Obama is the elephant in the room.

[SummerSnow]

All of this DOJ investigation will lead to Barr and Trump going after Obama, he is the elephant in the room. I believe Obama will be indicted by Barr. Trump is insanely obsessed with Obama. Trump is a malignant narcissist, and all narcs have a target. Obama is the target. He is salivating just to say that Obama is indicted, he's a criminal, etc. He can't wait. He wants more than anything in this world to mar Obama's good name and his popularity and admiration from the American public and his good name with foreign leaders.

[OKNancy]

1. Won't happen

Too many steps to an indictment especially when Obama did nothing wrong.

No grand jury would indict him anyway.

[SummerSnow]

4. Of course Obama did nothing wrong. That doesnt mean he won't be indicted.

They will lie, frame, threaten, create false testimonies and submit false documents to go after Obama. The AG is a conspiracy theorist and a Trump loyalist. Whatever Trump wants, Barr will give it to him.

[FormerDittoHead]

18. I agree he won't be indicted but I could see him brought in to testify.

What a media circus that would be for them.

Oh god. Please let this end.

[madaboutharry]

2. Indicting Obama will cause the entire government to crash.

That will be the catalyst that will cause 100 million people to pour out into the street.

I don't think Barr and Trump have the balls for that.

But as I say, what I know!

[SummerSnow]

6. Trump doesn't have the balls, but his pitbull has a blind loyalty to him that is dangerous

[gab13by13]

3. He would have to rig the grand jury

to get an indictment.

[SummerSnow]

5. Grand juries have been rigged before. But even if they dont get an indictment

they sure hell will try their best to do it

[mn9driver]

7. Actual indictments need actual evidence.

Even Barr isn’t crazy enough to try to frame Obama over something that has already been thoroughly investigated with nothing found.

The sole purpose of the “investigation” is to give Trump something to lie about to make his base feel better. There will be periodic “leaks” designed to make a headline or two, but that’s it. There is no there, there. An actual indictment would result in all the lies being exposed in court.

Trump is nuts, but Barr is not. This “investigation” will end up producing exactly the same amount of “evidence” as Trump’s investigation into Obama’s birth certificate.

[SummerSnow]

9. Ok, but do you think his goal is to go after Obama?

Even if he doesn't get him indicted. he wants to see him being questioned in a hearing for hours, have Obama hire lawyers, disrupt his peace, be able to say at a rally that Obama is being investigated. Try to mar his name and image.

[Act_of_Reparation]

19. The operative word being "try".

It won't work. Obama is smarter and more popular. If Barr calls him in to testify, Obama will drag him like the idiot he is.

And most people won't buy it, because (as noted) most people like Obama more than Trump or Bill Barr. It might rile up the howler monkey wing of the GOP, but who gives a shit.

[Mike 03]

14. Agree.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Will not happen

They will go after Comey though and other officials. And they'll try to tie it to Joe Biden somehow. This is a political show, the DOJ is now part of the Trump Campaign for President.

[Hoyt]

10. Doubt Obama would be indicted, but I'm sure trumpsters would find that vindicates trump for

for his political Russian, Ukrainian, etc., junk. It wouldn’t, of course, but I guess it would muddy waters.

[bluestarone]

11. AGREE and to add

They want Obama AND Biden! This is their plan! They tried to manufacture dirt on Biden and AGAIN will try to make all look bad!

[flibbitygiblets]

12. This will backfire. BO was very popular. People will GOTV like not seen since 2004.

I think they'll go after lower-level "deep state" people to discredit the "Russia thing". And Trump will likely SAY that BO was behind it, which will piss people off but probably won't impact turnout at the polls much for Dems (although it would likely increase turnout for R's).

[Solomon]

13. I agree that he wants to get Obama in the worst way. Problem is Barr's stated philosophy

is that nothing a president does can be criminal. Obama was president during the time in question. What's he gonna say to justify it? "But Obama's black"?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. Obama could DEFEND himself....he KNOWS the Constitution well after all.

Bully Barr would be up against a worthy opponent if he went after Barack Obama. Michelle would tear him a new asshole as well. Both are Harvard Law grads.

[CharleyDog]

16. The RWNJs are already orgasming to hear this

They have been hinting at this since the Dawn of the Pervy president and
now at last, it's HAPPENED. It is sickening to read, but then everything they say is sickening (yes, my "family" is in the cult).

They won't actually indict Obama, but they will indict Strzok, McCabe, Comey, Yates, maybe Clapper and Brennan, but that will be tough.
My guess is only Strzok, McCabe, and Comey will take the brunt of this actual kangaroo kourt. Those three may be enough to salve the perv's hurt fee fees about being illegitimate and a popular vote loser. Even when it all falls apart, it's a win for the RWNJ just to drag their enemies in the mud. and we know just how much the Perv hates Strzok, McCabe and Comey. Messing with Obama, though, would backfire too much, he's too powerful, so I think they will stick with the most powerless, as usual, as typical for fascism.

A thorn in Barr's side, though, is his very real involvement in bribery and extortion uncovered in the Ukraine Impeachment inquiries and may lead to: Barr attacking the DOJ while also being investigated for crimes; sort of Barr v. Barr. who will win? Barr!! He has all the power unless Congress hits him hard with a ton of bricks (I hope).


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[tman]

17. Lay off cable news and twitter, kids.

It isn't good for one's health or thought process.

Trump and his gang are dangerous clowns but let us ease up on the hyperventilating.

Such an unthinkable move is not only legally untenable but would bring about strong social and political pushback, the likes of which we have never seen in this country.

Do the GOP want to see record African American voting turnout and protests in every major city in the United States?

[RhodeIslandOne]

20. Let him

That will be the end of Bullshit Barr, Dump and any other fucking idiot like Little Lindsey and Bitch McConnell who want to tag along.

He’s been screaming LOCK HER UP and done absolutely shit. Obama?! LOL!

[Cosmocat]

21. IMO they can go after anyone but BHO

They could go after Hillary and any one past that, and the country would accept it.

BHO, and maybe Biden, not sure, but I am pretty sure if they go after BHO there will be a pretty big negative response from the country at large.

[brush]

22. More Hillary than Obama. He knows better than to go after O. And he and Barr will fail.

This whole fake Barr probe is too preposterous to succeed as it's all trumped up nonsense (pun intended).

Most will recognize it for what it is—the introduction of fascism where you can arrest political opponents and end our democracy.