nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Attorney General Barr Tussles With Democrats In Tense Oversight Hearing||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Democrats questioned and criticized the attorney general in a marathon hearing on Tuesday that covered a wide range of controversies. Barr stood his ground and defended himself and President Trump.

Attorney General William Barr listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday about the oversight of the Department of Justice.



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Attorney General Barr Tussles With Democrats In Tense Oversight Hearing

Democrats questioned and criticized the attorney general in a marathon hearing on Tuesday that covered a wide range of controversies. Barr stood his ground and defended himself and President Trump.