Attorney General William Barr accuses some DOJ prosecutors of becoming 'headhunters'
Source: ABC News
Attorney General William Barr took sharp aim at federal line prosecutors in remarks at Hillsdale College's "Constitution Day" celebration Wednesday evening, describing them as improperly working to take law enforcement decisions into their own hands in contravention of the traditional chain of command.
"Even the most well-meaning people can do great damage if they lose perspective," Barr said. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as they say. Individual prosecutors can sometimes become headhunters, consumed with taking down their target."
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Barr's remarks come as he has repeatedly faced pushback within the department from federal career prosecutors involved in cases related to allies of President Donald Trump, such as self-proclaimed "dirty trickster" Roger Stone and Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Career prosecutors resigned from both cases after what they believed were Barr's improper interventions in matters of direct political interest to Trump.
And just last week, a top prosecutor for U.S. attorney John Durham, assisting him in his probe of the Russia investigation, resigned from the DOJ. The Hartford Courant reported the resignation was related to pressure from Barr to produce an interim report prior to the November presidential election.
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ashredux
(2,593 posts)Before the Election he will come out and say Joe Biden committed crimes in spying on Trump and his campaign....
PSPS
(13,512 posts)I heard tonight that Barr intends to force all career prosecutors to have their cases "reviewed" by political appointees (i.e., "minders" ) before they can proceed with filing any charges.
ashredux
(2,593 posts)Barr will join John Mitchell as a convicted criminal on a Wiki page In the near future...
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)Barr is a thousand times worse than Mitchell.
Bloated fat, slug he is!
Garion_55
(1,914 posts)its the guy slow walking his ass down the lane.
maxrandb
(15,191 posts)Come January 2021, federal and local law enforcement are going to be so far up you and Donnie Dipshits ass they'll be able to see Red Square.
FakeNoose
(32,351 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts)Who know? If you don't want the job then you can quit Billy Boy.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,276 posts)turbinetree
(24,632 posts)he was so gungho on supporting the war effort in the 68-70 period he could have volunteered .....did he, don't think so..........he should be charged with treason, since he likes to throw around words.............
machoneman
(3,952 posts)All alone at the top of the DOJ. Using the word political so, so many times. He thinks that since Trumpy won, only the politcal aspects of his prosecutors work counts. Guess what words are missing from his diatribe?
THE LAW!
Apparently, political wins, political actions and ther winners writing the scripts is all that counts in his world, a world slowly closing in on him. Too late Billy-Boy, now it's your turn to squirm.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Karma13612
(4,527 posts)And by the way, we have been eating our vegetables now for nearly 4 years.
At some point, I expect to be allowed some dessert?
And I dont mean some healthy Mixed-berry compote with fat free Whipped cream on top.
I mean a full fledged ice cream sundae with all the extras.
With a lovely cheese platter and port to follow.
Might be sick the next day, but it will wear off with a nice cup of oolong tea, lots of fresh water and a new Administration pledged to get America back on track. And with plenty of House cleaning, and subpoenas and indictments and investigations.
Jail, we need lots of jail time.
I say we clear out a whole wing at Alcatraz, put them there.
Yes, you are right. Alcatraz is closed. Well, all the better. No one can hear their complaints.
They dont need heat, the couple I am thinking of have enuf body fat to keep themselves warm for some time. And there is no fear that they can escape and swim to the mainland. Ha! They couldnt swim to shore in a kiddy pool!
bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)Just wait. It'll be better than the heat ray.
JudyM
(29,122 posts)We need maximum aggressiveness against the GOP right now.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Hes now a fully paid up member of the QClown parade.