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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarr lied:
He said that Trump totally cooperated with the Special Counsel.
He said that with a straight face.
In fact, he obstructed the investigation at every turn. Every day, he attacked it as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax". He got extremely angry with Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, rather than protecting him. He fired James Comey and cleaned house at the FBI, firing McCabe one day before his official retirement. He reportedly attempted to fire Mueller himself, thru the WH counsel, Don McGahn.
Not only that, he refused to be interviewed by the Special Counsel. He refused to answer written questions on certain subject matters.
So, Barr began his news conference with a lie. There was little cooperation from the White House.
spanone
(135,791 posts)dchill
(38,441 posts)ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)History will tell the real story.
dchill
(38,441 posts)Trump's Roy Cohn. He must be so proud!
ScratchCat
(1,977 posts)and hired Barr specifically for THIS.
Could you see Jeff Sessions doing this? Hell no!
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Just because trump fired him doesnt mean he isn't a lying a**hole.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,121 posts)Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
RKP5637
(67,086 posts)obstructed one way or another. FFS, does he have to sign an affidavit to the effect, "Now I am Obstructing Justice."
uponit7771
(90,301 posts)RockRaven
(14,898 posts)Well, except by Repuke shill measuring...
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)Mueller clearly did not approve of that.
Hekate
(90,552 posts)"Limbo" was playing in the background.
Katy Bar the Door was on the playslist.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)that the investigation is not finished.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)DirtEdonE
(1,220 posts)They say the truth will set you free but the truth to a repubican is like sunlight to a vampire. So they live in a land of lies and their world depends on the propagation of those lies.
We can stop them with the truth if we're strong enough.
Johnny2X2X
(18,969 posts)"No Collusion" was also a lie. The report contains direct evidence of collusion on page after page.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,286 posts)Barr said Muellers declination to prosecute was not based on the longstanding DOJ policy. Mueller said otherwise.
kentuck
(111,052 posts)A question someone should ask Trump.
liberaltrucker
(9,129 posts)Water is wet, sun hot.