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Democratic presidential candidate Eric Swalwell has called for Attorney General William Barr to step down following today’s news conference.

Here's what he said in a statement:

"He has proved that he’s an embedded Trump ally who puts this President’s political future above of the rule of law. That makes him unfit to serve. He must resign."

Swalwell is a member of the House Judiciary Committee

“You can be the President’s defense attorney or America’s Attorney General, but you can’t be both," he said. "William Barr was tainted from the moment he sent an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department panning Robert Mueller’s obstruction investigation, way back in June 2018."