The pause was eight seconds long, and it included an “ummm.” But the question from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to attorney general nominee William P. Barr was unequivocal: “If you’re confirmed, will the Justice Department jail reporters for doing their jobs?” asked Klobuchar, noting that her dad was a journalist and citing the case of Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed by the Saudi regime last year.