Kamala Harris responds to Trump calling her 'nasty'

Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisHarris demands Barr clarify if Trump has asked him to investigate anyone Biden surrogate says Kamala Harris being treated 'unfairly' by mainstream media Author Marianne Williamson qualifies for Democratic primary debates MORE (D-Calif.) fired back at President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rips Comey after CNN town hall: 'He brought the FBI down' White House says US, China trade talks to continue Friday Giuliani traveling to Ukraine to push for probes that could be 'very helpful' to Trump MORE after he called her “nasty” following her questioning of Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrGiuliani traveling to Ukraine to push for probes that could be 'very helpful' to Trump Comey: It 'sure looks like' evidence is there to prosecute Trump Fox's Napolitano slams Barr memo: 'It was dumb and insulting' MORE during Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. 

“We have a president of the United States whose primary interest I think that has been clear as a result of what we know as a result of the Mueller report, his primary interest has been to obstruct justice," Harris said during an appearance on CNN that was circulated by her presidential campaign. "My primary interest is to pursue justice. You can call that whatever name you want, but I think that's what the American people want in a leader.”

.@KamalaHarris: “Trump’s primary interest has been to obstruct justice. My primary interest is to pursue justice. You can call that whatever name you want, but I think that's what the American people want in a leader.”

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— Kirsten Allen (@knicole_a) May 2, 2019

Harris was referring to special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE’s final conclusions, which laid out 10 “episodes” of possibly obstructive acts from Trump into investigations probing Russia's election interference in 2016.

Barr declined to bring charges against the president but Mueller opened the door for Congress to conduct obstruction of justice investigations.

The California Democrat, a former attorney general for the state, grilled Barr on Wednesday over his handling of Mueller’s report in a line of questioning that led him to say he did not look at the underlying evidence in the special counsel’s report before deciding not to pursue an obstruction of justice charge against Trump.

“She was probably very nasty,” the president said of Harris on Fox Business on Wednesday night, adding that other presidential candidates on the committee were hard on Barr to score “political points.”

Sens. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerAuthor Marianne Williamson qualifies for Democratic primary debates Booker, Ayanna Pressley introduce bill taking aim at black maternal death rates Maxine Waters, Stacey Abrams among political stars in demand for graduation speeches MORE (D-N.J.) and Amy KlobucharAmy Jean KlobucharWarner: Campaigns should start reporting foreign contacts to FBI Klobuchar town hall delivers 1.6 million viewers for Fox News Author Marianne Williamson qualifies for Democratic primary debates MORE (D-Minn.) also sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Wednesday’s interview marked the second time in less than a week that Trump called Harris “nasty.” Speaking to Fox News’s Sean Hannity, Trump said she has “a little bit of a nasty wit, but that might be it.”