Schiff, Nadler call on DOJ watchdog to investigate Barr's remarks about firing of intelligence community IG
By Olivia Beavers - 04/20/20 03:26 PM EDT
A pair of top House Democrats are calling on Justice Department oversight officials to investigate Attorney General William Barr's remarks about the firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, claiming Barr intentionally mischaracterized the Atkinson's conduct.
Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) in a letter Monday urged Justice Department (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz and acting Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility Jeffrey Ragsdale to review Barr's claim that Atkinson ignored a DOJ opinion and therefore deserved to be removed.
"In a televised interview on April 9, 2020, Mr. Barr blatantly mischaracterized Mr. Atkinson's conduct and the DOJ's own actions relating to the complaint filed last summer by an Intelligence Community whistleblower," the two wrote in the letter.
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