It's clear from his opening statement that Barr hopes to spend today talking abt so-called "Black-on-Black crime" and "respect for police." The Committee shouldn't let him use these Admin talking pts. We have real questions & need answers abt the DOJ under his leadership.

He needs to account for the DOJ's failures in investigating discriminatory policing; what actions the DOJ is undertaking to address the rash of white supremacists driving cars into protests; the attack on the family & home of a Latina judge by white supremacists.

Barr's co-signing of Trump's misleading comments about mail-in voting. The failure of the DOJ to bring cases challenging violations of the Voting Rights Act. The Dept's filing of statement of interests in opposition to affirmative action in multiple cases.

What was the basis for his decision last year to reject the recommendation of attys in the Civil Rts Division that federal civil rights charges be brought against the officer who killed Eric Garner?

They should show these videos assembled by the New York Times and ask whether he believes he is witnessing any acts of unconstitutional policing? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/nyregion/nypd-george-floyd-protests.html

They should ask him the basis for making the decision to release Manafort and Cohen (initially) from jail due to COVID, but to remand fmr Baltimore Mayor Cathy Pugh (age 70) to federal prison in Alabama last month.

They should ask precisely how many prisoners in federal prisons suffer from preexisting conditions that make them susceptible to COVID-19 and how many have been given early release. How many does he plan to release? When?

They should ask him the results of his investigation of how Jeffrey Epstein managed to commit suicide in jail and what procedures have been changed at the Manhattan facility to ensure the protection of detainees?