Sanders supports vote in favor of Barr's contempt

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"We had a US Attorney General who refused to attend a hearing that the Judiciary Committee of the House convened," said Sanders at a City Hall in Perry, Iowa. .

"If I were a member of the House, I would vote to make Attorney General Barr a contempt," he added. "He was asked to testify, he refused to testify, he refused to provide the information that the House wanted, and that is unacceptable."

Sanders had previously stated that he did not know whether Barr should resign, while other presidential candidates were asking the Attorney General to resign.

Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and was addressed by Democrats on topics related to the Mueller report. He was scheduled to appear Thursday, but refused to do so, opposing Democrats' request to question him through their staff's lawyer.

Sanders is one of 20 Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidency.