Attorney General William Barr defended the deployment of federal agents in response to protests over racial injustice, and disputed accusations that he has repositioned the Justice Department to favor President Trump
Attorney General William Barr vigorously defended the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents in response to nationwide protests over racial injustice and of his leadership of the Justice Department more broadly as he testified before Congress on Tuesday for the first time in more than a year.
During his opening remarks before the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Barr disputed accusations that he has repositioned the Justice Department to favor President Trump, in a showdown with Democrats who sought to press him...
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