Attorney General William Barr to defend use of federal agents to quell Portland protests via SarahNLynch
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on"America's seniors" hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
“The most basic responsibility of government is to ensure the rule of law, so that people can live their lives safely and without fear. The Justice Department will continue working to meet that solemn responsibility,” Barr said in prepared remarks before the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
His appearance comes as the Justice Department faces criticism for its role in sending federal officers to forcibly disperse protesters in Portland and Washington, D.C. The committee launched an inquiry recently into whether he was politicizing the department after he intervened in several high-profile criminal cases involving Trump’s political allies in ways that benefited them - including scaling back a sentencing recommendation for Trump’s friend Roger Stone and seeking to drop the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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