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(Bloomberg) -- Attorney General William Barr has become one of Donald Trumps most potent sources of campaign ammunition and political cover less than 50 days before the president faces voters, a most unconventional role for the nations top law enforcement officer.
Adding to critics concern that hes cast aside the notion of Justice Department independence, Barr has hurled himself and his agency into the middle of the most controversial issues that Trump and his campaign see as vital to winning re-election on Nov. 3.
In recent days, Barr has belittled the career prosecutors he leads, told U.S. attorneys to consider charging violent protesters under a sedition law that makes it a crime to interfere with law enforcement or plot a coup, compared coronavirus lockdowns to slavery and intervened in a case involving a rape accusation against Trump that was being handled by the presidents personal lawyers.
Barr has given no indication that he plans to back down as the election nears, as polls consistently show Trump lagging Democrat Joe Biden. Instead, the two-time attorney general is maintaining a high profile as he presses ahead with efforts to amplify Trumps message about law and order.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/william-barr-goes-all-in-for-trump-campaign-themes-weeks-before-election/ar-BB19aqTY?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP
Channeling his inner John Mitchell I guess.
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