Nadler, Schiff Call for Probe of Barr’s Comments on Intel Watchdog Firing

(L–R) House impeachment managers Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Val Demmings (D-Fla.) look on as Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference in Washington on Jan. 28, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are calling on the Justice Department inspector general to investigate Attorney General William Barr for his comments defending the dismissal of the intelligence community watchdog.

Nadler, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, and Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, sent a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz and acting Director and Chief Counsel of the Office of Professional Responsibility Jeffrey Ragsdale on April 20, urging them to review Barr’s comments on the firing of former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, made during a televised interview on Fox News.