Department of Justice fires back at Pelosi for 'baseless attack' on Barr

The Department of Justice is firing back after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime.

Pelosi during a press conference on Thursday said that Barr lied to Congress, adding that "nobody is above the law" and suggesting that action will be taken.

In response, the Department of Justice said in a statement, "The baseless attack on the Attorney General is reckless, irresponsible and false," per CNN's Kaitlan Collins.

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Pelosi in a closed-door meeting earlier in the day had said Barr lied to Congress when he told Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) in April that he was not aware of concerns members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team had with his summary of their investigation's findings, when Mueller had sent him a letter expressing concern. Barr on Wednesday defended his answer, saying that Mueller assured him on a phone call that his summary of the findings was not inaccurate.