Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump’s AG

“We’ve been here an hour and now we all understand what you go through every day,” a middle-age banker tells Barr, “so thank you.” Barr can expect this kind of praise when he appears Tuesday for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee — but only from its Republicans. To them, he is a conservative stalwart, an unflappable foe of the left and its excesses, and — most importantly — a staunch defender of President Donald Trump.