Attorney General Bill Barr squared-off with House Democrats Tuesday during his hearing on Capitol Hill; breaking out in laughter at one point as a lawmaker asked an incomprehensible question over the Department of Justice’s “policy” towards protests.
“You’re aware of your Department’s policy, are you not?” asked the Congressman.
“What policy?” Barr responded.
“The one I, just, ummm, promoted, provided to you…” said Rep. Dean.
“What does it say? What’s the policy?” fired-back the Attorney General.
“Well, I showed it to you.” Dean concluded.
AG Barr: "What's the policy?"
Rep Dean: "Well, I showed it to you."
Barr: [Laughter] pic.twitter.com/2gmyPXQDPk
— Steven Lundgren 🇺🇸 #Transition2Greatness (@love4thegameAK) July 28, 2020
Watch the exchange above.
'DISASTROUS DAY': Trump Says Democratic Party Has 'Less Than Nothing' After Mueller Testimony
President Trump responded to Robert Mueller’s disastrous testimony Wednesday afternoon; saying the Democratic Party “lost big” and now have “less than nothing” heading into the 2020 election.
The Democrats lost so BIG today. Their Party is in shambles right now…pic.twitter.com/WDnGSOFzZU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2019
The Democrats had nothing…pic.twitter.com/VUIMndS4lZ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2019
“The Democrats lost so big today. Their party is in shambles right now. They’ve got the Squad leading their party, they are a mess. This was a devastating day for the Democrats. This was a devastating day,” said the President on the White House lawn.
“The Democrats had nothing, and now they have less than nothing,” he added.
Trey Gowdy unloaded on leading Democrats and their handling of Robert Mueller’s Congressional testimony Wednesday; saying the person who “learned the most” about the Mueller Report was -in fact- Robert Mueller.
WATCH: Trey Gowdy (@TGowdySC) says that "the person who learned the most about the Mueller Report today… was Bob Mueller," calls the hearings an "abject, miserable failure" for Democrats. #MuellerHearings #MuellerTestifies pic.twitter.com/ifdDShElcc
— MediaResearchCenter (@theMRC) July 24, 2019
“They’re not closer to anything other than wishing this had never happened. Bad facts make for bad witnesses, bad witnesses make for bad hearings, and this one was an abject, miserable failure. The person who learned the most about the Mueller Report today was Robert Mueller,” Gowdy told Fox News.
“He was not engaged, he didn’t interview the witnesses, he clearly didn’t write the report, which means those under him did, which means the issue of bias is all the more important. It was a terrible day if you are a Democrat,” he added.
President Trump weighed-in Wednesday on Robert Mueller’s disastrous Congressional testimony; thanking the Democratic Party “for holding this morning’s hearings” and calling Rep. Adam Schiff an “embarrassment to our country.”
“I would like to thank the Democrats for holding this morning’s hearing. Now, after 3 hours, Robert Mueller has to subject himself to #ShiftySchiff – an Embarrassment to our Country!” tweeted Trump.
I would like to thank the Democrats for holding this morning’s hearing. Now, after 3 hours, Robert Mueller has to subject himself to #ShiftySchiff – an Embarrassment to our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2019
The New York Post Editorial Board blasted Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s Mueller hearing Wednesday; calling the entire spectacle a “waste of everyone’s time.”
“By all accounts, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler hoped that dragging in former special counsel Bob Mueller for a hearing would jump-start his drive to get going on impeachment. Oops: It was a total waste of time,” writes the Editorial Board. “Mueller made it clear long in advance that he didn’t want to testify, and wouldn’t talk about anything except what was in his report. He even got the Justice Department to issue a guidance instructing him to keep to his preferred limits.”
“What did we learn? Nothing. What’s the impact? Nothing. If Nadler was hoping to get Democrats and their voters energized about impeachment, he’ll surely be disappointed. And we’re no closer to knowing how much this long investigation relied on opposition research by Hillary Clinton and dirty tricks by intelligence operatives appalled by Donald Trump,” adds the Post.
‘SUMMER OF LOVE!’ Seattle Mayor Says ‘Zone’ Just a ‘Gathering Place for the Community’
Embattled Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan doubled-down on her support for the ‘Autonomous Zone’ -or CHOP- this week; calling the demonstrations a “gathering place for the community.”
“The #CHOP has emerged as a gathering place for community to demand change of their local, state, and federal government. At the @CityofSeattle, we’ve made a few changes to facilitate first amendment activities while also maintaining safety and access for all of our residents,” posted Durkan on social media.
The #CHOP has emerged as a gathering place for community to demand change of their local, state, and federal government. At the @CityofSeattle, we've made a few changes to facilitate first amendment activities while also maintaining safety and access for all of our residents. https://t.co/0j60qWFCL8
— Mayor Jenny Durkan (@MayorJenny) June 16, 2020
Seattle Police Officers issued new guidelines surrounding the city’s “autonomous zone” Wednesday; saying they will only enter the area to respond to “significant life-safety issues.”
“Minor changes to the protest zone will implement safer and sturdier barriers to protect individuals in this area, allow traffic to move throughout the Capitol Hill neighborhood, ease access for residents of apartment building in the surrounding areas, and help local businesses manage deliveries and logistics,” the mayor’s office said. “Additionally all plans have been crafted with the goal of allowing access for emergency personnel including fire trucks.”
“The Seattle Police Department’s definition of life-safety issues may include an active shooter incident, an assault, a structure fire, significant medical emergency (i.e. heart attack, stroke, trauma) and other incidents that threaten a person’s life safety,” the office of Mayor Jenny Durkan said on Tuesday.
The #CHOP has emerged as a gathering place for community to demand change of their local, state, and federal government. At the @CityofSeattle, we've made a few changes to facilitate first amendment activities while also maintaining safety and access for all of our residents. https://t.co/0j60qWFCL8
— Mayor Jenny Durkan (@MayorJenny) June 16, 2020
“The #CHOP has emerged as a gathering place for community to demand change of their local, state, and federal government. At the @CityofSeattle, we’ve made a few changes to facilitate first amendment activities while also maintaining safety and access for all of our residents,” she added.
Read the full report at Fox News.