anything done by anybody these days is certainly not politically neutral. particularly in this instance.
Trump is destroying our DOJ
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ObamacareForever
Senator
Is that righteous?
Zam-Zam
Senator
So, does that make AG Barr the President's "wingman":
Attorney General Eric Holder brushed off a question Thursday about when he might leave the administration. Instead, the top lawman professed his allegiance to President Barack Obama.
"I’m still enjoying what I’m doing, there’s still work to be done. I’m still the President’s wing-man, so I’m there with my boy. So we’ll see," Holder said in an interview on the Tom Joyner radio show.
Eric Holder: 'I'm still the president's wingman'
<p>In radio interview, AG still coy about how long he plans to remain in administration</p>
www.politico.com
Is that bad? Or only selectively bad?
Nutty Cortez
Dummy (D) NY
Oh Lordy. How Naive
ObamacareForever
Senator
Barr's actions are bad.So, does that make AG Barr the President's "wingman":
Attorney General Eric Holder brushed off a question Thursday about when he might leave the administration. Instead, the top lawman professed his allegiance to President Barack Obama.
"I’m still enjoying what I’m doing, there’s still work to be done. I’m still the President’s wing-man, so I’m there with my boy. So we’ll see," Holder said in an interview on the Tom Joyner radio show.
Eric Holder: 'I'm still the president's wingman'
<p>In radio interview, AG still coy about how long he plans to remain in administration</p>
Is that bad? Or only selectively bad?
has no bearing. it is an example of accepted influence
righteous? dunno... should it be
Zam-Zam
Senator
That's one opinion.
Alinvegas
FJB
Well then, quit Dojing.
ObamacareForever
Senator
The prosecutors resigned, I would hardly characterize the influence as accepted.
No, It isn't righteous for a president to interfere in the prosecution of their buddies.
ObamacareForever
Senator
He had no business getting involved in the case. Except for politics, which isn't Barr's business.
Addy
Rebuild With Biden!
Not as naïve as you defending Barr... aka Cover Up General Barr.
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Back in 1992, the last time Bill Barr was U.S. attorney general, iconic New York Times writer William Safire referred to him as “Coverup-General Barr” because of his role in burying evidence of then-President George H.W. Bush’s involvement in “Iraqgate” and “Iron-Contra.”
Cover-up Attorney General Bill Barr strikes again
This time, Barr buries Mueller’s report and cherry-picks fragments from it to justify Trump’s behavior
www.salon.com
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Democrats demand investigation as Trump praises William Barr for intervening in Roger Stone's case
"That is the single most dangerous thing that you can do to the Department of Justice"
But Trump praised Barr on Twitter, doing little to clear doubts over the possibility of political intervention in the case of the man who had convinced him to run for president.
"Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought," Trump tweeted Wednesday. "Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!" Trump added, falsely.
Trump also revived some of his favorite anti-Muller attacks, falsely claiming that the investigation was "illegal" and run by "13 angry Democrats." Trump baselessly alleged "prosecutorial misconduct" and fired misleading attacks at Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is overseeing the Stone case and several others.
Dems demand probe as Trump praises Barr for intervening in Stone case
"That is the single most dangerous thing that you can do to the Department of Justice"
www.salon.com
Zam-Zam
Senator
ObamacareForever
Senator
Good talk, bruh.
Zam-Zam
Senator
I'm glad it was good for you. I think I nodded off.
Why Julie, you are absolutely right. Trump has instructed Barr to return the DOJ to the department the founders intended for it to be, and get rid of the weaponized office the Democrats illegally made it.
It's encouraging that you recognize the necessary destruction of pure evil.
Enemies? What enemies? Didn't you say those Democrat witch hunts were patriotic and honorable and necessary to stop Trump? Which is it, Sweetie?
Oh please. Virtually everything Obama does is politically motivated. Everybody knows that.
Bo Didleysquat
Mayor
No, and neither is doing nothing full well knowing our aristocracy sex traffics our children. But hey, if the people are not up to the task of taking on their aristocracy, ya get what they dish out. Guess you could ask them to let you vote on it.
Bo Didleysquat
Mayor
That is your system and those are the behaviors rewarded within our system. This is why all anyone can ever argue is who is less evil, which is what you're doing here. This is also why swapping out personalities is moot.
Trump is turning the DOJ from the law office for Americans into his own personal attorney...to punish his foes and let his cronies off the hook.
This abuse of power was predicted in the House impeachment hearings. Trump took it on steroids. Senate Republicans are obviously pleased to have Trump as dictator.
No comparison....at all.Helpful insghts.
The Presidency Comes With Executive Power. Deal With It.
Obama's just doing what he's empowered to do.newrepublic.com
A separate class of cases, federal this time, that Justice sought not to prosecute involved another group of drug users – non-violent, low-level offenders who would receive what Holder (2013) called “draconian” punishment under extant mandatory minimum sentencing laws. “Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason,” the Attorney General said, and the president has “made it part of his mission to reduce the disparities in our criminal justice system.” One way to do this, given limited resources, was to charge the drug users in the category above with different crimes that would lead to sentences “better suited to their individual conduct” rather than the mandatory minimums set in statute.
And you know it.
