Barr warns House Dems that he might not appear at the hearing

Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrBill Maher questions Mueller after the report: "Attorney Jesus" did not leave adequate roadmap for dismissal. The dismissal without conviction is in the hands of Trump. The White House said that a former official could speak to the monitoring committee next week warned Democrats in the House that he might not appear as scheduled this week before the Judicial Committee, confirmed The Hill.

Barr told the Democrats that they needed to change the format proposed for the hearing, CNN reported Sunday, citing an unidentified source.

In addition to five minutes of questioning for each member of the committee, the representative. Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerSome chairpersons have changed their tone on the impeachment of Trump 21 questions to Robert Mueller Klobuchar on dismissal: "I am the jury" SUITE (D-N.Y.), The Chair of the Committee, proposed an additional round that would allow each party to interview Mr. Barr for 30 minutes, a source said. This series of questions would also allow committee counsel from both parties to interview Barr.

Nadler also suggested that the committee begin an in camera session to discuss the redacted sections of the special councils. Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation over Russia MOREThe report, added the source.

Barr has rejected the additional questions but it is possible that he and the Democrats can reach an agreement before Thursday, when the hearing is scheduled.

The Department of Justice did not immediately return a request for comment.

Lawmakers should refer to Barr on the Mueller report, released earlier this month.

Barr held a press conference just prior to the release of the report and was accused of misrepresenting his findings.

Mueller's report has not found any evidence that the Trump campaign was conspiring with Russia before the 2016 elections, but he notes that the campaign thought it would benefit from the interference of the Russia and that it would benefit from a Trump presidency.

Mueller also pointed to several instances in which the president would have potentially obstructed justice.

– Olivia Beavers contributed to this report which was updated at 10:28.