AG Bill Barr is dodging House testimony because he’s ‘terrified of having to face a skilled attorney’: Judiciary chair

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee accused Attorney General Bill Barr of "trying to blackmail" Congress during a Wednesday press conference.

Barr has announced he will be refusing to appear before the committee on Thursday because he does not want to be questioned by anyone other than a member of Congress.

"He is trying blackmail the Committee into not following what we think is the most effective means of eliciting the information we need," Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said.

"I think that’s the reason he is not coming, he is terrified of having to face a skilled attorney," Nadler concluded.

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