Barr a no-show in House, contempt vote looms

Published May 2, 2019 2:08pm ET



House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Thursday he would give Attorney General William Barr “a couple more days” to provide Congress with an unredacted version of the Mueller report — and if he does not comply, the panel “will have no choice” but to vote him in contempt of Congress.

Barr was a no-show at the House Judiciary hearing. He refused to testify because Democrats planned to allow staff lawyers to ask questions.

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