Trump-Barr pick to be the new SDNY US attorney confirms today he's played golf with Trump

[mahatmakanejeeves]

David Fahrenthold Retweeted

Trump-Barr pick to be the new US attorney at the Southern District of New York confirms today he’s played golf with Trump “a handful of times” and says the idea of taking the job was “entirely my idea” — and came up the weekend of June 12th.

Link to tweet

[Dirty Socialist]

1. How can Trump get away with this?

Seriously. Is there some sort of law against it?

[Me.]

2. 'Taking' Being THe Operative Word

[Jarqui]

3. He's never prosecuted anyone in his career. ...nt

[Nevilledog]

5. But he's represented Deutsche Bank.

[AZ8theist]

4. Come for the golf...

Leave with the Fascist Dictatorship.

vile scum.

[yonder]

6. I thought Berman's deputy was going to fill that slot

and the reason he stepped down without a fight. Or is she a placeholder until Clayton is formally approved (presumably)?

[MaryMagdaline]

7. Great so our US Attorney got the job because he let

Trump win in golf

[dalton99a]

8. Independence, my ass

Another Trump liar

[ecstatic]

9. Kompromat was discussed. duh! nt