Just the rumor that Jerry Nadler is going to subpoena William Barr has Republicans hot and bothered

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has said that he’s sure that Geoffrey Berman, until this week the U. S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, will testify before the committee. That may not happen at a scheduled hearing on Wednesday. On the other hand … it might. But the word is that Nadler wants someone else to appear: He intends to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to explain how, with five months left in Trump’s term, there’s a possible reason for removing a U. S. attorney in the middle of critical investigations of Trump associates, which is not corrupt.

And Republicans are already making it very, very clear they have an opinion in this matter. That opinion being—Barr shouldn’t talk. Because if he talks, they get to go into the home stretch of the election season, with yet another high-publicized hearing in which they have to protect the schemes of Barr and Donald Trump. Rather than pretend that they don’t hear anything wrong, they’d really rather not hear anything to start with.

Just the rumor that Nadler intends to subpoena Barr was enough to get Jim Jordan to wrestle up some paper and pin down a letter. In what may be the most amusing example of projection not coming directly from Trump, Jordan accuses Nadler of having a “partisan posture” toward Barr by, you know, wanting him to ask him things. Jordan also finds it just outrageous that Nadler would think there was anything at all to see in Barr announcing the resignation of a U. S. attorney who had not resigned, or saying that Trump had fired that attorney, when Trump denied it.

Barr directly and deliberately lied to the public at least twice in the removal of Berman. That much is absolutely self-evident.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/23/1955298/-Just-the-rumor-that-Jerry-Nadler-is-going-to-subpoena-William-Barr-has-Republicans-hot-and-bothered?detail=emaildkre

Love the expression by Collins.

[Leghorn21]

1. WAANNHHHH!! But hey, Billy Barr ain't worried

...or is he?...

[leftieNanner]

3. Up until the past few weeks, I think Bully Billy

Thought he had unlimited and uncheckable power. SCOTUS reminded him that they still have some say in matters of law.

And his self-own on Friday night is stunning. He's getting a LOT of push back. My feeling is that he has believed his own hype about Executive Branch power and thought he couldn't be stopped. He may come to regret the choices he has made.

For us, sooner rather than later.

After listening to Rachel's show last night, I was at least a little bit heartened that all is not lost.

[Iliyah]

2. Nothing new . . .

republicans think they are above the law.

[BComplex]

4. They think they are above the law, and that democrats don't DESERVE the law.

They're a different species than humans.

[musclecar6]

5. Yeah

Republicans are all about I got mine and fuck you.

[Baked Potato]

6. That photo should be in the history books.