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orangecrush

(19,537 posts)
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 07:01 PM Nov 2019

Senate Dems to DOJ Watchdog: Is AG Barr Going After Trump Enemies?


As the House kicks off public impeachment hearings this week, a trio of Democratic senators are refocusing scrutiny on an important player in the Trump administration’s Ukraine drama: Attorney General William Barr.

On Tuesday, the Democrats—Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)—sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, asking him to investigate whether Barr was pushed by President Trump or anyone in the White House to open investigations into U.S. political figures like the Bidens.


The request has its roots in Barr’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee in May, when Barr proved unable to answer a question from Harris about whether Trump or another White House official ever directly asked or suggested that he investigate anyone. The exchange, which came during Barr’s first testimony following the release of the Mueller report, spread on liberal corners of social media due to Barr’s non-committal answers.

“I don’t know,” Barr ultimately said, after parsing the wording of Harris’ question.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-dems-to-doj-watchdog-is-ag-barr-going-after-trump-enemies





"Report on origins of Russia investigation imminent"

Fuck you, you Kremlin puppet bastard.

You're going down with Trump, fool.
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Senate Dems to DOJ Watchdog: Is AG Barr Going After Trump Enemies? (Original Post) orangecrush Nov 2019 OP
of course he's going after Trump's enemies NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #1
He thinks that is his job world wide wally Nov 2019 #2
Can he be removed by congress? orangecrush Nov 2019 #3
He can be impeached and removed NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #6
K&R for visibility crickets Nov 2019 #4
Tough, and incredibly intelligent Senators backtoblue Nov 2019 #5
bars for Barr Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #7

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,328 posts)
7. bars for Barr
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 05:04 AM
Nov 2019

That slimey, end timer political operative should never have been placed in any public office of trust.

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