Attorney General William Barr will not testify at a hearing next week, according to Fox News.
The House Judiciary Committee is vowing a contempt citation against Barr if he does not testify.
“He can run, but he can’t hide,” said Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries.
Barr is facing criticism after he released a redacted copy of the Robert Mueller report on the investigation of a President Donald Trump and Russian conspiracy. Barr received the report on March 22, but didn’t release the entire report until April 18.
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, wants committee members to question Barr’s handling of the report. The Department of Justice, however, has said Congress will handle questioning.
The Department of Justice also denied the House Democrats’ request for the unredacted copy of the Mueller report.
“(Barr) is trying to blackmail the committee into not following the most effective means of eliciting the information we need,” Nadler said. “He is terrified of having to face a skilled attorney.”
DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec called Nadler’s demands for questioning Barr “inappropriate.” She said Barr released a report with “minimal redactions” and initially had “volunteered” to testify before Nadler insisted that staff question him.
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