Article snippet: Democrats outraged over Attorney General MORE’s report are increasing their fire, threatening to hold him in contempt and even suggesting they could seek his impeachment. The cries for Barr’s head exploded on Thursday after the attorney general skipped a House hearing one day after his testimony before a Senate panel shed new light on his differences with Mueller, the ex-FBI chief who led a two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democrats left an empty chair for Barr as they opened a hearing that would go nowhere. Afterward, Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) led her press conference by accusing Barr of committing a crime. “He lied to Congress, and if anybody else did that it would be considered a crime,” she said. “Nobody is above the law; not the president of the United States, and not the attorney general.” Pelosi did not rule out jail time as a potential punishment if Barr is later found to have broken the law. “I really lost sleep last night after watching over and over again this testimony of the attorney general of the United States,” Pelosi said. Pelosi’s harsh denunciation of Barr reflects the real anger of rank-and-file Democrats, who see him as a political operative seeking to protect MORE at all costs. But the political theater — Rep. MORE (D-Tenn.) showed up with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken at the early-morning hearing to make a point about Barr’s lack of courage — obscured the fact that in focusing their ire ... Link to the full article to read more