Post-impeachment, House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Presss
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats frustrated over the Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump are pushing their oversight efforts toward the Justice Department and what they call Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to politicize federal law enforcement.
Democrats have demanded more information about Barr’s intervention in the case of Roger Stone, a longtime Trump confidant who was convicted in November of lying to Congress and other charges. Barr this week overruled prosecutors who had recommended that Stone be sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Barr on Thursday, calling him one of Trump’s “henchmen.”
“The attorney general has stooped to such levels,” Pelosi said. “What a sad disappointment. The American people deserve better.”
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