Trump's New Attorney General Won't Recuse Himself in Mueller Probe

[Eugene]

Source: Bloomberg

Attorney General William Barr said he won’t recuse himself from being in charge of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, a major development affecting the fate of the politically charged probe into President Donald Trump.

“Following General Barr’s confirmation, senior career ethics officials advised that General Barr should not recuse himself from the special counsel’s investigation. Consistent with that advice, General Barr has decided not to recuse,” Kerri Kupec, a Justice Department spokeswoman.

Kupec confirmed that the office of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who intends to leave the department in the coming weeks, continues to be the primary liaison between the special counsel and Barr.

The question of whether Barr, who was confirmed as attorney general last month, should oversee Mueller has become a political flashpoint.

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By Chris Strohm
3/4/2019, 6:35:56 PM Updated on 3/4/2019, 7:29:58 PM


Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-04/trump-s-attorney-general-won-t-recuse-himself-in-mueller-probe?srnd=premium

[SHRED]

1. I hope he goes down with this rancid ship.

[dalton99a]

2. Sure enough

[fascisthunter]

3. So this is the GOP Endgame

to destroy our checks and balances, and government to recreate this country in their own warped fascism. Your goofy little hair cuts will be fun for us little people.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Really? All the ethics officials, a majority, a few or the one that Barr decided to listen to??

I have some serious reservations about the validity of the statement from the spokeswoman.

[Progressive Jones]

5. He'll behave if he knows what's good for the nation. nt

[Honeycombe8]

6. Barr made that clear during his confirmation hearing.

He was asked point blank, and he answered it directly. He would not recuse himself. Obviously. Because that's WHY he was being appointed...so that Trump would have an AG who wouldn't recuse himself.

[DallasNE]

7. "Senior Career Ethics Officials"

When did they become "senior" - before Trump? Why the word "officials"? Were they not attorney's? This doesn't smell very independent. And why wasn't this determination made before the Senate confirmation hearing started rather than after he is sworn in. The whole process stinks.

[rockfordfile]

8. that un-American pos is trying to cover this up

[Haggis for Breakfast]

9. WHO is this ridiculous Kerri Kupec person ??

We do NOT refer nor have we EVER addressed the Attorney General as "General _ _ _ _" THAT is a military rank. The AG is called Attorney General _ _ _ .

I worked in Federal Service for years. Does ANYONE in this administration know WTF they are talking about ?

[Shoonra]

10. Big whoop

The Mueller probe is, remember, ONLY about collusion with Russia. And the evidence of that is becoming so public and so extensive that the earth could swallow up Mueller and we'd still know that Trump is guilty.

It's all the other investigations - that don't involve Mueller - that are burying the Trump Presidency; bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice, self-dealing, etc. Some of these are being handled by state, not federal, authorities so that even the President cannot stop them.

[True Blue American]

11. Even Chris Christie

Said the State investigations are the ones for Trump to worry about.

Christie prosecuted Jareds father. Sent him to jail for fraud. He knows the whole corrupt gang and the trouble they are now in.