Whereas, on April 24, 2019, Attorney General Barr directed then-Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to defy a subpoena from the House Oversight and Reform Committee pertaining to its investigation of the 2020 census;.
Whereas, on July 8, 2019, Attorney General Barr deliberately mischaracterized the legal reasoning behind the Trump administration's desire to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and abruptly removed career Department of Justice attorneys in an unprecedented attempt to undermine a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States;.
Whereas, on July 16, 2019, Attorney General Barr ignored the recommendation of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division by declining to bring charges against the New York Police Department officer in the death of Eric Garner;.
Whereas, on July 17, 2019, the United States House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Barr in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a duly-issued subpoena and deliberate obstruction of congressional oversight authority;.
Whereas, on December 4, 2019, Attorney General Barr threatened the withholding of police protection from communities that do not show "Support and respect" to law enforcement, a statement that has been interpreted as being directed at communities of color that protest police violence;.
Whereas Attorney General Barr has perpetuated and promulgated conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly debunked by United States law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, where he referred to legitimate and legal law enforcement surveillance as "Spying", and while traveling abroad to meet with foreign intelligence officials where he has continued to spread this disinformation;.
Whereas Attorney General Barr has sought to undermine the Department of Justice inspector general's report "Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation", regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation of the Trump campaign; and.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/757/text?r=18
Whereas, on July 8, 2019, Attorney General Barr deliberately mischaracterized the legal reasoning behind the Trump administration's desire to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and abruptly removed career Department of Justice attorneys in an unprecedented attempt to undermine a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States;.
Whereas, on July 16, 2019, Attorney General Barr ignored the recommendation of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division by declining to bring charges against the New York Police Department officer in the death of Eric Garner;.
Whereas, on July 17, 2019, the United States House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Barr in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a duly-issued subpoena and deliberate obstruction of congressional oversight authority;.
Whereas, on December 4, 2019, Attorney General Barr threatened the withholding of police protection from communities that do not show "Support and respect" to law enforcement, a statement that has been interpreted as being directed at communities of color that protest police violence;.
Whereas Attorney General Barr has perpetuated and promulgated conspiracy theories that have been repeatedly debunked by United States law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, where he referred to legitimate and legal law enforcement surveillance as "Spying", and while traveling abroad to meet with foreign intelligence officials where he has continued to spread this disinformation;.
Whereas Attorney General Barr has sought to undermine the Department of Justice inspector general's report "Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation", regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation of the Trump campaign; and.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/757/text?r=18
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