US Attorney General Denies Systemic Racism in Policing

Click to expand Image US Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 28, 2020. © 2020 Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP United States Attorney General William Barr responded to questions from lawmakers this week in his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee since taking office. Barr defended the Trump administration on a variety of issues, including its violent response to protests following the police killing of George Floyd. At one point, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee asked Barr whether he “seeks to end”…

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