Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., questioned Attorney General William Barr on the constitutional basis for not counting undocumented immigrants on the U.S. census. In a House Judiciary hearing on July 28, Barr responded that the Department of Justice has advised that Congress has some discretion to define the word inhabitant. This month, President Donald Trump issued a memo excluding undocumented immigrants from the count.
Correa questioned Barr during a committee hearing examining whether he inappropriately politicized the Justice Department. Democrats launched the investigation earlier this year over Barr’s handling of the case against Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted by the president this month. Democrats have since expanded their probe to several subsequent episodes in which they believe Barr is working for Trump’s own benefit.
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