Why Barr did what he did:

[Raven]

1) He was instructed to do it;

2) He was confident that he would have "cover" for his lies;

3) He knows that there are no standards of behavior anymore and that the American people are so beaten down that there will be no consequences.

He betrayed a close friend and violated the oath he took when he became a lawyer and a public servant. He spit on the legacies of Elliot Richardson and Archibald Cox.

He didn't do all of this in the heat of the moment. He planned for it. He telegraphed it in his 19 page "job application."

He did all of this for Donald Trump and it will haunt him for the rest of his life and be the headline on his obituary notice.

Sad, very, very, very sad.

[Jarqui]

1. They probably have Kompromat on him too nt

[rufus dog]

34. This should always be the first comment when dealing with these traitors N/T

[Horse with no Name]

49. My guess is beastiality

Or little boys.
Does he frequent the Maranas Islands?

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Kind of reminds me of a plot that John Grisham would have developed.

[erronis]

17. Or Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate)

But now I can think of a lot of mystery, poli-sci, horror, and sci-fi authors probably couldn't have concocted such a wild tale. And we get to live it!

[watoos]

3. He was instructed to do it,

Let's not forget that Barr applied for the job. I agree he was instructed to do it, by the Federalist Society. Barr went in with the game plan to bring down the Mueller investigation.

He didn't do it for Trump per se, he did it for the Federalist Society, for the greedy bastards who control our country.

[Ilsa]

8. Yep. And his only regret will be

if he doesn't get away with it. Hubby thinks he was paid off by russian oligarchs. Others think he was blackmailed. But I think his FedSoc ideals are what drives him to violate his professional and legal oaths to serve a traitor in the WH. His name will be garbage after a lifetime of trying to build a professional legacy.

[Texin]

36. "But I think his FedSoc ideals are what drives him to violate his professional and legal oaths"

This. His extreme ideology *trumped* his integrity. Now, that doesn't mean someone doesn't have the blackmailable goods on him - or kompromat, as the case may be - as well. Frankly, I believe that he's part of the right wing cabal that includes McConnell.

[Ilsa]

40. You are likely dead-right. nt

[llmart]

4. These people that think latching on to Donnie's coattails will get them somewhere...

have to be pretty darned delusional or ignorant. I hope Barr rots in jail.

[duforsure]

5. Its very obvious now

He's compromised, conspired to : obstruct, lie, and to cover up for trump and for putin. His criminal acts should get him disbarred, and fully prosecuted for all he's done and involved in, and he should be scared because the American people will not allow this to go on, and demand they have consequences after they all are fully exposed, which they will be. Barr is in very , very deep trouble now.

[pangaia]

32. "... the American people will not allow this to go on, "

Wanna bet?

Just because we here try to see what is happening to our country, the American 'people' don;t know shit.

[Texin]

38. I'm afraid you're right. So long as folks have "Survivor" and the Kardashians, who cares?

[pangaia]

41. And even CNN and , NBC Nightly News, and, and....

I live in a land of ignorant road kill...


Fortunately, I have nothing to do with any of them...

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. Your number 3 is the saddest truth.

[pdsimdars]

7. That's what happens when you go over to the dark side and work for Vader

[BlueTsunami2018]

51. Vader redeemed himself.

There is no redemption for any of these sons of bitches.

[PatrickforO]

56. Yes. We need ultimately to hold these people accountable.

Many have committed crimes against humanity, and all have committed crimes against this country.

[Cosmocat]

9. He did it because scorpion and frog

its his nature.

Despite the painfully desperate media chattering classes babbling about him being an "institutionalist" he has A L W A Y S been a partisan scumbag who did the dirt for republican POTUSs.

He is, and always has been a POS.

[NewJeffCT]

10. I think Donny made an implicit threat

"Your son and daughter have nice comfortable jobs in my white house and in Treasury, would be a shame if their careers were derailed by a sudden firing."

[pangaia]

35. I suspect it is much, much worse than that.

[Perseus]

11. "it will haunt him for the rest of his life and be the headline on his obituary notice. "

He earned it, he worked hard at it, he deserves it. I hope that it is not only a headline on his obituary, I hope it is a headline whenever anyone talks about him, that when he reads about himself the words "puppet" and "treason" ring high in his head.

[lark]

12. #1 reason - he's involved with Russia too and has been promised much for his fealty.

It's all about feathering his own nest and increasing the power of the party over America and basically changing America so there is never any accountability for the rich and laws don't apply to them - none.

[watoos]

22. I would not be surprised,

if it turns out that the Republican party and Russia have formed a bond. Russia keeps Republicans in power and Republicans do Putin's bidding.

[lark]

23. That's already happened.

Russia sent the NRA $32 million which all ended up in RNC and repug legislators pockets.

[Chin music]

31. This.

ALL this. And more.

[certainot]

39. and by repeating the 'deep state' and 'spy' bullshit he apparently is another dottohead

like trump and miller and mulvaney and probably half the trump troup

[world wide wally]

13. I think that Trumps solution to everything is to just lie.

That is why he leaves a trail of disgraced sycophants in his wake.

[magicarpet]

14. Normalize the ab-normal,...

* Unethical
* Immoral
* Corruption
* Treason

Now all okay !

Standard fare in Washington Dc post donnie trDump.

[world wide wally]

15. Trump tells all of his people to "just lie if anybody asks"

Hence, the Trump hi way is littered with broken bodies.

[NoMoreRepugs]

16. He helped save the Repug party after Iran Conta with

Poppy Bush and is trying to do it again. In the history written by Repug loyalists he will be a patriot and defender of freedom.

They've managed to create a bizzaroworld where Reagan almost became a saint and is memorialized as this incredible leader versus the reality of reading off prepared index cards in meetings so he would have something to say other than "want a jellybean?"

[Freethinker65]

18. Barr applied to do it, was interviewed to do it, nominated and confirmed to do it.

And Barr did it.

Barr expected to take a bit of heat and criticism, and then it would all be forgotten as the country moved on. That still might happen...it depends on what next crisis the Trump WH manufactures.

[duforsure]

37. These criminals will have consequences

Either way it works out the American people will vote them out of office to hold them all accountable,and will have severe legal issues they will have to answer for. Barr will regret his actions he chose to do for trump and maybe putin. They will be exposed , and the truth will not be stopped from exposing all of them.

[Pepsidog]

19. He is impervious to criticism and loves the headlines. We know that from his past behavior.

[hlthe2b]

26. He must be... He can't be so in denial that he doesn't recognize how others see him.

Sadly, I rather like bullfrogs...

[hlthe2b]

20. I want him impeached. I want the DC bar and any others he belongs to to pull his law license.

Most of all, I want the despicable excuse for a US Attorney General to be charged with perjury, his reputation forever destroyed and for him to be an example throughout history of the consequences for such corruption.

[watoos]

24. I just want more than 2 Democrats to call for him to resign.

[hlthe2b]

25. Oh, no... You must UP your demands...LOL

[Chin music]

33. Lying and obstructing congress in your official legal capacity should do the trick.

On that law license anyway.

[zaj]

21. The entire GOP will honor him for it

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. He is a hero to everyone

with an R behind their names or those who register as such.

[Raster]

28. Barr* was and is a GOP* fixer...

...and frankly I am amazed that anyone would expect different of Barr*.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

29. Softening the blow.

An immediate release of even the redacted Mueller report would have been devastating for Trump.

So he gave Trump a few weeks to take a fake victory lap and build up a “No collusion! No obstruction!” narrative to rally the base before the beans got spilled.

[pangaia]

30. "He knows that there are no standards of behavior anymore and that the American people

are so beaten down."

Thank you Senor Putin...

[vlyons]

42. No, the real reason that he did it was because

he, like all those, who allow themselves to gravitate into Trump's orbit are morally bankrupt and downright degenerate. Honor and truth are not their highest values. We already know the apologist role that Barr played in defending selling arms to Iran under Reagan, and defending water-boarding under GWBush. We already know that he angled for the AG job under Trump. What else do we need to know. Anyone, who would work for Trump is either an idiotic fool or a degenerate criminal.

Yes it is very sad.

[yaesu]

43. The are seriously kissing barrs butt in the hearing this morning nt

[lsewpershad]

44. After

he's disbarred.

[bloom]

45. I saw it suggested that the GOP wants an impeachment trial

thinking that would rouse their base.

If that is what is going on - I hope they are wrong and enough people see how full of shit they all are.

[Texin]

46. "He was instructed to do it;"

No. He VOLUNTEERED to do it. His 19-page job application, together with his attachments re the Iran-Contra business, were his entrée into the tRump Administration.

He got away with it before, and he is fully certain he won't face any consequences now. This business of people saying "he's lost his integrity" have got everything upside down. Barr had no integrity.

[proud patriot]

47. I'll never get

how people can sell their soul/reputation etc
for the love of power or some cult leader .

Yes it is very sad .

[srobertss]

48. They're very excited by the cover Trump supplies

They want to enact their hellish agenda hurting the majority of the country. That’s hard to do in a democracy. Unless you have a malignant character who seems to be immune from accountability and has mesmerized a significant portion of the population. Barr was probably aware that here was a perfect opportunity and got excited enough to leave retirement and help with the spin to keep out the light of day. It’s a gamble and we’re all waiting to see if he wins his bet.

[H2O Man]

50. To be fair,

Barr has been a creep his entire life. He sought the job of AG because he is an opportunist, who saw the chance to advance his personal belief in an all-powerful presidency. After his time in the CIA, he showed his lack of decency as Bush the Elder's AG. And, while I'm not sure if you were saying Barr and Mr. Mueller were "close friends," that is not accurate.

None of this will haunt him. He does not have a conscience in the traditional sense. He will sleep well.

Recommended.

[ZZenith]

52. I'm not beaten down in the least. Fully prepared to kick some fascist ass.

And I resent completely all the attempts here to suggest our situation is hopeless.

[LiberalFighter]

53. There need to be consequences.

[calimary]

57. Damn right there need to be consequences!

[BigmanPigman]

54. Do sociopaths "feel" anything? Nope.

We wish they did since we do. We feel the hurt, the anger the injustices but those who do not have feelings do not because they can not nor do they want to. He will sleep very well tonight, just like the rest of them. This is how they are, it is their true self, their nature. It would make us feel better if they felt guilt or remorse for their deeds at some time in their lives but they do not.

https://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html

*Read this to better understand what people like Barr, tRump and the rest are really like.

[usaf-vet]

55. IMO not very, very, very sad. I think he unfurled his own hangman's noose.

Stupid, stupid, stupid! Next he will write his own historical epitaph.