The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday regarding the unprecedented "politicization" of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr.

Witnesses, including both current and former DOJ officials, spoke about the ongoing alleged corruption of the Department by the attorney general and the president.

Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer testified to Congress about political influence inside the Justice Department and said in his view, Barr poses the "greatest threat" to our rule of law.

During his opening remarks at the hearing, Ayer went over his allotted time, resulting in Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert repeatedly tapping on his desk to interrupt. Gohmert and Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler then got into a heated exchange regarding procedural rules.

Also, ex-Roger Stone prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky testified, alleging that during his hearing, Roger Stone was treated differently from other defendants "in his circumstances" due to his friendship with Trump. Stone was convicted on all seven counts of an indictment that accused him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign co-ordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election.

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee also intends to subpoena Barr to testify about the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating Trump's personal lawyer.

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