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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid William Barr conspire to obstruct?
And who would he have conspired with?
It became obvious fairly quickly that he was in his job to protect Donald Trump, and perhaps, the Republican Party.
What was the impetus for him sending a 19-page memo to the Justice Department applying for the job of Attorney General?
Within a week of William Barr taking the job of Attorney General, his son-in-law moved over from the Justice Department to the White House Counsel's office. Did his son-in-law play a role in promoting the memo job application?
From the beginning, Mr Barr was intent on working for Donald Trump, rather than the American people. He almost immediately got Mueller to end his investigation. Then he held up the report from the Congress and aided the White House with their requests to see the report. He attempted to control the narrative that Mr Trump was exonerated, no collusion and no obstruction.
At every instance, Mr Barr acted as if he were the defense attorney for Mr Trump. He told lies to promote the narrative that Mr Trump had been cleared of all charges, without referencing the Mueller report, or very little of it.
In my opinion, Mr Barr has obstructed Congress and the American people from receiving the information in the Mueller Report, in a clear and transparent manner.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)that just occurred to me
kentuck
(110,950 posts)Going back to before the pardon of Caspar Weinberger and the Iran-Contra bunch.
bluestarone
(16,721 posts)Only to the point of NOT quite guilty? (with this RETHUGLICON congress anyhow)
Turbineguy
(37,208 posts)he'll get a chance to lie to Congress about it.
Or maybe he won't lie. Two weeks is a long in politics.
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)If Barr had truly tried to obstruct, I believe there would have been many more redactions from the SCO report, thus ensuring a more prolonged battle to get the full report. As it is, Barr seems to be walking a tightrope between being obstructionist and not. I suspect he's trying to use words and spin to make Trump believe he's being "loyal" to Trump's cause more than actually doing things.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Based on the events from 2016 to present, its clear that there are two sets of laws those for Republicans (who walk scot-free from high crimes, get sprung on technicalities, draw light sentences, or get a pass altogether), and those for everybody else.
C_U_L8R
(44,894 posts)It wouldn't be the first time a corrupt AG was brought to justice.