House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffPelosi, Democrats unveil bills to rein in alleged White House abuses of power Chris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer MORE (D-Calif.) jabbed at Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrHarris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle Hillicon Valley: DOJ proposes tech liability shield reform to Congress | Treasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities | House Republican introduces bill to set standards for self-driving cars McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE on Wednesday, saying he has "all the duplicity" of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE "without all the good looks and general likability."

Schiff made the comments during an appearance at a Center for American Progress event, arguing that Barr doesn't deserve to be called attorney general and labeling him a "personal attorney" for President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

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"I think Bill Barr has all the duplicity of Rudy Giuliani without all the good looks and general likability of Rudy Giuliani," Schiff said on stage to laughs from the liberal audience.

"The most dangerous thing, I think, that Bill Barr has done is basically say that a president under investigation can make the investigation go away if he thinks it's unfair — which, by the way, means the other 14 investigations farmed out to other offices he can also make go away."

Adam Schiff Roasts AG Barr: Uglier and Less Likable Than Giuliani, But Just as Shady https://t.co/SvHDJQVoJ9 pic.twitter.com/6G49tMGkfu — Tormund XtopHodor, First of His Name (@tommyxtopher) May 22, 2019

Earlier Wednesday, the House Intelligence panel halted a vote on whether to hold Barr in contempt of Congress after he refused to testify before the committee last week. Schiff said in a statement that the Justice Department was beginning to comply with the committee's subpoena.

"The Department of Justice has accepted our offer of a first step towards compliance with our subpoena, and this week will begin turning over to the Committee twelve categories of counterintelligence and foreign intelligence materials as part of an initial rolling production,” he said. “That initial production should be completed by the end of next week."

The White House has been locked in battles with various House chairmen including Schiff, with the Trump administration repeatedly resisting Democratic demands for documents and testimony related to several investigations.

Trump on Wednesday abruptly ended a meeting with Democrats at the White House and urged them to end "phony investigations" into his administration before talks can resume on issues such as infrastructure.

The president later took to Twitter to accuse Schiff and other Democratic figures of "playing ... games," arguing, "You can't investigate and legislate simultaneously - it just doesn't work that way."