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Attorney General William P. Barr testified for five hours on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, defending his handling of the special counsel’s report. (On Thursday, Democrats threatened Mr. Barr with contempt after he failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee. Read the latest here.)

Here’s a look at what writers of opinion articles and editorials are saying about his appearance on Wednesday, his absence on Thursday, and what comes next.

From the Right

From the editors of National Review: An “incredibly dumb” scandal

“Is it already August? That’s usually the Beltway silly season appropriate for such a ridiculous non-scandal as the Great Bill Barr Summary of Findings Outrage of 2019.”

The editors wrote that the criticism of Mr. Barr’s letter summarizing the Mueller report was unfounded, saying it had become “an obsession for Democrats and the press and the focus of endless conspiracy theories.”