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Poiuyt

(18,272 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2020, 07:48 PM Feb 2020

Has anyone ever suggested making the Attorney General independent of the White House? [View all]

If justice is to be truly blind, the AG should not be a cabinet position.

I guess no one ever anticipated the level of corruption that this administration is binging.

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Has anyone ever suggested making the Attorney General independent of the White House? [View all] Poiuyt Feb 2020 OP

Good Idea leftieNanner Feb 2020 #1

We have see AG corruption before unc70 Feb 2020 #2

He did time, just like Barr should. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #4

barr should do serious time empedocles Feb 2020 #6

With Trump's enormous crime ring, they could fill Leavenworth. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #9

With an occasional treason conviction; fill many Leavenworths empedocles Feb 2020 #11

Mitchell did time for what he did as Chairman to Reelect the President Poiuyt Feb 2020 #7

That's one of those "norms" that is getting shredded by Trump... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #3

Well, no, we don't need a fourth branch of government. X_Digger Feb 2020 #5

The AG tips the scale Red Mountain Feb 2020 #8

I take your point but TomSlick Feb 2020 #17

Appointed by Congress with 67% of both houses? SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #10

That would make the AG part of the legislative branch StarfishSaver Feb 2020 #12

Only the nomination and confirmation processes SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #20

Outside, private organizations have never had the power to nominate people to government positions StarfishSaver Feb 2020 #22

Most states elect the AG SCantiGOP Feb 2020 #13

Ha ha, silly me I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. a kennedy Feb 2020 #14

The founders zipplewrath Feb 2020 #15

The founders also expected officials to act in the best interests of the country Poiuyt Feb 2020 #18

Yes. zipplewrath Feb 2020 #19

Once upon a time in America that was assumed to be the norm randr Feb 2020 #16

It typically works ok the way it is Buckeyeblue Feb 2020 #21