House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler chastised U.S. Attorney General William Barr at a congressional hearing on Tuesday, saying Barr "aided and abetted the worst failings of the president."
"Again and again, you personally have interfered with ongoing criminal investigations to protect the president and his allies from the consequences of their actions."
Barr pushed back, saying, "I feel complete freedom to do what I feel is right."
Barr rejected a claim by Nadler that an operation to deploy federal agents to U.S. cities, particularly Portland, Oregon, was an effort to boost Trump's re-election campaign. Barr said he had not taken actions to help Trump's associates, saying they do not deserve special breaks but also should not be treated more harshly than other defendants.
The House Judiciary Committee launched a broad inquiry last month into whether the Justice Department had become overly politicized.
The inquiry came after Barr intervened in several high-profile criminal cases involving people close to Trump. In February, he moved to scale back the Justice Department's sentencing recommendation for Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone, prompting four career prosecutors to withdraw.
The hearing marks Barr's first testimony before the House Judiciary Committee since he took office in February 2019.
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