Barr Turns to Jones Day, Trump Official in Jan. 6 Testimony (1)

June 10, 2022, 2:53 PM UTCUpdated: June 10, 2022, 6:12 PM UTC

Former Solicitor General Noel Francisco and law firm Jones Day advised Trump Attorney General William Barr during a closed door deposition with the House committee investigating the US Capitol attack, video footage released Thursday shows.

Barr told the committee he disagreed with former President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, a narrative that Barr described as “bull——.”

Francisco and Jones Day partner Eric Snyder flanked him on each side in the video, played during the first of several primetime hearings planned by the committee.

Jones Day is the firm most closely identified with the Trump administration, having ...

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