The Special Counsel, Former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller is subpoenaed by the US House of Representatives. He is required to answer questions put to him by members of Congress UNLESS it is under the 5th Amendment. The DOJ, Bill Barr, and Donald J. Trump cannot interfere.

According to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital :

...Sleep (click here) is an essential part of everyone’s routine and an indispensable part of a healthy lifestyle. Studies have shown that kids who regularly get an adequate amount of sleep have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health. Not getting enough sleep can lead to high blood pressure, obesity and even depression....

I can only imagine the fear of the children in being in a strange place and not being fed. They were probably terrified of dying.

This is from the American Psychological Association.

Hunger hurts children in multiple ways.

Low food security (click here) and hunger can contribute to toxic stress – the strong, unrelieved activation of the body’s stress management system.

A lack of healthy food can lead to malnutrition, v health problems caused by a nutritionally-deficient diet.

We all have a limited cognitive bandwidth. People tend to spend their limited mental reserves on resources that they lack, and so hungry children focus on food, which can lead to neglect of other areas of life such as schoolwork.

Food insecurity is frequently stigmatized through media messages and public discourse. Families often work to keep their food insecurity hidden, and children may feel stigmatized when using free and reduced lunch programs and other social services.

Hunger has negative outcomes for kids.

Studies show that food insufficiency is associated with higher prevalence of poor health conditions, including stomachaches, headaches, and colds; and that severe hunger can predict chronic illness among both preschool and school-age children.

Hunger-related toxic stress can negatively affect brain development, learning, information processing, and academic achievement in children.

Malnutrition in the first years of life is especially harmful, impacting physical growth, decreasing resistance to disease, limiting the size and functioning of children’s brain structures, and stunting intellectual capacity.

Severe hunger is associated with anxiety and depression among children. Research shows that families’ lack of sufficient food, irrespective of their income, is associated with depressive disorders and suicidality in adolescents.

Food insecure children may perform worse on academic achievement tests and learn less during the school year.

Children may feel ashamed and isolated by the stigma associated with their lack of food.