Trump *repeatedly* asked Barr if he'd recuse himself from Russia probe. What answer did he give...

[RockRaven]

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... given that Trump did ultimately choose him? Hmmmmmmm?!? I think we all know the answer without hearing from Barr or Trump. There can be only one.

Corruption, pure and simple, on both sides. Asking a question one should not ask, seeking one and only one specific answer; giving the specific answer sought in order to secure the position. Dirty, dirty, dirty. By this alone Barr is revealed to be dishonorable and unworthy of the office (let's be honest, that's a criteria for the hire by Trump, but let's not give Barr a pass on that stain just because he's supposedly qualified or has been AG before).

[irisblue]

1. Then all the Democratic Senators need to ask, in public and under oath, being seen by US Citizens

[roscoeroscoe]

3. Beasty confirmation hearing

No question, this will not be over soon, and you will not enjoy it... Mr. Barr...

[Salviati]

15. Not only should they ask him if he will recuse himself...

... but they should ask him whether trump asked him anything about his thoughts on the investigation, and whether he would recuse himself.

[Danascot]

2. FFS, he's an attorney and a former AG!

It's hard to believe he's so stupid that he doesn't seem to know that working for trump is a very bad idea. He's only 68 so he doesn't even have the excuse of being senile.

[erronis]

13. I would guess that there are some other hidden calculations going on.

It's not all about filling executive-level positions. Probably more about getting some key people in critical points where the whole f'in thing can be blown up (democracy/us.government).

[certainot]

19. what do you mean, there appear to be a lot of senile republicons younger than that

[kacekwl]

4. He must be very stupid

to go to work for the liar in chief. Wake up dummy.

[George II]

5. It's going to be an interesting confirmation hearing. And Lindsay Graham is going to lead it.

[erronis]

6. Anything with Lindsay just seems like a pas-de-deux (trois/quatre/etc.)

You just never know where sweet Lindsay will go next. Left/right, up/down, smiley/saddy.

If I had sweet Lindsay as someone representing me, I'd be constantly trying to clean up after him.

Nice old boy, however.

Not my type.

[saidsimplesimon]

11. Chuck Grassley's little toad Lindsay

What more can I say?

[dalton99a]

10. "He'd be an outstanding choice. I think he could get confirmed very easily."

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is in line to lead the Judiciary Committee next year and oversee Barr’s confirmation, said he would be a good choice.

“He’d be an outstanding choice,” Graham said last week. “I think he could get confirmed very easily.”

[George II]

12. I think at this point anyone trump nominates will be confirmed, but I want to see him grilled....

....about all the ongoing issues, not the least Mueller's investigation.

[ffr]

7. In and of itself, obstruction of justice. The huge elephant in the room. Where' is Paul Ryan?

[erronis]

14. Paul who? Probably just a covfefe boy.

[Texin]

8. We factually we do not know what response he gave to Shitler.

I'm not going to believe that an attorney (a real, experienced one at least) would have just told him, "Mr. President*, I won't recuse myself." I would just bet that he said something to the effect that "I'll do the 'right thing'." And, of course, Shitler being the stable genius* that he purports himself to be would simply infer from that response that, of course, he's going to recuse himself. I'm, fairly certain Sessions said something like that to him, but more likely Shitler never asked him that before he appointed him, and since the orange blowhard always assumes everyone else is going to do what Donald would do in every case, he got a shock when Sessions did that. People around Shitler are constantly fluffing him 24/7 and working around him simultaneously, but the ranks are thinning rapidly.

[pdsimdars]

9. I heard it was a toss-up . . either William Barr or Roseanne Barr. . . .

[NCjack]

16. Must be desperate for money to accept employment in this administration. nt

[Power 2 the People]

17. Rachel said he was the one who orchestrated all of the pardons

in the Iran-Contra scandal. All of the Republican criminals who committed treason against the United States were pardoned by Poppy Bush under the guidance of Barr. I wonder why Drumpf is choosing him?????????????

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Interesting scenario.

Barr probably would have sailed through with no issues of recusal (at least that I'm not aware of) if Trump had kept his mouth shut.

But by asking him directly about the Mueller campaign, it's possible this is evidence of obstruction on Trump's part, making him a witness, and that potentially does raise issues of possible recusal.

Trump may have shot himself in his own foot because he's a moron.

[Honeycombe8]

20. Why would he recuse himself, to begin with?

Sessions had to recuse himself because if he hadn't, he would have been by the Senate, because of his involvement with Russians when he was on the Trump campaign team.

Barr didn't work on the Trump campaign, did he? So he can honestly say he won't recuse himself, because there's nothing to recuse himself for.

I'd answer it by saying, "I have no reason to recuse myself, since I had no dealings with the Russians or your campaign or your team, so no, I wouldn't recuse myself. I'll make sure from here on out that there's no reason to recuse myself, so I can assure you, I will not be recusing myself."

Trump still doesn't understand why Sessions HAD to recuse himself. He hadn't foreseen it, just like Trump, Trump's team, Trump's lawyers...no one foresaw that Sessions would have to recuse himself.

[FakeNoose]

21. Yep Barr had no reason to recuse himself

Except that now Cheeto has made it a requirement for the job. So you can bet it was discussed privately before Barr got hired. Like the previous poster said, Cheeto has shot himself in the foot because he's an idiot. Barr can't be too smart either, leaving a good job at a top law firm ... for THIS?

[Honeycombe8]

22. It's not illegal to ask if he'd have to recuse himself in a key investigation....

that would be overseen by the AG. I think it's a normal question.

"As you know, the AG is the oversight of a V.I.P. investigation in the country. I need someone who will not recuse himself from that responsibility, or have any reason to recuse himself."

Normally, it's a big honor, and helps someone's career tremendously, to work in the cabinet or administration. But THIS administration at THIS time...I don't see why Barr would do it. Unless there's a bribe involved.

[onetexan]

23. WHOA - CNN analyst Natasha Bertrand just dropped a bombshell revelation re: Barr

The host standing in for Joy Reid in AMJoy asked why such a guy with good record of being AG would want to step into this "house of horrors". Ms. Bertrand mentioned last year Barr had actually SOLICITED TO BE ON TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM!! .