Axios: “In prepared remarks released on Monday, Barr states that ever since he announced his investigation into what he calls ‘the grave abuses involved in the bogus Russiagate scandal, many of the Democrats on this Committee have attempted to discredit’ him by ‘conjuring up a narrative” that he’s simply President Trump’s ‘factotum who disposes of criminal cases according to his instructions.’ ‘Judging from the letter inviting me to this hearing, that appears to be your agenda today,’ he will add.”