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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Last Days of Bill Barr
Episode 4: Trump turns on BarrWhy would you say such a thing? You must hate Trump. Theres no other reason for it. You must hate Trump - DJT
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"These things aren't panning out," Barr told the president, standing beside his chief of staff Will Levi. The stuff that these people are filling your ear with just isnt true. Barr explained that if Trump wanted to contest the election results, the president's internal campaign lawyers would have to do it.
... Barr reiterated that the Justice Department was not ignoring the allegations, but that Trump's outside lawyers were doing a terrible job. "I'm a pretty informed legal observer and I can't fucking figure out what the theory is here," he added. "It's just scattershot. It's all over the hill and gone."
...A week later, the New York Times reported that Barr was considering resigning. Barr's relationship with the president was becoming untenable, and the president was listening to Sidney Powell and Giuliani instead of his White House counsel and attorney general.
Barr decided to quit before their private skirmishes spilled further into public view. Some speculated he had quit over the president's increasingly questionable pardons. But that had nothing to do with it. Barr had made it clear to Cipollone he did not want to be consulted on these post-election pardons. He did not need to hear about them until he received the official notices. The only pardon he made an effort to preemptively stop was for Edward Snowden.
https://www.axios.com/trump-barr-relationship-off-the-rails-b33b3788-e7e9-47fa-84c5-3a0016559eb5.html
Earlier, Trump wanted to use the Insurrection Act to send the military into U.S. cities. He wanted troops in the street.
What would these soldiers do, Barr pointed out. Just stand around and get yelled at? Trump didn't care. "We look weak and this is hurting us". Then he slammed his hand on the Resolute Desk.
"No one supports me," Trump yelled. "No one gives me any fucking support.". Trump got up and stormed out of the Oval Office.
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The Last Days of Bill Barr (Original Post)
speak easy
Apr 2021
OP
Yup, they knew what they were getting into. No sympathy for any of them. They did
Biophilic
Apr 2021
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ornotna
(10,742 posts)1. Guess he'll go eat worms
Poor baby.
Fuck you donald.
speak easy
(9,072 posts)6. OMG. Those poor worms.
the ones that make it through his coffin that is, and find out what is inside
maxsolomon
(32,918 posts)2. For once in his life, he was told No.
He's incapable of hearing facts when they clash with his Ego.
Fuck him for eternity. Worst President Ever. Worst American Ever. Traitor. Sociopath. Nihilist.
moonscape
(4,662 posts)3. You're exceedingly kind. n/t
AllaN01Bear
(17,065 posts)4. his whole term was a big NO. and we heard hissy fit after hissy fit.
Mc Mike
(9,106 posts)5. No one supports me, tRump blubbered.
peppertree
(21,460 posts)7. The whole thing reads like a bad day in some kindergarten
Mad_Machine76
(24,338 posts)8. Scary
Just thinking how close we came to a dictatorship. I know that there may be some attempt here to rehab Barr but he enabled a lot of what Trump did, at least until (evidently) it became too ludicrous even for him.
Biophilic
(3,422 posts)9. Everything Trump touches dies.
They were all warned, they knew what he was/is.
lonely bird
(1,628 posts)11. Yeah, they were warned
And they didnt give a shit. They voted for him anyway just so they could say n****r out loud in public.
Fucking assholes.
Biophilic
(3,422 posts)12. Yup, they knew what they were getting into. No sympathy for any of them. They did
real damage to our country. They knew.
2naSalit
(85,639 posts)10. And that's how it goes when...
Anyone tells him "no".