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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump fired Barr on the spot !
Told him to not go back to his office, but to go home!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10574785/Bill-Barr-says-Trump-fired-spot-said-election-fraud-claims-bulls.html
Barr describes more than one loud confrontation with Trump in his forthcoming memoir about working in the White House, One Damn Thing After Another
In an interview he described the moment he offered to resign, after noting Trump was 'angry' over his refusal to accept election fraud claims
'Boom!' Trump slammed his hand on his desk and said 'Accepted' when Barr offered to leave.
It was a stunning end for Barr, whose efforts to summarize the Mueller report were seen as aiding Trump's cause in avoiding consequences.
Mad_Machine76
(24,353 posts)he never gives it.
Claustrum
(4,845 posts)He pledged his full loyalty to Putin and Kim.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)14 months after the fact. Plan on testifying before the January 6 committee? No? Gotta wash your hair that day? Okay.
JHB
(37,128 posts)doc03
(35,143 posts)Claustrum
(4,845 posts)Nevilledog
(50,659 posts)I'm sure it was an honest oversight.
LetMyPeopleVote
(143,998 posts)dchill
(38,315 posts)Journeyman
(15,001 posts)What a coincidence. That's my assessment of the Trump Administration as well!
PJMcK
(21,916 posts)I read elsewhere that Trump rescinded his action and Barr stuck around for a while longer. Sorry but I dont have the source at hand.
kentuck
(110,947 posts)A two-week notice would not look as suspicious as leaving without an explanation....
PJMcK
(21,916 posts)FakeNoose
(32,328 posts)Chump accepted his resignation, then his staff talked him back down.
Barr's resignation went into effect before Christmas in 2020 because he KNEW what a clusterfuck Chump was walking into. He TOLD Chump that he lost the election, there is no BIG LIE, and the insurrection was a huge mistake. Chump wouldn't listen. Chump fucked around and found out.
Not that I think Bill Barr is a good guy, by any stretch. But he's not crazy, and he knew that his boss was out of his mind.
jalan48
(13,797 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,540 posts)Fuck him and his self-serving bullshit.