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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:16 PM Feb 2020

Trump says he has 'total confidence' in Barr

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has "total confidence" in Attorney General William Barr despite a swirl of controversies in the past week that have led to questions about the department's impartiality and widespread calls for Barr to step down.

Speaking at Joint Base Andrews, Trump also said that he "never spoke to (Barr) about the Roger Stone case," though his tweet last week lambasting prosecutors' recommended sentence for his former ally came hours before top Justice Department officials disavowed the initial request and ask for greater leniency for the longtime political fixer.

Trump said he "chose not to be involved" in the Stone case and that he's "not even thinking" about a pardon for his longtime ally, calling the commutation and pardons he announced on Tuesday "totally unrelated" to Stone's case.

The Justice Department has been roiled by events in the past week, starting with the decision by top DOJ officials to reduce the recommended sentence against Stone, which led all four federal prosecutors who took the case to trial to withdraw. Late last week, Barr also ordered a re-examination of several high-profile cases, including that of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-has-total-confidence-in-barr/ar-BB1086jU?ocid=msn360

Translation, "I need him to keep my immense ass out of jail."

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Trump says he has 'total confidence' in Barr (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP
Hasn't he said he "has total confidence" Doreen Feb 2020 #1
Pretty sure you're correct. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #2
I do not believe Barr is thinking about leaving. irisblue Feb 2020 #3
Il bacio della morte C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #4

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
1. Hasn't he said he "has total confidence"
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:49 PM
Feb 2020

in everybody else he took on then fired or forced to resign?

Maybe I am wrong but it sounds so damn familiar.

Ms. Toad

(33,915 posts)
2. Pretty sure you're correct.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:58 PM
Feb 2020

My first reaction was that Trump must be about to fire him. Probably by tweet.

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