Pelosi: Barr will prevent Congress if he does not appear before the judicial branch of the House

House tenant Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia's Alesandro PelosiGrassley in Trump: NAFTA's lift rates or new agreement are "dead" Omar makes Meghan McCain highly critical as a result of critics after the shooting in the synagogue: "Bless her heart "The Hill & # 39; s Morning (D-Calif.) Said Monday that the Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrThe Hill & # 39; s Morning Report – Biden & Trump Dispute Voters For Rust Belt This Week: Barr Is In The Spotlight Of The Report Mueller GOP Is Ready To Step Into His Espionage Deal MORE would "obstruct the Congress" if he did not show up before the Judiciary Committee of the House this week, according to the Associated Press.

Barr must testify Thursday about the special advocate Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the investigation over Russia MORECommittee's conclusions, but ran up against committee leaders to see if it would answer a series of questions from staff.

In response, Pelosi said Barr could not "tell the committee how to conduct his interviews," according to the AP.

"The Attorney General of the United States is not the personal advocate of the president, he should act as the attorney general of the United States and assume his responsibilities," she said.

On Sunday, Barr warned Democrats in the House that he might not show up before the committee if they did not change the format proposed for the hearing.

"The Attorney General has agreed to appear before Congress. Therefore, members of Congress should be the ones who question, "said Justice Department spokesman Kerri Kupec on Sunday, and he remains happy to be able to discuss with MPs their questions about the Mueller report."

Mueller's report was released in redacted form on April 19, but Democrats in the House subpoenaed the Department of Justice for the unredacted full version and the evidence provided. Democrats accused Barr of misrepresenting the findings of the Mueller report in his summary of the report to legislators and in remarks at a press conference preceding the release of the report.

Pelosi's comments joined those of the chair of the House Judiciary Committee 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.), Who said Sunday: "The witness will not tell the committee how to conduct its hearings, point to the line".

Nadler also threatened to assign Barr and "to use every possible means to enforce his summons" if the Attorney General refused to show it.