Thursday, July 30, 2020

House Dems Say Barr Was Sexist, Hostile at Hearing

House Democrats Madeleine Dean and Pramila Jayapal accused Attorney General William Barr of being sexist and hostile during his contentious Judiciary Committee testimony on Tuesday.

Democrats repeatedly interrupted Barr at the hearing and condemned him as corrupt, racist, and dangerous, but Dean said Wednesday that Barr was "Disrespectful" and particularly mistreated women.

The Washington Free Beacon compiled a montage of Democrats repeatedly saying they were "Reclaiming my time" during their testy interactions with Barr on Tuesday.

On several occasions, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee gave Barr time during their questioning periods to respond to Democratic charges.

Jayapal allowed Barr to speak for less than 60 seconds during their six-minute exchange, and he never spoke longer than 10 seconds without being interrupted by her.

Jayapal used much of her time to criticize Barr over the federal dispersal of protesters in Lafayette Park outside the White House on June 1.

Barr noted the White House is a federal building while Michigan's capitol falls under the state's jurisdiction, but Jayapal interrupted to charge him with prioritizing Trump's "Agenda."

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