Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, two men previously convicted of killing #AhmaudArbery, are appearing in federal court right now to plead guilty to hate crimes charges brought by DOJ. Arbery's family has come out publicly against the plea deal, calling it a betrayal. Travis McMichael is pleading to count 1 from indictment, interference with rights -- prosecutor says parties have agreed court should impose a 30 year prison sentence + 5 year term of supervised release, to be served concurrent w/ life sentence out of state murder case.

On the same day two current DOJ officials testified alleging politicization of the department, AG Barr sat for an interview on @SenTedCruz's podcast where he was dubbed a 'honey badger' and said he returned to DOJ because he felt Trump "needed an attorney general." In the interview, Barr echoed Trump in his criticism of the media -- saying "their purpose seems to be to cripple this administration and drive it from office at any cost."

At hearing with FBI Director Wray, @RepJerryNadler in opening statement says he will press Wray over whether the FBI is properly prioritizing the domestic terrorism threat posed by white supremacist groups. @RepJerryNadler FBI Director Wray in opening statement cites the bureau's recent arrests of eight members of the neo-Nazi group 'The Base' as evidence of increased focus on domestic terrorism threat from racially motivated extremists. More on that investigation here:
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