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This is truly historic. I honestly could not care less who wins New Hampshire tonight.
Link to tweet
tblue37
(65,506 posts)malaise
(269,250 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)This assclown must have inspired Stephen King's It. Everyone seems scared of him.
Karadeniz
(22,600 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,673 posts)PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Trump is probably going to issue pardons for Manafort, Stone, Flynn and any other of his crony henchmen.
I wonder if the judge can do anything to block Trump's actions. I doubt it.
CurtEastPoint
(18,673 posts)PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Last edited Tue Feb 11, 2020, 09:09 PM - Edit history (1)
This implies that they are opposed to the orders they are getting from Barr's office. Remember that US Attorneys work for the DOJ.
The judge has not recused herself, either.
These attorneys are resigning in protest because they see that Trump and Barr are seriously interfering with justice.
Respectfully, it's pretty obvious how Trump is playing this.
CurtEastPoint
(18,673 posts)Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #18)
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PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Have a heart!
yaesu
(8,020 posts)PNW-Dem
(244 posts)Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Not that it makes it any more depressing.
PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Thanks for the correction, PNW-Dem.
Have a heart!
Hotler
(11,472 posts)Skittles
(153,258 posts)it is DISGRACEFUL
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)backtoblue
(11,347 posts)spanone
(135,919 posts)yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)That judge should demand that Barr appear before him and explain himself.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,225 posts)They knew they could not go back before the judge and claim that their official recommendation was not their position.
The supplemental recommendation--like everything else that surrounds Trump: his election, his acquittal, everything--is illegitimate.
localroger
(3,634 posts)Probably "voluntary" as in being ordered to recommend the reduced sentencing, and resigning instead of complying. I am guessing the one(s) who completely resigned might be talking to reporters soon.
Zolorp
(1,115 posts)And Republican Senators simply yawn.
Except for Susan Collins and Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is now terrified. Meanwhile Susan Collins has furrowed her brow while being concerned and disappointed.
dchill
(38,584 posts)rurallib
(62,474 posts)There is some bad house cleaning going on.
58Sunliner
(4,424 posts)world wide wally
(21,758 posts)The only question is whether Barr cares because this is a reflection on him personally.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)William Barrs been accused of a presidential cover-up before
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pajdb9/william-barrs-been-accused-of-a-presidential-cover-up-before
world wide wally
(21,758 posts)Mike Niendorff
(3,463 posts)#ImpeachTrumpAgain
#ImpeachBarr
MDN
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)As I have become more cynical as this year progresses, my first thought as an answer was "Because between those all persons that Trump/Barr have fired or resigned from DOD, DOJ, and all the other alphabet soup fed agencies ARE the only principled staff that exist."
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)kacekwl
(7,024 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)magicarpet
(14,201 posts)Trash the FBI..... Check,
Trash the Intel Services..... Check,
Trash the Diplomatic Corp.... Check,
Trash the Dept. Of Justice, US ATTYS... Check,
Trash the EPA...Check,
Trash the BLM..... Check,
Trash the US Dept. Housing.... Check
Trash the US TReasury.... Check,
Trash the US Dept. Of Education.... Check
Isn't Fascism insidious and grand ?