Barr Faces Questions From Appropriators (UPDATED)

Normally, appropriations committee hearings are dry expositions about Departmental budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. However this morning's House Appropriations subcommittee dealing with the Justice Department will hear from Trump's attorney and coverup accomplice William "Low" Barr, so don't expect much discussion about the Justice Department's FY 2020 budget request.

Subcommittee Dems are primed to grill Barr on his refusal to release an unredacted copy of the Mueller investigation report to the House, and their colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee are expected to provide much of the ammunition:

"House Judiciary Committee Democrats, mindful that their colleagues on the Appropriations panel are not as familiar with the nuance of Mueller’s investigation, have provided them with a list of suggested questions for the attorney general, an aide said. Only one member of the subcommittee that will question Barr on Tuesday also sits on any of the six House committees examining Trump, his finances and his foreign contacts.

Democrats are likely to question Barr on the extent of the material he will hold back. They are also likely to inquire about any conversations he has had with the White House about the report."

Since he released a sugar-coated "summary" of the 400-page Mueller investigation report last month just 2 days after receiving it, investigators on the Mueller team have stated that Barr significantly underplayed the wrongdoing they uncovered. Updates to his appearance as necessary.

UPDATE: Barr refused to say whether the White (Supremacist) House had seen or been briefed on the Mueller investigation report. That's disturbing. Barr says the redacted copy of the report -- "color coded" to identify why parts were redacted -- will be provided to Congress and the public within a week. He says Mueller passed on an opportunity to review the summary letter he sent to Congress last month. If you needed convincing that he's there to protect his corrupt "client" and not the rule of law, this hearing should do it.