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Harris, Blumenthal, Whitehouse Demand Documents on Trump’s Request for Barr News Conference
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Harris, Blumenthal, Whitehouse Demand Documents on Trump’s Request for Barr News Conference

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 22, 2019

U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on Friday sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Attorney General William Barr seeking documents relevant to any attempt by President Trump to convince Barr to hold a news conference declaring Trump had broken no laws during his July 25, 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged
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Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged

MICHAEL BALSAMO MICHAEL R. SISAK COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS, Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

After years of silence, federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — “I can’t breathe” — became a national rallying cry against police brutality.

WATCH LIVE: Attorney General William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report before Senate Committee
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WATCH LIVE: Attorney General William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report before Senate Committee

Sentinel News WireMay 1, 2019

Attorney General William Barr will testify May 1 on his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, in his first appearance before Congress since he released a redacted version of the report last month. Democrats are expected to focus on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice in the Russia investigation. Mueller said in his report that he chose not to draw a conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice. Barr concluded that there was no enough evidence, based on the report, that Trump obstructed justice.

Senator Schumer: Trump and Barr Threaten African American Gains Under Obamacare
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Senator Schumer: Trump and Barr Threaten African American Gains Under Obamacare

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Newswire CorrespondentApril 12, 2019

Schumer noted that African American gains under the health care legislation, commonly known as Obamacare, are threatened by Trump and Attorney General William Barr as the Justice Department has argued in federal court that the law is unconstitutional and should be struck down – “Not just vital insurance reforms like protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions, as they had first argued last year,” Schumer said.