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1/ I'll be watching Barr's testimony with skepticism because of his avowed extreme views of executive power and his 20 page volunteered memo with it's misleading and unfounded assumptions & legal analysis. In the era of Trump, expanding executive power is particularly dangerous.

2/ In addition, Barr's prepared remarks do not allay my concerns. While he says Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation, he does not say Mueller will be free to take any actions Mueller believes justified. He could bar indictments or full disclosure of crimes.

3/ I hope the Democrats will be strong in insisting that Barr give Mueller protections like those Cox had during Watergate. They were essential to fair completion of our Watergate work.

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