1,600 former Justice Department lawyers accuse Barr of using DOJ to help Trump in election
Source: USA Today
WASHINGTON – Former Justice Department attorneys expressed concerns Thursday that Attorney General William Barr is using the power of the agency to help President Donald Trump win reelection, citing statements Barr had made about mail-in ballots and the politically fraught inquiry into the Russia investigation.
"We fear that Attorney General Barr intends to use the DOJ's vast law enforcement powers to undermine our most fundamental democratic value: free and fair elections," according to an open letter signed by about 1,600 former Justice Department employees.
Barr has echoed the president's attacks on mail-in ballots as more states have allowed voting by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"People are trying to change the rules to this, to this methodology – which, as a matter of logic, is very open to fraud and coercion – is reckless and dangerous and people are playing with fire," the attorney general said in an interview with CNN last month................
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/01/william-barr-accused-1-600-lawyers-using-doj-help-trump-win/5881731002/
umm.. Burman and jacob Wohl just got charged for suppressing the vote. why can't trump and Barr be charged with the same??
I've joined over 1600 of my former DOJ colleagues in calling out AG Barr for threatening free and fair elections: 1,600 former Justice Department lawyers accuse Barr of using DOJ to help Trump in election https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/01/william-barr-accused-1-600-lawyers-using-doj-help-trump-win/5881731002/ via @usatoday
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