Graham Says He Won’t Call Barr to Testify Over Roger Stone Sentencing

Graham Says He Won’t Call Barr to Testify Over Roger Stone Sentencing
L: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) holds a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington on Dec. 16, 2019. R: Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters Wednesday that he will not issue a subpoena for Attorney General William Barr to testify about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to lower its sentencing recommendation for former Trump associate Roger Stone after prosecutors said he should spend seven to nine years in prison.

“He'll come in as part of oversight, but we’re not going to call him based on this,” Graham told reporters. His comment came as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the Judiciary Committee to hold an “emergency hearing” over the Justice Department’s move. Other Democrats, including Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), both called on Barr to testify in front of the committee.
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