Yes, Bill Barr is 1000% doing this for one reason alone: To save his fat ass.

[Tommy Carcetti]

That being said, I'm happy to accept every single word he offers.

This is the John Bolton testimony we never got in the First Impeachment. A thoroughly unlikeable soul who, acting solely out of self-interest, tells the truth to avoid being the fall guy.

[Sympthsical]

1. He's just laying waste to the fraud claims

Good.

[empedocles]

2. Agree

[elleng]

3. He's doing this because it's his obligation.

[Ocelot II]

7. Barr hasn't lived up to many of his obligations in the past, so

I'm not convinced that's his primary motivation.

[uponit7771]

12. +1,

[lame54]

17. I find it irrelevant...

Keep talking Barr

[Ocelot II]

21. Yup. At this point his motivation isn't important.

[Mr. Evil]

24. I'm going with he's saving his fat ass.

[Mr.Bill]

34. He might think it will help him sell

more books.

[Escurumbele]

38. Agreed, he is CYAing, deep down he knows he is a corrupt lawyer, and he is most probably trying to

prevent an investigation against him. I have a feeling that he left a ton of skeletons behind.

[onetexan]

39. Yup what he discloses is for self preservation purposes

[Thomas Hurt]

11. He is doing this because the Pig's self coup failed and now he is covering his ass.

Barr is a believer in the imperial Presidency. IMO he is more upset it failed than it was wrong in the first place.

[onetexan]

40. +1 -K&R!!

[wnylib]

41. But he resigned before J6. I think he was

willing to support a coup, but not one as half-assed as TFG was trying to pull off with Rudy's leadership.

[crickets]

44. Bingo. nt

[forgotmylogin]

36. In D&D, Barr would be aligned "Lawful Evil". n/t

[Renaissance Man]

4. Barr's Testimony

Something Trump didn't calculate is how damning Barr's testimony would be if he ever were in a deposition regarding Trump's actions after the election.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

47. Very good point

[Ocelot II]

5. And to salvage what tiny scraps might remain of his reputation.

I doubt he will be criminally prosecuted, though he might deserve it, and by this time he's probably rolled on TFG with whatever he's got. But whatever his motivation, his testimony certainly seems helpful so far.

[Wounded Bear]

6. He spent a few years in the wilderness for saving Reagan's ass...

he's too old to repeat that for trump.

[SallyHemmings]

8. Agreed

To hear him say that the AG was not his personal attorney was stunning.

I will say that I’m glad he stopped being said personal attorney if only to save his own backside.

[Novara]

15. Oh, but he absolutely knew what he was in for when he took the job in the first place.

He absolutely knew he would be expected to be the orange asshole's lapdog. He fucked up Mueller's findings, remember?

He knew what he was in for.

He's only covering his ass now.

[Volaris]

26. Yes, but he's trading his own ass for trumps.

Works for me.

[jcgoldie]

9. He talks about conversations with Trump laughingly like...

...he's talking about trying to talk sense into a grouchy toddler who wants a cookie...

[Raven123]

13. And we know how thin skinned TFG is.

[Raven123]

10. Finally TFG knows what being thrown under the bus feels like

[BumRushDaShow]

14. And he does it so smoothly and matter-of-factly too

[elleng]

16. OR HE WOULD BE SUBPOENAED.

[Takket]

18. that's fine with me......... i can't stand him, but if Barr getting a deal to save his ass

is what helps lock up drumpf, I'll make that deal 1000 times over.

[2naSalit]

19. Probably has a plea bargain...

That includes immunity in the Epstein murder.

[MontanaMama]

45. Oooohh. Good point.

I forgot about that connection. Barr really is the POS and a horrible person. He's 72 years old...he might want to call it a day.

[2naSalit]

50. Yeah, that's what I think.

He's only loyal to himself. It's also worth asking why he wanted into that administration in the first place.

What was it that he saw as an opportunity not to be passed up that prompted him to advertise for the job and get it with no trouble?

It was inevitable that Epstein and that crooked prosecutor in FL were going to be exposed and a lot of rich and famous people would have been exposed, including Barr and his dad who facilitated Epstein's criminal career. He's got things to hide and this is his ticket to dying at home with his dignity in tact. Fucker.


So selling out the biggest pain in his ass ever was a no brainer for Bill, and for no exposure with regard to the whole other thing as the "price" to pay, pffft, it's probably his pleasure to do it.

[JanLip]

20. Covering his behind

Funny he backed trump and lied for him but as soon as his “society” got their 3 con judges he started to tell the truth. They got what they wanted and dropped him like a hot potato 🥔

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Agree

[barbtries]

25. bill barr is a slimy snake of a human.

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i don't know how he garners any respect from anyone. same with condoleeza rice, richard nixon, dick cheney, kissinger. reagan!

grrrrr

it's good that he's spilling now though, if only that enough republicans who do respect him stop and think and realize what happened. An attempted coup, the overthrow of our democracy? It's BIG, but it did happen. We should all know that and it's so damaging and depressing that so many people do not. I really, really hope these hearings inspire some people to pull the plank out of their eyes.

[Tree Lady]

32. I saw him as a smooth character

He does all these things to keep Trump from being impeached and goes along with everything until he realized he personally could go to jail then he goes to Trump after over a month of not seeing or talking to him and says you lost basically get over it and repeating that over the next month until he quit.

[barbtries]

43. yeah,

I'm not pretending he's stupid or anything. just a gargantuan asshole.

[wiggs]

27. Two things: 1). Why is the USAG, whose salary we pay, exploring election issues and doing

work as though he were part of a campaign?

2). Barr is keeping up the appearance that Trump REALLY believed there was fraud rather than the truth which is that Trump was looking for a narrative to SELL to the public. This may be a key defensive strategy for Trump down the road...and we all know that Barr's life's work is in support of a unitary, authoritative president. Barr has said he would vote for him again.

In support of the Committee's narrative, the Committee could easily get into Trump's history as a con man, cheat, and liar. Always has been. Would help their case that this is just another grift, this time for money and ego-stroking but also for power and self-preservation.

Trump's whole life is selling BS

[wnylib]

42. Interesting point. Trump might very well

twist the testimony of so many people who told him that he lost to claim that he really did believe that he had won. That's why everyone had to tell him so many times that he did not win.

Don't think that it will work, but I would expect him to try that angle.

He's a smooth con.

[Traildogbob]

28. As long as

We can nail the other fat ass traitor and keep him out of any office ever again. And many of his minions. Only matters to who see’s this presentation, but it sure makes Fux News look like the most lying media asshole ever lived in this country. Maybe someday in the future the names Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham will be as toxic as Adolf. And their families slide around in dark corners in disgusting Shame everywhere they go. Barron needs to run like hell from his name as well as all Jr’s spawn from his wife he shat on. I would bet that may already be a thing.

[patphil]

29. I have no respect for Barr, but apparently there was a line that Trump crossed.

And Barr wasn't willing to cross it with/for him.

So, I am glad to hear his testimony, but it doesn't excuse his horrible conduct as Attorney General.

[FakeNoose]

31. Partly he's getting revenge because Chump essentially fired him

But yeah, his main motive is to keep his own ass out of prison. Barr is despicable, but not stupid.

[Bev54]

30. This guy is an idiot, he says that Trump is detached from reality

but he will still support him if he runs again?? He has said that knowing all this, give me a break.

[llashram]

33. yep

the only reason...

[calimary]

35. Yep. That's about the size of it.

And of him.

[twodogsbarking]

37. I'll take the truth over lies regardless of who is stating it.

[2Gingersnaps]

46. Trump: He sucks!

Barr: No he REALLY sucks!

Yep, 1000% covering for the Republican Party hierarchy, not to be confused with pandering rank and file and the trump sockpuppets. The hierarchy had to choke back the gag reflux and hope the clown didn't do too much damage if that's what they had to do to win an election, Jeff Sessions couldn't rise to the occasion so enter Bill Barr to save the party from itself. Barr couldn't stop the damage, the yay hoos could not be controlled. Trump's most highly successful grift, snatched from him. A mighty wounded bore. All Barr can do is stick a fork in it.

[ShazamIam]

48. I would credit some of his motivation to revenge. Trump finally fully disgusted this old style

GHWBush/Cheny style authoritarian.

[iemanja]

49. He was called to testify and didn't want to commit perjury for Trump.

Saving his ass or not doesn't matter.

[Faux pas]

51. Kickety Kickin'

Agree a million percent.

[gldstwmn]

52. Well he's a pro at that. This was probably a cake walk after fixing Iran Contra.