Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday accused Attorney General William P. Barr of trying to protect the president. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein weighed the evidence and found it insufficient to allege that Trump had obstructed justice. Last week at the House Democratic retreat, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said Barr was acting more like the attorney general of Trump then the attorney general of the United States. Democrats are expected to subpoena Barr for the entire Mueller report, and the clash is expected to play out in federal court. The tensions will be on full display next month when Barr is expected to testify before Nadler’s committee.

Source: Washington Post April 18, 2019 01:18 UTC