Article snippet: Democrats want committee members to have one round of questioning of Barr, and then to turn it over to the staffs’ counsels to continue questioning him. They also want the attorney general to stay for a closed hearing where they could discuss redacted information in Mueller’s report. In addition to Barr’s decision to skip the hearing, the Justice Department notified Nadler on Wednesday afternoon that it would not comply with his subpoena for the unredacted version of Mueller’s report and underlying documents. Nadler issued a statement late Wednesday evening saying the hearing would proceed anyway. “Compliance with congressional subpoenas is not optional. There are many questions that must be answered. The Committee will convene at 9:00 tomorrow morning, as planned. My colleagues will be present. I hope and expect that Attorney General Barr will be there as well,” Nadler said, adding: He said he would continue to work with Barr to reach a “reasonable accommodation on access to the full report and the underlying evidence, but not for much longer.” Earlier on Wednesday, Nadler threatened to issue a contempt citation against Barr for skipping the hearing. The top Republican on the committee fired back with a statement of his own. “It’s a shame Members of the House Judiciary Committee won’t get the opportunity to hear from Attorney General Barr this Thursday, because Chairman Nadler chose to torpedo our hearing,” Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) said in a statement. Collins s... Link to the full article to read more