Barr on Trump asking aide to change account to Mueller: 'That's not a crime'

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Source: The Hill

Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday asserted that it's "not a crime" for President Trump to ask an aide to lie for him, and argued there is a difference between asking someone to fire special counsel Robert Mueller versus having him removed based on a conflict of interest.

At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) questioned Barr over whether Trump obstructed justice.

"You still have a situation where a president essentially tries to change the lawyer's account in order to prevent further criticism of himself," Feinstein said, referencing an episode detailed in Mueller's report involving former White House counsel Don McGahn.

"Well that’s not a crime," Barr responded.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441586-barr-on-trump-asking-aide-to-change-account-to-mueller-thats-not-a?__twitter_impression=true

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1. Ah, the old "He is not a crook" defense....

[SWBTATTReg]

2. And this coming from a US AG? The rule of law in this country has been overruled by the ...

likes of these people going to the ends of the earth to prove that rump and cronies didn't lie to Congress, didn't lie to Mueller's investigators (why did so many get charged w/ the crime of lying?). Barr is also guilty of such conduct and should be ruled in contempt of Congress.

[NastyRiffraff]

3. The look on Feinstein's face when he said that!

It was a combination of disbelief and disgust.

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4. That guy is sooo unamerican

So... now it’s okay to lie...wow!!!

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6. he's not our AG, he's the Idiot's Roy Cohn

birds of a feather

[Mc Mike]

5. Rump orders the lawyer to change his account of Rump's previous obstruction orders.

Rump isn't worried about criticism. He's worried that McGahn's testimony shows Rump committing obstruction, so he commits obstruction again, by ordering McGahn to lie about Rump's previous obstruction attempts.

[Vinca]

7. Barr is like a mob lawyer.

Wonder if he's been promised $$$$$ on the back side.