Trump: If Barr Had Always Been AG, Mueller Probe 'Would Not Have Happened'

[Stuart G]

Source: Talking Points Memo:

By Nicole Lafond, March 28, 2019, 7:35am ET

During an interview with his best friend Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening, President Trump swiped at his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions by claiming the special counsel's report "would not have happened" if William Barr had always been attorney general.

...."I will say this, our new attorney general, Bill Barr, is a great gentleman," he told Hannity during a call-in to his Fox News show. "I've heard about him for years. He's a great man. Had he been there initially, this all would not have happened because what has gone on there is just a disgrace to our country."

.... Trump lamented how many "innocent people" had their lives "ruined" by the investigation, which wrapped up last week and perpetuated his deep state conspiracy. He also told Hannity that he would take a hands-off approach to follow ups on the report and would let Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) -- who has proposed investigating how the probe launched and how the Hillary Clinton email scandal was handled -- and Barr "do whatever they want to do."



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[democratisphere]

1. Criminal Presidents will always be investigated.

[Perseus]

2. Well, that speaks volumes about Barr, doesn't it?

TRANSLATION:
"If I had had my lapdog WB as an AG from the start, the Muller investigation would have never happened, my lapdog would have taken care of it."

woof, woof of approval heard in the background.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Isn't this an admission that Barr is crooked?

[bluestarone]

9. That's the way i take it too!

[thesquanderer]

4. "And all of my indicted/convicted associates would be free today!" (n/t)

[rainin]

5. And that, my friends is how we circle jerk.

Trump/Barr

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. And if Russia had kept out of our elections, we'd have a real president and not a piece of shit.

The Whiner-in-Chief just can't stop playing the victim card, can he?

[LuckyLib]

7. So true!

[Maxheader]

8. Now nancy gets to take a shot...

at scuttling your worthless arse...