Episode 1264 • • 1:06:26 - 1:09:40
1264: Mask Debate
Sheila Jackson Lee, Systemic Racism and Rhetorical Traps
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee pressured Bill Barr to provide a "yes or no" answer on whether the Justice Department seeks to end systemic racism. Analysts suggest the question was a rhetorical trap designed to force an admission of the existence of systemic racism within law enforcement. Representative Val Demings also criticized Barr, referring to him as the "nation's top cop" and accusing him of making a mockery of the DOJ.