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The Bill Barr Corruption factor unearthed: (Original Post) 634-5789 Apr 2021 OP
Please jail Barr for life, along with Fat ass tRump and Giuliani. 634-5789 Apr 2021 #1
That's where all 3 are headed. KS Toronado Apr 2021 #10
I might be wrong but I think: Botany Apr 2021 #2
Maybe...but Barr did not try to correct anything upon his dismissal... 634-5789 Apr 2021 #3
Barr has a long history of being a republican "fixer" and keeping the dirt hidden. Botany Apr 2021 #4
Hear, hear! 1000% CORRECT!!! secondwind Apr 2021 #6
You are correct on everything but "the made up law", it is an "opinion" which should not Escurumbele Apr 2021 #7
Yup! It was all made up by Barr in order to protect Trump and if you had "a problem" with ... Botany Apr 2021 #8
If Mueller had a spine and wasn't part of the DoJ good old boys club, Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #24
Yep. The very fact that he & wife are close personal friends with Barr & his wife Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2021 #28
Yup, Bush I Raygun and co. burrowowl Apr 2021 #16
Sold military gear and chemical weapons to both Iran and Iraq, took that money and hid it in Swiss.. Botany Apr 2021 #18
A non violent traitor. wnylib Apr 2021 #27
i think you're right malaise Apr 2021 #19
Let's see if WP or NYT expand the story. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2021 #5
This guy got the story originally from the big investigative Hortensis Apr 2021 #22
Thanks. I subscribe to both and missed it. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2021 #23
K&R...Barr is dirty TBS... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #9
Obstruction is still Obstruction turbinetree Apr 2021 #11
Biden's DOJ is putting the infrastructure together notKeith Apr 2021 #12
Agreed ........... turbinetree Apr 2021 #13
This right here: Unwind Your Mind Apr 2021 #26
Disbar Barr and then jail him. Martin68 Apr 2021 #14
Their imprisonment cannot happen too soon. No deals for any of them. There is evidence enough. BSdetect Apr 2021 #15
Imagine how hard it must be to work in a place where the capo dei capi is against you. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #17
K&R UTUSN Apr 2021 #20
preferrably in jail with read only internet cynical_idealist Apr 2021 #21
Jail Bill Barr. Hassler Apr 2021 #25
Not sure it was all corruption. summer_in_TX Apr 2021 #29
omigawd i cannot believe barbtries Apr 2021 #30

Botany

(70,488 posts)
2. I might be wrong but I think:
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 08:00 AM
Apr 2021

Trump was so desperate to stay in power because he needed the DoJ and Bill Barr to block
investigations into crimes.

Even Bill Barr had his limits and when he saw Trump's upcoming attempted to coup in order
to overthrow the Government to keep Biden from becoming President he quit.

634-5789

(4,175 posts)
3. Maybe...but Barr did not try to correct anything upon his dismissal...
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 08:02 AM
Apr 2021

He' guilty, and should be jailed.

Botany

(70,488 posts)
4. Barr has a long history of being a republican "fixer" and keeping the dirt hidden.
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 08:23 AM
Apr 2021

He stopped the Iran/Contra investigations by having HW issue pardons and he and Rob
Rosenstein ran a neat little game on Mueller making it impossible for the investigation
from getting to Trump. Barr had his made up "law" that a sitting President can not be
indicted and Rosenstein limited Mueller to just Trump and Russia but then Mueller couldn't
do anything because when the time came and the proof was there he couldn't indict Trump.

Barr was Trump's consigliere kind of like Tom Hagen in "The Godfather" but I think he bolted
because he wanted no part in Donny's attempted coup.

Escurumbele

(3,386 posts)
7. You are correct on everything but "the made up law", it is an "opinion" which should not
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 09:00 AM
Apr 2021

have the weight it has, or that they gave it, but it is something that must be discarded, it doesn't make any sense, it simply protects a criminal in the WH.

That "opinion" was brought out during Nixon.

I have a suspicion that Giuliani must have already deleted most of the evidence against him. I just hope it is in the cloud.

Botany

(70,488 posts)
8. Yup! It was all made up by Barr in order to protect Trump and if you had "a problem" with ...
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 09:09 AM
Apr 2021

... Barr's phony ass law (which in essence said that a POTUS is above the law) then where do
you go with your complaints? The DoJ under Barr or a Federal court that might very well have
a Judge on it appointed by w bush or Trump.

Mr.Bill

(24,275 posts)
24. If Mueller had a spine and wasn't part of the DoJ good old boys club,
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 07:59 PM
Apr 2021

he would have said "You think I can't indict a sitting President? Just watch me."

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
28. Yep. The very fact that he & wife are close personal friends with Barr & his wife
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 12:13 AM
Apr 2021

was a red flag from the start..

Botany

(70,488 posts)
18. Sold military gear and chemical weapons to both Iran and Iraq, took that money and hid it in Swiss..
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 11:04 AM
Apr 2021

... bank accounts, and then used that money to run an illegal war in central America (Nicaragua)
against people who never did anything to any American. BTW they also had a nice little cocaine
running operation too. Reagan got out of being held accountable because of his dementia and HW
and his crew got out of trouble because Barr had H.W. issue a lot of pardons.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. This guy got the story originally from the big investigative
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 12:02 PM
Apr 2021

news sources. I believe both the NYT and WaPo give a few courtesy articles each month, so after googling hopefully you could open earlier articles. In any case, they're on it.

notKeith

(138 posts)
12. Biden's DOJ is putting the infrastructure together
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 10:05 AM
Apr 2021

..that the Trump administration dismantled.
As they indict, "turn", and process more Jan 6 insurrectionists, these things have a way of expanding. I really hope the Biden team remains vigilant and remembers the outcome of previous GOP shenanigans.
From Reagan on, every Republican president has performed more blatantly illegal behavior. It has to be addressed. It has to stop.
This time, Trump actually tried to overthrow the government. Next time, they'll succeed.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,041 posts)
26. This right here:
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 09:27 PM
Apr 2021

Bottom line

‘ From Reagan on, every Republican president has performed more blatantly illegal behavior.
It has to be addressed. It has to stop.’

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
17. Imagine how hard it must be to work in a place where the capo dei capi is against you.
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 10:40 AM
Apr 2021

A concerted effort by a man with almost ultimate power within your workplace is doing his best to thwart you.

summer_in_TX

(2,731 posts)
29. Not sure it was all corruption.
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 01:05 AM
Apr 2021

From Politico:

"FBI agents sought permission to search Giuliani’s apartment last summer, but officials at DOJ headquarters didn’t green-light the move because of rules limiting some steps in the lead-up to elections."

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/29/ukrainian-lawmaker-fbi-giuliani-485011


That rule is long-standing, I believe. In fact it's the one that James Comey violated when he discussed Hillary's further emails discovered on a laptop – AFTER early voting was underway in many states.

barbtries

(28,787 posts)
30. omigawd i cannot believe
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 10:57 AM
Apr 2021

we had someone in charge of the JUSTICE department who didn't give a flying fuck about JUSTICE!



can Barr go down for this too?

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