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**Barr Judiciary Hearing Thread # 3** (Original Post) blogslut Jul 2020 OP
BAMB !!! "why not", We need more Swawells !! uponit7771 Jul 2020 #1
+1 H2O Man Jul 2020 #66
Barr is so mad blogslut Jul 2020 #2
+1, wtf did Barr think would happen ?! He thinks Americans like him ?! These people live on another uponit7771 Jul 2020 #6
Lemme guess... it was something about Store, right? Wednesdays Jul 2020 #7
Swalwell is kicking butt! mnmoderatedem Jul 2020 #3
Barr calls the facts that Stone lied to the FBI a Rube Goldberg theory blogslut Jul 2020 #4
Oh, so the sentencing shenanigans around Michael Cohen make Barr mad too blogslut Jul 2020 #5
Barr lied, he said he didn't read Trumps tweets uponit7771 Jul 2020 #8
I know! blogslut Jul 2020 #9
Swalwell: At your confirmation hearing, you were asked if a President could pardon in exchange for flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #10
Thanks for the play-by-play gratuitous Jul 2020 #26
Sounds about right pandr32 Jul 2020 #27
He only will look for evidence of a crime if it is Trump's enemy. avebury Jul 2020 #91
McClintock (R) throws another sofball blogslut Jul 2020 #11
And tosses a random shot at Keith Ellison. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #15
Barr can't have it both ways Karma13612 Jul 2020 #12
Anyone asked about Lafayette Park and the National Guard officer yet? Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #13
Yes. Susan Calvin Jul 2020 #16
Ted Lieu up blogslut Jul 2020 #14
Lieu says federal forces snatching a protestor off the street and detaining him blogslut Jul 2020 #17
Lieu is awesome! Karma13612 Jul 2020 #18
That Debbie Lesko Susan Calvin Jul 2020 #19
They're just using time to spread lies about Democrats. It's disgusting. nolabear Jul 2020 #20
Debbie Lesko (R) is such an asshole blogslut Jul 2020 #21
Has anyone asked why the stormtroopers are not identifiable? n/t ariadne0614 Jul 2020 #22
I don't think so? blogslut Jul 2020 #25
If you're going to say my name malaise Jul 2020 #23
Rep. Lesko should worry about her own state Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #24
Recess over, David Cicilline up blogslut Jul 2020 #28
Barr blinks his eyes when having to swallow facts Karma13612 Jul 2020 #29
Cicilline challenging Barr about the "Russia hoax" blogslut Jul 2020 #30
That's how it needs to be done! backtoblue Jul 2020 #32
He's excellent malaise Jul 2020 #33
So, basically Barr just claimed gassing peaceful protestors is collateral damage blogslut Jul 2020 #31
"Do you think it is ever appropriate to use tear gas on peaceful protestors?" Rep Cicciline Mersky Jul 2020 #34
when Barr is down to parsing words agingdem Jul 2020 #38
Cicilline showing film of peaceful protests now blogslut Jul 2020 #35
Showing videos of peaceful protest Mersky Jul 2020 #36
Greg Steube (R) blogslut Jul 2020 #37
Guess he doesn't know FISA warrants have to be court approved Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #42
Ciccilini is a very sharp questioner. brooklynite Jul 2020 #39
Cicilline aint having Barr's non-answers backtoblue Jul 2020 #40
And to waste time, stuebe goes off topic into a deep state wallow hole Mersky Jul 2020 #41
I have to wonder if BLOTUS told the GOP members to keep flogging blogslut Jul 2020 #43
Of course he did. Karma13612 Jul 2020 #59
Jamie Raskin quoted a bishop describing the clearing the of Lafayette Square Mersky Jul 2020 #44
Raskin now calling barr out - big time Mersky Jul 2020 #45
Gym Jordan plays the clown by interrupting Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #46
Anyone else want to start thread number four? blogslut Jul 2020 #47
I'll start one after this thread gets a little longer Mersky Jul 2020 #48
I'm holding you to that blogslut Jul 2020 #49
No worries Mersky Jul 2020 #51
Gym Jordan trying to claim going to work and church are more important than protesting blogslut Jul 2020 #50
Jayapal tries to get Barr to justify gassing protestors at Lafayette Square blogslut Jul 2020 #52
Jayapal now bringing up his semantics BS in his slippery redefining tear gas and pepper balls Mersky Jul 2020 #53
Jayapal compares the armed "open r up" protests to the protests against the presidnet blogslut Jul 2020 #54
Yes! Jayapal has his double standard number, too Mersky Jul 2020 #55
Y'all gotta hear this: Mersky Jul 2020 #94
Jayapal's questioning session was brilliant! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ nt Karma13612 Jul 2020 #56
Reschenthaler another Republican asshole who needs to worry about his own state Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #57
Interesting, barr wants to keep the discussion about antifa Mersky Jul 2020 #58
Antifa is a known entity and a easy blanket target for their ire blogslut Jul 2020 #62
Yeah, it's their catch-all boogeyman Mersky Jul 2020 #69
Val Demings is up! Mersky Jul 2020 #60
Bringing out Berman now! Mossfern Jul 2020 #61
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #63
Demings goes back to Berman's exit Mersky Jul 2020 #64
Val Demings asking if Barr interfered in investigations run by the SDNY blogslut Jul 2020 #65
She is SO GOOD!!!! H2O Man Jul 2020 #67
Yeah, no! Imean, will I confirm it? blogslut Jul 2020 #68
Criminal. H2O Man Jul 2020 #70
Roger Stone questions notably piss him off blogslut Jul 2020 #71
Right. H2O Man Jul 2020 #72
I also think Barr may hate Stone blogslut Jul 2020 #75
Great point! H2O Man Jul 2020 #76
Hey, Kelly Armstrong (R) blogslut Jul 2020 #73
Oh gawd that was the stretch of stretches Mersky Jul 2020 #74
Lou Correa trying to get Barr to justify why the WH wants to remove aliens from the census blogslut Jul 2020 #77
Correa went into apportionment and definitions in regards to immigrations and the census Mersky Jul 2020 #78
Hey, Tom Tiffany (R)! blogslut Jul 2020 #79
Mary Scalon tells Barr about health advisors recommending nationwide mail-in voting blogslut Jul 2020 #80
That guy, I don't know who he was, but he is awful Mersky Jul 2020 #81
Barr admits he has no evidence that foreign entities will interfere with mail-in voting blogslut Jul 2020 #82
Scanlon calling the WH and Barr on this mail-in BS blogslut Jul 2020 #83
Sylvia Garcia up blogslut Jul 2020 #84
In response to Garcia, Barr claims blogslut Jul 2020 #85
Pat Cicilline just wiped the floor with Barr's ass flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #86
I'm gonna put a clip of Garcia's questioning here Mersky Jul 2020 #87
It was stunning blogslut Jul 2020 #88
MOVE over to Thread #4 after Neguse's questioning Mersky Jul 2020 #89
Joe Neguse is good blogslut Jul 2020 #90
Thread 4 is UP Mersky Jul 2020 #92
thank you! blogslut Jul 2020 #93
No, no - thank you! Mersky Jul 2020 #95

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
2. Barr is so mad
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:32 PM
Jul 2020

He's yelling at Swallwell

I missed the question setting this thread up. Anyone know what it was?

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
6. +1, wtf did Barr think would happen ?! He thinks Americans like him ?! These people live on another
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:37 PM
Jul 2020

... planet !!

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
9. I know!
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:39 PM
Jul 2020

And just minutes ago Barr was agreeing the president tweets a lot! What a damned lying jerk.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
10. Swalwell: At your confirmation hearing, you were asked if a President could pardon in exchange for
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:39 PM
Jul 2020

a recipients promise not to incriminate. You said that would be a crime. Is that right?

Barr: Yes.

Swalwell: You said a crime. Not 'wrong', not 'unlawful', you said it would be a crime. And when you said that, you promised the American people that if you saw that, you would do something about it. Is that right?

Barr: That's right.

Swalwell: Are you investigating Donald Trump for commuting the sentence of Roger Stone?


Barr: No.

Swalwell: Why not?

Barr: Why should I?

Swalwell: Well let's talk about that!....(talks about Roger Stone a bit, then talks about Trump tweeting about Roger Stone "showing guts not talking to Fed prosecuters)..."do you read the president's tweets?

Barr: No

Swalwell: Well, there's a lot of evidence in there, I think you should start reading them. How can you sit here and ask "why should you investigate the president for using his commutation power to swap the silence of a witness?


gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
26. Thanks for the play-by-play
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jul 2020

It sounds like Barr isn't looking for any evidence of a crime, therefore there's nothing he needs to investigate. Before the day is done, don't be surprised if he plugs his ears, shuts his eyes real tight, and starts in with "La la la la la I can't hear you!"

Karma13612

(4,527 posts)
12. Barr can't have it both ways
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:43 PM
Jul 2020

In one instance he says he doesn’t monitor the Presdent’s tweets
And in the next instance, he is quoted saying that Trump’s tweets make his job difficult

Susan Calvin

(1,644 posts)
16. Yes.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:45 PM
Jul 2020

I don't have details because I was just listening with the TV in another room, but the general idea is I got was that Barr made it sound like they were rioting and getting ready to swarm the White House.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
14. Ted Lieu up
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:44 PM
Jul 2020

Trying to get Barr to explain how he determines probable cause for arrests during protests.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
17. Lieu says federal forces snatching a protestor off the street and detaining him
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jul 2020

is against the 4 Amendment

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
20. They're just using time to spread lies about Democrats. It's disgusting.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:53 PM
Jul 2020

They doctor comments and use them as “evidence” of Democrats saying things they never said, support Barr’s lies, show that BLATANT propaganda video...this is a travesty. The Democrats need to shove their words right down their throats.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
21. Debbie Lesko (R) is such an asshole
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:53 PM
Jul 2020

She's trying to make the protestors out as violent criminals. The thing is, Debbie. During the day, they are peaceful. It's at night, when Barr sends out his stormtroopers, that the violence happens. Why do you think that is, Debbie?

Another recess

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
25. I don't think so?
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jul 2020

But srsly, there's so much bullshit coming from Barr and the repubs, it's hard to keep up.

malaise

(267,813 posts)
23. If you're going to say my name
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jul 2020

the least you can do is pronounce it properly - beautiful but Congresswoman Jayapal should have added that it is also Democratic Party and not Democrat party.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
24. Rep. Lesko should worry about her own state
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jul 2020

Arizona has the eighth highest count of COVID-19. Yet she's concerned about what is going on in Seattle per protests.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
30. Cicilline challenging Barr about the "Russia hoax"
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jul 2020

Cicilline asking if Barr agrees the president shouldn't solicit foreign aid for an election campaign. Finally gets him to agree. Cicilline notes that the agreement took 'work'.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
31. So, basically Barr just claimed gassing peaceful protestors is collateral damage
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:09 PM
Jul 2020

Barr needs to be impeached.

agingdem

(7,759 posts)
38. when Barr is down to parsing words
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:14 PM
Jul 2020

then whatever offense the corrupt asshole is playing is swirling the toilet...

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
35. Cicilline showing film of peaceful protests now
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:12 PM
Jul 2020

I wish he had better techs

I mean it's fine but then, he didn't have time to hire a production company like the GOP did.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
36. Showing videos of peaceful protest
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jul 2020

The phone waving crowd chanting, “Black Lives Matter”, and then the Wall of Moms’ lullaby chant of, “Hands up, please don’t shoot me.”

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
43. I have to wonder if BLOTUS told the GOP members to keep flogging
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:19 PM
Jul 2020

the deadhorse "Russia hoax" theory.

Karma13612

(4,527 posts)
59. Of course he did.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:42 PM
Jul 2020

Any time there is public testimony it is brought up, along with ALWAYS referring to Biden whenever Obama is mentioned.

It is ALWAYS Obama/Biden.

Always.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
44. Jamie Raskin quoted a bishop describing the clearing the of Lafayette Square
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:21 PM
Jul 2020

as antithetical to Christian principles.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
45. Raskin now calling barr out - big time
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:24 PM
Jul 2020

By showing the double standard applied towards Black Lives Matter protestors versus the gun toting RW anti-mask protests.

Raskin got him right there, legally, ethically, and smell test wise.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
48. I'll start one after this thread gets a little longer
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:27 PM
Jul 2020

Closer to 90 or so posts. Thank you for starting/continuing these!

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
49. I'm holding you to that
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:28 PM
Jul 2020

I am much better being a member of the peanut gallery than I am at hosting a thread.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
52. Jayapal tries to get Barr to justify gassing protestors at Lafayette Square
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:32 PM
Jul 2020

Brings up the National Guard whistleblower

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
53. Jayapal now bringing up his semantics BS in his slippery redefining tear gas and pepper balls
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:33 PM
Jul 2020

As not chemical agents.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
54. Jayapal compares the armed "open r up" protests to the protests against the presidnet
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:36 PM
Jul 2020

How come Barr lets those armed people make death threats get away with that shit?

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
55. Yes! Jayapal has his double standard number, too
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:38 PM
Jul 2020

The huge discrepancy of when the pResident won’t activate barr when it’s for racist and white supremacists storming a government office.

No, that passes as acceptable protest by the tRump/barr administration.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
57. Reschenthaler another Republican asshole who needs to worry about his own state
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:41 PM
Jul 2020

Shitting his pants over the ANTIFA boogieman

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
58. Interesting, barr wants to keep the discussion about antifa
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:42 PM
Jul 2020

Away from others - anarchists and far-left groups. Is just odd.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
62. Antifa is a known entity and a easy blanket target for their ire
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:44 PM
Jul 2020

FOX news made sure of that. It's easy to just call them all Antifa.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
69. Yeah, it's their catch-all boogeyman
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

I don’t think it’s a known entity, though. Is a euphemism they flog to avoid saying the words, protestors against fascism, etc.

H2O Man

(73,323 posts)
63. Recommended.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jul 2020

This is fucking wild! I love the Democrats. The republicans are shitheads. Burr is pathological with his lies. I am enjoying seeing his discomfort.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
64. Demings goes back to Berman's exit
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:46 PM
Jul 2020

June 20 - giuliani suggests he was removed for investigating matters close to the pResident

“Have you in any way attempted to interfere in SDNY investigations?”

H2O Man

(73,323 posts)
70. Criminal.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:49 PM
Jul 2020

He reminds me of Nixon.

My cousin calls me about once every ten minutes, laughing at how pissed Barr is becoming.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
75. I also think Barr may hate Stone
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:55 PM
Jul 2020

And he's sensitive about that line of questioning because he hates having to justify doing favors for that slimeball.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
73. Hey, Kelly Armstrong (R)
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:53 PM
Jul 2020

The violence starts at night because THAT'S when the stormtroopers come out.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
74. Oh gawd that was the stretch of stretches
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:54 PM
Jul 2020

I’m sorry, but, laser pointers are not IEDs.

As with all, and I mean, all of the republicans, armstrong’s lines of ‘argument’ are well beneath the Judiciary Committee.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
77. Lou Correa trying to get Barr to justify why the WH wants to remove aliens from the census
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:58 PM
Jul 2020

Barr cites an Alabama case.

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
78. Correa went into apportionment and definitions in regards to immigrations and the census
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:01 PM
Jul 2020

Then chided at barr for tRump’s outrageous use of tweets.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
79. Hey, Tom Tiffany (R)!
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:05 PM
Jul 2020

Garrett Foster was murdered in Austin by a person who tried to run protestors down with his car. Why aren't you incensed about that?

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
80. Mary Scalon tells Barr about health advisors recommending nationwide mail-in voting
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:06 PM
Jul 2020

Barr lies and claims he never heard of such a thing

Mersky

(4,969 posts)
81. That guy, I don't know who he was, but he is awful
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jul 2020

He was basically saying that a protest on a city block in various cities is widespread anarchy. Is disingenuous and dangerous. Is the type of b.s. spray that can only happen in the age of propaganda outlets like fox snooze, etc.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
83. Scanlon calling the WH and Barr on this mail-in BS
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:09 PM
Jul 2020

You and the president are helping our enemies - my take

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
84. Sylvia Garcia up
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:11 PM
Jul 2020

Asking about Manafort and why he was released over thousands of other prisoner are risk for COVID

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
85. In response to Garcia, Barr claims
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 03:14 PM
Jul 2020

he has no idea why the DOJ has only processed 7 claims by prisoners for release due to COVID

Sure, Bill

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