{"id":1003411,"date":"2019-01-15T17:50:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T21:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003411"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:10:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:10:55","slug":"key-takeaways-barr-refuses-to-commit-to-recusing-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/key-takeaways-barr-refuses-to-commit-to-recusing-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"KEY TAKEAWAYS: Barr Refuses To Commit To Recusing Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

At today\u2019s confirmation hearing, Trump\u2019s attorney general nominee, William Barr, refused to commit to recusing himself from an investigation, would not give straight answers to important questions about Mueller\u2019s investigation, and raised even more questions about how he would use his powers as attorney general. Here are the key takeaways:<\/p>\n

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Barr repeatedly refused to commit to recuse himself from an investigation, even if recommended by ethics officials.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barr<\/a>: \u201cAt the end of the day I would make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barr<\/a>: \u201cI am not going to surrender the responsibilities of the attorney general.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barr would not commit to making the Mueller report public.<\/p>\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cWilliam P. Barr threw cold water on the notion that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III\u2019s report might be made public.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: \u201c\u2018Consistent with the law\u2019 is not, of course, a straightforward \u2018yes.\u2019 And it is a notable caveat as the White House gears up to potentially assert executive privilege to block parts of the Mueller report, parts of which that Barr has previously suggested could be \u2018fatally misconceived.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barr said he discussed the Mueller probe with the White House.<\/p>\n

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Feinstein: \u201cHave you discussed the Mueller investigation with the president or anyone else in the White House?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barr<\/a>: \u201cI discussed the Mueller investigation\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barr could not say whether anyone gave him nonpublic information regarding the Mueller probe.<\/p>\n

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Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cAsked by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) if he received any nonpublic information about the Mueller probe, Barr hedged: \u2018I don\u2019t recall getting any confidential information about the investigation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barr claimed he would not allow politics to interfere in his job, but pledged to investigate debunked right-wing conspiracies.<\/p>\n

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Vox<\/a>: \u201cPut together, it\u2019s clear that Graham used one of the most important moments of the hearing \u2014 the chair\u2019s initial questions \u2014 to hear the attorney general\u2019s views on right-wing talking points. What\u2019s more, when it comes to Strzok, Page, and the Ohrs, it seems Barr shares some of Graham\u2019s worries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At today\u2019s confirmation hearing, Trump\u2019s attorney general nominee, William Barr, refused to commit to recusing himself from an investigation, would not give straight answers to important questions about Mueller\u2019s investigation, and raised even more questions about how he would use his powers as attorney general. Here are the key takeaways:   Barr repeatedly refused to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKEY TAKEAWAYS: Barr Refuses To Commit To Recusing Himself - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/key-takeaways-barr-refuses-to-commit-to-recusing-himself\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-15T21:50:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:10:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/key-takeaways-barr-refuses-to-commit-to-recusing-himself\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/key-takeaways-barr-refuses-to-commit-to-recusing-himself\/\",\"name\":\"KEY TAKEAWAYS: Barr Refuses To Commit To Recusing Himself - 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