‘Chicken Barr’: Steve Cohen brings fried chicken to Barr’s no-show committee hearing

By Thomas McKinless

Posted May 2, 2019 at 11:23am

Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen had Kentucky Fried Chicken for breakfast Thursday morning, bringing a bucket to the House Judiciary Committee hearing that Attorney General William Barr declined to attend.

“Chicken Barr should’ve shown up today and answered questions,” Cohen said at a news briefing following the hearing.

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