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Attorney General Bill Barr will testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month, his spokeswoman said, as part of the Democratic-led investigation into the “unprecedented politicization” of the Justice Department under the Trump administration.

“The Attorney General has accepted an invitation to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a general oversight hearing on July 28,” DOJ spokeswomen Kerri Kupec tweeted Wednesday.

Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., earlier this week threatened to subpoena Barr and compel his testimony after he fired U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman over the weekend. . . .

The move comes as top congressional Democrats are calling for new probes and hearings concerning the Justice Department after Berman’s ouster over the weekend.

Nadler previously said his panel would “immediately open an investigation” into the removal. President Trump apparently fired Berman after he refused to step down, though the president has since distanced himself from the process. . . .

Nadler said in a statement. “Barr told us that the president asked him to fire Mr. Berman—which may also be untrue, given that the president says he had nothing to do with the decision.” . . .

Nadler noted that neither the White House nor the Justice Department offered an explanation for Berman’s removal. . . .

Meanwhile, Nadler issued subpoenas last week for Justice Department officials Aaron S.J. Zelinsky and John W. Elias, who had filed complaints about the “unprecedented politicization” at the DOJ under Barr’s leadership. Both testified before the panel on Wednesday.

The calls to probe Berman’s ouster come after Barr, on Friday night, announced that he would be stepping down from his post at SDNY. . . .

But Berman put out a statement saying he learned of his “departure” from Barr’s press release and had no intention of leaving the job.

By Saturday, Barr, in a letter to Berman, informed him that the president had removed him from his post. Barr wrote that he asked Trump to fire Berman after his Friday night statement.

Barr said Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss will take over until a permanent successor is in place. . . .

Trump, however, distanced himself from Berman’s ouster Saturday as he left the White House for Tulsa, Okla., and said it was Barr’s call. . . .

The Southern District has pursued a number of Trump associates, including the president’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who served a prison sentence for lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes.  . . .

Berman recused himself from directly overseeing the Cohen investigation for reasons that were never disclosed.

 

(Excerpt from Fox News. Written by Brooke Singman.)

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Barbara Pease
July 10, 2020

Father,let light shine on things that are being hidden in darkness.Let truth arise

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joy oviedo
July 9, 2020

protect Barr in the midst of all this. may he lean on God for his strength right now.

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Sherry
July 8, 2020

Dear Attorney General Barr, please know that you are being covered in prayers for Wisdom, Courage, Strength, Peace and Comfort. This prayer is for you, your family, Secret Service, and all staff.

Commit everything you do to the Lord . Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Psalms 37:5‭-‬6 NLT

I am thankful that you are our Attorney General.

Shalom,
Sherry

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Darlene Estlow
July 8, 2020

Father, give him wisdom and favor as he testifies. We pray you would foil the evil attempts to take him from office. Replace lies with truth an lead our Congress to serve you and truth.

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