Lawmakers to see empty chair, not AG Barr, at House hearing MSN, May 2, 2019, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr plans to skip a House Judiciary hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department.
Barr's decision — he cites a disagreement over the questioning — came the day the department missed a committee deadline to provide the panel with a full, unredacted version of Mueller's Russia report and its underlying evidence. Those moves are likely to prompt a vote on holding Barr in contempt and possibly the issuance of subpoenas, bringing House Democrats and the Trump administration closer to a prolonged battle in court.
Even though Barr informed the panel he isn't coming Thursday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he will still convene the hearing, raising the prospect of an empty witness chair.
"I hope and expect the attorney general will think overnight and will be there as well," Nadler said.
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