Pelosi accuses Barr of lying to Congress: 'Nobody is above the law'

Nancy Pelosi.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime.

Pelosi in a press conference said that Barr "lied to Congress" and that "nobody is above the law." She subsequently tweeted that Barr's "decision to mislead the public" was "a crime."

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Barr argued while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that his previous testimony was correct because he was not aware of complaints from members of Mueller's team, and because Mueller privately told him his summary of the findings was not incorrect but that the media was misinterpreting it. Barr told Congress Mueller said this on a phone call that there are notes of, but he refused to hand these notes over, saying, "Why should you have them?"

When asked on Thursday whether Barr should go to jail for lying to Congress, Pelosi said that "there's a process here" and that the committee will "act upon how we will proceed." Crist had previously tweeted that if Barr's answer to his question wasn't honest, "there will be consequences." Brendan Morrow

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.