Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Since it’s been a few months — and at least one presidency-defining international scandal — since President Trump’s last presidency-defining international scandal, let’s review the behavior of Attorney General William Barr regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Foremost, Barr’s creative interpretation of the Mueller report shielded Trump from clear examples of obstruction of justice, leading to the president’s false claim of “complete and total exoneration.
In light of the Attorney General’s past actions safeguarding the president from accountability for his campaign’s conduct, it’s no surprise that Barr continues to prioritize Trump over findings from a Department of Justice investigation. According to the Washington Post, Barr privately disagrees with the DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s determination that the FBI had enough information to open an inquiry into the Trump campaign in July 2016.
As the Post notes, it’s common for an AG to disagree with an element of an Inspector General’s report, but “typically those disagreements occur because senior leaders at the department believe the inspector general has been too critical. In this case, Barr has conveyed to others his belief that Horowitz has not been critical enough, or is at least reaching a conclusion prematurely.
Other “partisan battles” are likely to arise over another DOJ determination moving into the election year. According to a Politico report, Barr will have to determine how to navigate a “potential criminal probe” into the Trump administration’s actions in Ukraine. Barr, who has already undermined the credibility of the historically independent department, may soon have to determine if the Department of Justice will actually seek justice in this critical instance.
Corrupt.
BRAVE BARR
Barr is Trump’ puppet and Trump is Putin’s b***h, it’s pretty clear at this point.
Barr just wants to muddy the waters like he did with Mueller. We have some facts. We can all interpret them in different ways. Therefore, we can’t really act on them. They will simply confirm our biases.
Can he be any more corrupt? Trump’s infectious disease has ruined whatever shreds of a reputation he had left.
GOPTraitors
ImpactDemocracy No?
Fuck Bill Barr.
Shocking.
Got_It 👍🏻
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