Elie Honig Rips Barr: 'I'm Not Going To Be Polite, He's A Liar'

[babylonsister]

7/05/21 9:30am
Elie Honig Rips Barr: 'I'm Not Going To Be Polite, He's A Liar'
"The man lied to us not just once, not just twice but over and over throughout his tenure including starting with the Mueller report, but many things beyond that," he said.
By Susie Madrak


John Avlon welcomed Elie Honig, CNN legal analyst, to talk about his new book "Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Corrupted The Justice Department."

"This is a really well-written book, not surprisingly. You do not need to be a lawyer to appreciate the moral story it tells and how it contrasts with your life as a prosecutor, given the surprising absence of prosecution experience of Bill Barr's Justice Department. I want to ask, you don't pull any punches. You come right out towards the top and say Bill Barr is a liar. Strong words. Why?" Avlon asked.

Honig said both fields of law and media are reluctant to call somebody a liar.

"However, I decided look, I'm not pulling punches here. The man lied to us not just once, not just twice but over and over throughout his tenure, including starting with the Mueller report but many things beyond that, the firing of the Southern District U.S. attorney," he said.

"Remember that when he said, oh, he's stepping down. A few hours later, the U.S. attorney said no, I'm not. He lied to us about the threat of election fraud, things large and small throughout his tenure. I'm not willing to let that sit. I'm going to call it out. I'm not alone. Federal judges, multiple federal judges called him out for obfuscating, not being credible. They said his statements do not align with the facts, all the polite ways of saying liar. I'm not going to be polite, he's a liar."

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https://crooksandliars.com/2021/07/elie-honig-rips-bill-barr-im-not-going-be

[zipplewrath]

1. There should be consequences

Dis"barr"ment, sanctions, suspension, or senate chastisement in some form. An AG shouldn't be able to "get away" with this by any means.

[dchill]

2. Wondering why that's not a given.

[calimary]

6. No kidding. There's a LOT of that going around.

[dchill]

10. Because there are no real consequences for bad behavior...

...or violation of oath of office.

[MyOwnPeace]

4. Senate chastisement?

And what Senate do you know that would be willing to step up and do that? The Senators that voted to confirm him as AG should share a jail cell with that liar!

But I agree - SOMETHING should be done to him for doing such a terrible job......

[zipplewrath]

5. Not this one.

But one would think that at some point the senate would get tired of being ignored by the Executive branch.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. Hell, they spent the last 4 years

ceding ALL power TO the Executive branch!

[uponit7771]

17. ... and jail, No doubt Barr obstructed investigations into Trumptown

[malaise]

3. Bet the bishops welcome him to

communion - that is all

[uriel1972]

8. Now, now...

We mustn't be cynical. *reaches for sarcasm smilie*

[malaise]

9. LOL

[crickets]

11. Woohoo! Finally, somebody is willing to loudly use the 'L' word. nt

[H2O Man]

12. Recommended.

I look forward to getting his book. The guy is brilliant.

[Stuart G]

13. I suppose his boss lied, so Barr lied...Ain't complicated, Is it?

[electric_blue68]

14. Sidebar ...

Honig said both fields of law and media [my emphasis] are reluctant to call somebody a liar.

I remember one of the premier Public Radio Talkers;
WNYC's Brian Lerher switched from every other term for TFG's falsehoods -

To him actually saying the word - "Liar".
(and then kept using it where necessary)

As much as I wanted it - it was shocking the
first tme!
I think it was at least over 2 years or more into TFG's term? Or it sure seemed like it!

[Blue Owl]

15. Everybody knows that Barr is guilty as sin

He enabled The Slobfather's mob rule and looked the other way

[lagomorph777]

16. "obfuscating, not being credible,...statements do not align with the facts, all the polite ways..."

All those euphemisms really chap my hide. We need to call them out every time the media uses them.