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Rep. Ted Lieu called Attorney General William Barr one of the most dangerous men in Washington, Thursday afternoon. 

Lieu’s attacks came as House Judiciary Democrats held a press conference following Attorney General William Barr’s failure to appear for a scheduled hearing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.

“Attorney General Bill Barr is now one of the most dangerous men in Washington, D.C.,” Lieu told reporters Thursday.

“For three reasons, first, he intentionally mischaracterized the Mueller report, he was then told by Robert Mueller that he mischaracterized the Mueller report and instead of apologizing he doubles down and continues to mislead the American people.

“Second, today he ignored the … oversight responsibilities of Congress and lawfully issued subpoenas. And third, right now he is suing to eliminate your healthcare coverage. Let’s not forget right now he is suing in court to eliminate preexisting conditions healthcare coverage and taking healthcare coverage away from millions of Americans. We in Congress will reign him in, we will hold him accountable,” he said.

WIBC host Tony Katz: 

“Nothing got represented, Rep. Lieu, you have the report, and the four page memo matches the report. There was no collusion, the obstruction question was left open, he and the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein went through it based on how the Special Counsel thought about it and concluded that ‘there is nothing to charge here.’

What got misrepresented, Ted Lieu, was that [democrats] didn’t get to set the narrative. There was no collusion, and [democrats] don’t like that.”

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