Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., evoked the slaying of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials to ask William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, whether the Justice Department would jail reporters "for doing their jobs." After a pause, Barr said he could "conceive of situations where" members of the press could be held in contempt, such as if a news organization knew "that they're putting out stuff that will hurt the country."
WATCH: William Barr says he could conceive of prosecuting journalists ‘as last resort’
President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general says he can't rule out jailing reporters for doing their jobs.
William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that there are certain situations where a reporter could be held in contempt "as a last resort."