In Texas, questions grow about a lesser-known US Attorney ousted by Attorney General Barr
By Kara Scannell, Evan Perez and Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 11:40 AM ET, Fri June 26, 2020
Washington (CNN) Over Memorial Day weekend, Attorney General William Barr removed a low-profile US attorney in Texas following the public airing of a dispute over an investigation into Walmart -- a move that didn't draw the same attention as the firing of the high-profile US attorney in Manhattan, but is now raising new questions about political interference inside the Justice Department.
Joseph Brown, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and a Trump appointee, was pushed out after ProPublica published a nearly 7,000-word story headlined "Walmart was almost charged criminally over opioids. Trump appointees killed the indictment," which described an internal battle over a Texas prosecutor's efforts to bring criminal charges against Walmart, according to people familiar with the matter. Walmart has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Brown quietly resigned, but now the forced exit from last month is getting renewed attention as the latest move that has stoked concerns about the politicization of the Justice Department under Barr.
The House Judiciary Committee is investigating the matter, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN, and has lined up a witness who filed a whistleblower complaint with the Justice Department inspector general to testify about the handling of the Walmart investigation.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/politics/barr-texas-questionable-ouster/index.html
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And here I thought that John Mitchell would be the most corrupt AG in my lifetime. He was a choir boy compared to barr. He needs to go to prison.
