Attorney General William Barr clashed with the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee over the federal response to unrest in U.S. cities, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler asking whether the deployment of federal agents is tied to President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, and Barr rebuffing Nadler's questions.
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