Bill Barr can't erase his shameful legacy

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/14/opinions/bill-barr-shameful-legacy-honig/index.html


Barr took a principled stand earlier this month when he publicly refuted President Donald Trump's nonsensical claims about widespread election fraud. But Barr did so only after nearly two years of frequently lying to the American public, twisting the law beyond reason, trampling longstanding Justice Department norms and principles, and aggressively using the Justice Department to carry out President Donald Trump's political agenda. Let there be no mistake about his legacy: Barr has degraded and corrupted the Justice Department like no attorney general in recent history.

In retrospect, Barr told us who he was even before he took the job, when he sent an unsolicited letter to the Justice Department pre-judging Robert Mueller's obstruction of justice investigation, calling it "fatally misconceived." Sure enough, Barr eventually distorted Mueller's findings to the public so grievously that the normally reserved Mueller took the dramatic step of writing a letter calling out Barr. Mueller noted that Barr's summary letter "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."

A federal judge hearing a dispute about the Justice Department's redactions to the Mueller report agreed, finding that Barr's public "inconsistencies" with the Mueller report "cause the Court to seriously question whether Attorney General Barr made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse about the Mueller Report in favor of President Trump..." The judge pointedly noted Barr's "lack of candor," which "call[s] into question Attorney General Barr's credibility."

Barr's tanking of the Mueller report was his original sin, but it also was only an opening act. During his tenure, Barr intervened in politically charged cases, undermining his own Justice Department prosecutors by selectively seeking unwarranted leniency for Trump political allies Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.

[Hekate]

1. The stench will never wash off

[Demovictory9]

2. no it won't

[True Blue American]

3. Barr's daughter

And SIL bear the same stench. They work for Trump.

[Grins]

4. ...tanking the Mueller report was his original sin

“Barr's tanking of the Mueller report was his original sin.”

No. His original sin was shutting down Iran-Contra for Bush the Smarter.

In 1992 William Safire referred to him as “Coverup-General Barr” because of his role in burying evidence of Bush’s involvement in “Iraqgate” and “Iron-Contra.”

He has a history of getting traitors off the hook.

[Buzz cook]

5. +1 Barr has always been suspect. My question is

Does Barr have any criminal liability. I certainly think an investigation would be warranted.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/will-bill-barr-go-to-jail-when-this-is-all-done

[DallasNE]

6. When Barr Took The Job

He knew that he had to kiss Trump's ass 365 days a year. Apparently he forgot that 2020 was a leap year with 366 days. Missing that one smooch cost Barr his job.

[Nitram]

7. Damn straight! We will never forget his craven lapdog supplication before the Conman in Chief.

He should never be allowed to practice law or hold public office again.

[musclecar6]

8. Yeah

Barr's just another piece of trash that needs to be swept out the door come January 20.