Cable news outlets opted Thursday to show an empty chair where Attorney General William Barr
Bill BarrDemocrat asks Barr to preserve any records tied to environmental hacking probe Justice Dept. considering replacing outgoing US attorney in Brooklyn with Barr deputy: report Ousted Manhattan US Attorney Berman to testify before House next week MORE would have sat for the morning's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Bill BarrDemocrat asks Barr to preserve any records tied to environmental hacking probe Justice Dept. considering replacing outgoing US attorney in Brooklyn with Barr deputy: report Ousted Manhattan US Attorney Berman to testify before House next week MORE would have sat for the morning's House Judiciary Committee hearing.CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all featured split-screens of Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler
Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerNadler wins Democratic primary Voters must strongly reject the president's abuses by voting him out this November Clyburn threatens to end in-person coronavirus committee hearings if Republicans won't wear masks MORE (D-N.Y.) and the empty chair that Democrats had set aside for Barr despite the announcement Wednesday night that he would not appear.
Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerNadler wins Democratic primary Voters must strongly reject the president's abuses by voting him out this November Clyburn threatens to end in-person coronavirus committee hearings if Republicans won't wear masks MORE (D-N.Y.) and the empty chair that Democrats had set aside for Barr despite the announcement Wednesday night that he would not appear.Barr refused to appear at the hearing after Democrats insisted that staff attorneys be allowed to ask the attorney general questions. The Justice Department said Democrats put "unprecedented" conditions on his testimony.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler
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Democrats hammered Barr on Thursday for not showing up to the hearing, which was slated to be held a day after the attorney general appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a four-hour grilling over his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller
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The House hearing Thursday began without Barr, allowing for the empty chair split-screen to be presented to viewers.
Rep. Steve Cohen
Stephen (Steve) Ira CohenPelosi throws cold water on impeaching Barr Justice Department officials say decisions are politicized Congress must act on police reform, don't let opponents divert the conversation MORE (D-Tenn.) placed Kentucky Fried Chicken on Barr's microphone stand while referring to Barr as a coward after the hearing ended.
Stephen (Steve) Ira CohenPelosi throws cold water on impeaching Barr Justice Department officials say decisions are politicized Congress must act on police reform, don't let opponents divert the conversation MORE (D-Tenn.) placed Kentucky Fried Chicken on Barr's microphone stand while referring to Barr as a coward after the hearing ended. .@RepCohen places a glass chicken in place of AG Barr https://t.co/ZcvGtfCcIz pic.twitter.com/r7BUKyRIkA
— The Hill (@thehill) May 2, 2019
Rep. Doug Collins
Douglas (Doug) Allen CollinsGianforte halts in-person campaigning after wife, running mate attend event with Guilfoyle Warnock raises almost M in Georgia Senate race in second quarter Comer tapped to serve as top Republican on House Oversight MORE (R-Ga.) declared Nadler was only staging a “circus political stunt” to make the House hearing appear like an impeachment hearing.
Douglas (Doug) Allen CollinsGianforte halts in-person campaigning after wife, running mate attend event with Guilfoyle Warnock raises almost M in Georgia Senate race in second quarter Comer tapped to serve as top Republican on House Oversight MORE (R-Ga.) declared Nadler was only staging a “circus political stunt” to make the House hearing appear like an impeachment hearing. “That is the reason. The reason Bill Barr is not here today is because the Democrats decided they didn’t want him here today. That’s the reason he’s not here,” Collins said. “Not hearing from him is a travesty to this committee today.”
