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On the recordApril 8, 2019
The attorney general didn't do himself any favors when he essentially arrogated a judgment that is not his to make, when he said that, you know, I got together with my deputy and we decided there's no obstruction of justice, even if Mueller didn't clear it.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes critiques Attorney General Barr for making a judgment on obstruction of justice that he believes should be left to Congress.

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