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Barr insists he's exercising 'independent judgment' as AG

Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing delayed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Barr’s first testimony in over a year, Democrats questioned him about protests in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., Roger Stone’s commuted prison sentence, racism in policing and more. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Barr insists he's exercising 'independent judgment' as AG

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