United States Attorney General William P. Barr testifies before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the “Department of Justice’s Investigation of Russian Interference with the 2016 Presidential Election” on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 1, 2019. The hearing will begin to answer questions about how the DOJ handled the conclusions from the Mueller probe. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP/Sipa USA (RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City)
DC: Attorney General Barr Testifies Before the US Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr is coming under criticism from members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who are demanding a full review of the presidential election won by Joe Biden.
Several Freedom Caucus members aligned with President Donald Trump stood outside the Capitol on Thursday saying Barr needs to quickly explain what he is doing to investigate the vote. Barr said this week that the Department of Justice has not seen evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson says, “It’s time, Mr. Attorney General. Please do your duty.”
Florida Rep. Ted Yoho says, “We’ll accept the results, but not until we’re shown the fraud was taken out of that.”
Trump has refused to accept results showing that he is the first incumbent since George H.W. Bush in 1992 to lose reelection.
Biden won 306 electoral votes compared to 232 for Trump. The Electoral College split matches Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton four years ago, which he described then as a “landslide.”
