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Ga. Congressman Calls For Investigation Of Black DA Handling Rayshard Brooks Case

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill last month. Erin Scott/AP hide caption

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Ga. Congressman Calls For Investigation Of Black DA Handling Rayshard Brooks Case

July 8, 2020 • Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., wants Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard investigated for "egregious abuse of power." Collins is running for a U.S. Senate seat in the fall.

House Judiciary Plans Contempt Vote For Attorney General Barr Over Mueller Report

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., had set a Monday morning deadline for Attorney General William Barr to provide access to the unredacted Mueller report. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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House Judiciary Plans Contempt Vote For Attorney General Barr Over Mueller Report

May 6, 2019 • Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler issued a subpoena last month to the Justice Department to give Congress an unredacted version of the Mueller report. The deadline to comply was Monday.

Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., (left) laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried chicken and a prop chicken because Attorney General William Barr did not appear before the committee as requested. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress

May 4, 2019 • Attorney General William Barr's refusal to appear before a House committee is forcing Democrats to rethink their oversight strategy for the Trump administration.

Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress

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Democrats Demand Full Mueller Report, Lay Out Argument For Continued Investigations

House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and other House Democratic chairs are pushing forward with investigations of related to President Trump following the report from special counsel Robert Mueller on the 2016 election. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Democrats Demand Full Mueller Report, Lay Out Argument For Continued Investigations

March 28, 2019 • House Democratic committee chairs set an April 2 deadline for Attorney General Barr to give Congress the full Mueller report. Committee aides won't say if they will subpoena it if DOJ doesn't comply.