Bill Barr Refused to Publicly State Trump Did Nothing Illegal in Ukraine: Report

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The Ukraine scandal has put some space between the DOJ and the White House

Photo: Ed Zurga/Getty Images Since his appointment in February, Attorney General William Barr has been the legal fixer Trump has long pined for, but did not find in his former personal attorney Michael Cohen or ex-AG Jeff Sessions.

But according to a report from the Washington Post, Barr found his breaking point shortly after September 25, the day the White House released the edited transcript of Trump’s call to Volodymyr Zelensky in which he pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the business dealings of Hunter Biden.

Aside from Barr’s decision to avoid the ultimate factotum presser, the Ukraine scandal has put additional distance between the Department of Justice and the White House, as the criminal division of the DOJ is reportedly investigating the president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Though Trump and Barr reportedly remain on good terms, unsurprisingly the president has not let the matter go.

 

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