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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today called for Attorney General Barr to resign following his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Pingree released the following statement:

"Today, in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr demonstrated once again that his loyalty is to protecting President Trump from oversight and accountability. Members of the panel asked concise, direct questions about Mr. Barr's treatment of the Mueller Report and probe. In response, Barr obfuscated, filibustered, evaded, or outright lied about his actions. That he has worked to cover up Special Counsel Mueller's findings to shield President Trump is no longer in any question. 

“While I expect Mr. Barr to appear before the House Judiciary Committee and will watch his appearance, I saw enough today to cement my opinion of the Attorney General. Mr. Barr is not impartial and for the good of this country he should step down from his post. Furthermore, Congress must call Robert Mueller to publicly testify as soon as possible. Americans deserve to hear from him."

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