised Trump anything other than that “he will run the department with professionalism and integrity.” | |
| Barr is now giving his opening statement and referencing his previous confirmation process when he was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. | |
| He references past comments saying that political interference in the Department of Justice should never be tolerated and that “the American people need to know that there are places in government where rule of law and not politics must hold sway.” | |
| Orrin Hatch of Utah, who served seven terms in the U.S. Senate before not seeking re-election in 2018, is now introducing Barr. Hatch served as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1993-2005 and continued to sit on the committee until his retirement. | Orrin Hatch of Utah, who served seven terms in the U.S. Senate before not seeking re-election in 2018, is now introducing Barr. Hatch served as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1993-2005 and continued to sit on the committee until his retirement. |
| After Lindsey Graham opens the hearing by running through Barr’s qualifications, Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, now raises the Mueller investigation. She says “the attorney general must resist political pressure and be committed to defending this investigation.” | After Lindsey Graham opens the hearing by running through Barr’s qualifications, Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, now raises the Mueller investigation. She says “the attorney general must resist political pressure and be committed to defending this investigation.” |
| She does note ongoing concerns about the memo Barr wrote to the Justice Department last year that was critical of Mueller’s view of obstruction of justice and his robust view of executive power. | She does note ongoing concerns about the memo Barr wrote to the Justice Department last year that was critical of Mueller’s view of obstruction of justice and his robust view of executive power. |
| The hearing on Bill Barr’s nomination to be Donald Trump’s attorney general has now begun. Barr previously served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush from 1991-1993. | The hearing on Bill Barr’s nomination to be Donald Trump’s attorney general has now begun. Barr previously served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush from 1991-1993. |
| It will be the first meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee under its new chairman, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. | It will be the first meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee under its new chairman, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. |
| President Donald Trump has drawn attention on Twitter this morning for yet another one of his unique typos. This time, for spelling “hamburger” as “hamberder” when boasting about his fast food feast with the national champion Clemson Tigers last night. | President Donald Trump has drawn attention on Twitter this morning for yet another one of his unique typos. This time, for spelling “hamburger” as “hamberder” when boasting about his fast food feast with the national champion Clemson Tigers last night. |
| Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters! | Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters! |
| Republican governor Kim Reynolds has proposed a constitutional amendment in Iowa to end the state’s ban on felon voting. | Republican governor Kim Reynolds has proposed a constitutional amendment in Iowa to end the state’s ban on felon voting. |
| Iowa is currently one of two remaining states that permanently bans anyone convicted of a felony from voting. The other is Kentucky. Currently, the only way anyone can have their rights restored is through directly petitioning the governor for clemency. | Iowa is currently one of two remaining states that permanently bans anyone convicted of a felony from voting. The other is Kentucky. Currently, the only way anyone can have their rights restored is through directly petitioning the governor for clemency. |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| The partial government shutdown has reached day 25, Republican Steve King has been stripped of committee assignments after yet another inflammatory and racially charged comment and the confirmation hearings for Bill Barr to be attorney general are set to begin. | The partial government shutdown has reached day 25, Republican Steve King has been stripped of committee assignments after yet another inflammatory and racially charged comment and the confirmation hearings for Bill Barr to be attorney general are set to begin. |
| It’s Tuesday in American politics. | It’s Tuesday in American politics. |