House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) was asked by reporters on Wednesday if the House was going to try and impeach Attorney General William Barr.
Nadler, who said on Sunday that impeaching Barr would be a “waste of time,” told reporters on Wednesday that House Democrats are now “looking into it.”
A shift from House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler: After saying Sunday impeaching AG Bill Barr is a “waste of time,” he says his committee “may very well” pursue Barr’s impeachment.
“We’re looking into that, we may very well,” per @jeremyherb
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 24, 2020
Nadler’s apparent change of heart comes after a Judiciary Committee hearing into the DOJ, in which officials testified Barr has engaged in a pattern of political interference into the justice system.
Asked what changed, Nadler says: “I think the weight of the evidence and of what’s happens leads to that conclusion.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 24, 2020
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