By Rich Lowry
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
The Barr hearing wasn’t very edifying, in large part
because Democrats were utterly committed to keeping him from saying anything.
One of them would make a sermonette, pause to ask Barr a hostile question, and
then angrily interrupt him when he started to answer, accusing him of taking up
valuable time. Then, the sermonette would start up again.
One thing was definitely established, though — Democrats
fervently believe that federal officers are attacking peaceful protesters in
Portland.
Here
is a typical riff from Representative Pramila Jayapal complaining that
federal officers weren’t called in to crack down on anti-Whitmer protesters in
Michigan:
Jayapal paints a highly misleading picture of the
Michigan protesters, but, whatever you think of them, they weren’t attacking
federal property or federal officers — the rioters in Portland are.
In general, Barr is an excellent witness. He’s sober,
usually doesn’t let his irritation show (although he will spin his pen faster),
never says more than he has to, and knows more than anyone else in the room.
It’s a tribute to how good he is that Democrats were desperate never to get caught up in a genuine back-and-forth with him.
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