The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide the unredacted report of Robert Mueller’s investigation into election meddling by Russia. Democrats – from Speaker Nancy Pelosi to high-profile presidential contenders – are increasingly casting their battle with the administration as one between democracy and tyranny. The president, acting on Barr’s advice, formally asserted executive privilege yesterday to block the release of more information on Mueller’s findings.
