Trump says he is 'surprised' that Barr ruled out a criminal probe of Biden and Obama
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump says he is 'surprised' that Barr ruled out a criminal probe of Biden and Obama

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump said he was 'surprised' that Attorney General Bill Barr said he didn't see a probe into the origins of the Russia investigation turning into a criminal matter involving President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. President Trump said Monday that he was 'surprised' by comments made by Attorney General Bill Barr over the likelihood President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden would be prosecuted over the origins of the Russia probe Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday that he did not believe an investigation into the origins of the 2016 Russia probe would turn into a criminal investigation involving President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden Attorney General Bill Barr said the work of federal prosecutor John Durham was unlikely to sweep up President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden, now the Democrats' presumptive nominee, in a criminal probe President Trump has returned his focus to what he calls 'Obamagate.' When asked what crime President Obama committed the president wouldn't specify 'What happened to the president in the 2016 election and throughout the first two years of his administration was abhorrent, it was a grave injustice and it was unprecdented in American history,' Barr said Monday. The president continued to tweet about 'Obamagate' throughout the weekend, accusing the Obama administration of 'criminality' And while he said he didn't anticipate the Durham probe would touch Obama or Biden, the Democrats' presumptive 2020 nominee, Barr did say the DOJ was looking into crimes connected with originating the 2016 Russia probe.

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Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump allies call for DOJ to go after president-elect’s political enemies

Raw Story  

With the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz, a MAGA loyalist known for hyperbolic rhetorical attacks against Donald Trump’s enemies, to serve as attorney general, the president-elect appears to be eying the U.S. Justice Department as a cudgel against his political enemies. “There must be severe legal, political and financial consequences,” Davis said, after citing the FBI raid on Trump’s …

Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution

CNN  

CNN — From his seaside Florida resort, Donald Trump is holding a casting call to fill the toughest job in Washington: attorney general. Those employees who engage in so-called ‘resistance’ against the duly-elected President’s lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy,” Paoletta said Monday on X. Trump and his team have cited the attorney general as the most important Cabinet …

Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution

CNN  

CNN — From his seaside Florida resort, Donald Trump is holding a casting call to fill the toughest job in Washington: attorney general. Those employees who engage in so-called ‘resistance’ against the duly-elected President’s lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy,” Paoletta said Monday on X. Trump and his team have cited the attorney general as the most important Cabinet …

Trump's A.G. Bill Barr speaks out against president-elect's criminal cases after victory
2 months ago

Trump's A.G. Bill Barr speaks out against president-elect's criminal cases after victory

Raw Story  

Former attorney general Bill Barr called on the Department of Justice to drop the criminal cases against Donald Trump. The former president has already promised to fire special counsel Jack Smith immediately upon returning to the White House, but after Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the presidential election, Barr urged attorney general Merrick Garland to drop the prosecutions. "The American …

It's time for Bill Barr to be brought to justice
4 months, 4 weeks ago

It's time for Bill Barr to be brought to justice

Raw Story  

The Washington Postreported last week that there’s very good reason to believe that Egypt’s dictator, Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, organized a $10 million cash bribe to Donald Trump when he was most desperate for the same amount of money during the 2016 election. Safire ultimately came refer to Barr as “Coverup-General” in the midst of another scandal — one having …

MSNBC hosts stunned by Bill Barr interference into Egypt cash for Trump investigation
5 months, 1 week ago

MSNBC hosts stunned by Bill Barr interference into Egypt cash for Trump investigation

Raw Story  

Reacting to a bombshell report from the Washington Post that Department of Justice investigators were looking into an attempt by the government of Egypt to funnel $10 million in cash into Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the panel members on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" were flabbergasted by former attorney general Bill Barr running interference for his former boss. During an appearance …

Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Republicans are responding to Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges with some version of, “That’s it?” Loyal to Donald Trump, they largely echoed the former president’s claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden’s son with kid gloves while zealously prosecuting Trump. Trump’s campaign issued a statement calling the Hunter Biden verdict “nothing more than …

Trump says 'Biden, I am sure, will be prosecuted' in explosive Time Magazine interview
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump says 'Biden, I am sure, will be prosecuted' in explosive Time Magazine interview

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump came as close as he ever has to outright saying he would try to get President Joe Biden thrown in prison if he wins another term in office, in an interview released on Tuesday by TIME Magazine. The former president then shifted gears and vowed Biden would face charges if the Supreme Court didn't grant his …

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'This is a threat': Legal experts shred Trump's latest plea for full presidential immunity

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday posted seven pages of social media rants about how he is "entitled" to full presidential immunity from all criminal charges, causing legal experts and political onlookers to rage over the messages. "IF THEY TAKE AWAY MY PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, THEY TAKE AWAY CROOKED JOE BIDEN’S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY," Trump wrote in the first post on the subject Saturday. …

Bill Barr: The GOP's master 'fixer' for decades exposed
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill Barr: The GOP's master 'fixer' for decades exposed

Raw Story  

Congressman Jim Jordan wanted revenge on behalf of Donald Trump against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for charging Trump with election interference in Manhattan. Bush’s involvement in Reagan’s scheme to steal the 1980 election through what the media euphemistically called “Iran-Contra.” On Christmas day of 1992, the New York Times featured a screaming all-caps headline across the top of its front …

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial

NPR  

Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Lamberti/AP Joe Lamberti/AP SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before what he called a "communist show trial" …

Informant who claimed Biden was guilty of bribery arrested by FBI for 'false statements'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Informant who claimed Biden was guilty of bribery arrested by FBI for 'false statements'

Raw Story  

An informant who made derogatory claims about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has been arrested by the FBI after a grand jury charged him with false statements and obstruction, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Thursday. Alexander Smirnov, who was identified as a confidential human source in the investigation, was arrested at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas …

Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted: Special Counsel
11 months ago

Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted: Special Counsel

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. “Our investigation uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and …

Trump warns of ‘Pandora’s box’ of perpetual presidential prosecutions if charges against him stand
1 year ago

Trump warns of ‘Pandora’s box’ of perpetual presidential prosecutions if charges against him stand

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump has long vowed to prosecute President Joe Biden if Trump wins November’s election and the two trade places. “I feel that as a president, you have to have immunity, very simple,” Trump said after a court hearing where a panel of three federal judges seemed deeply skeptical of his attorneys’ arguments that presidents have immunity from …

Trump lawyer: 'Biden could be prosecuted for trying to stop this man'
1 year ago

Trump lawyer: 'Biden could be prosecuted for trying to stop this man'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lawyer John Lauro echoed his client on Tuesday by warning that President Joe Biden could face prosecution simply because his administration's Department of Justice brought charges against the former president. "We can't have a country where every four years there is a cycle of political recrimination where one administration attacks a prior administration, when in fact that candidate …

Trump gives chilling warning to Biden about his slew of criminal cases
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump gives chilling warning to Biden about his slew of criminal cases

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Why didn’t Crooked Joe Biden tell his Injustice Department to file the lawsuits and …

Hunter Biden’s lawyers say gun portion of plea deal remains valid after special counsel announcement
1 year, 4 months ago

Hunter Biden’s lawyers say gun portion of plea deal remains valid after special counsel announcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel has intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. As House Republicans continued their own investigations, Biden’s attorney argued in court documents that an agreement sparing him prosecution on …

Moment Trump’s own lawyer ‘admits’ to indictment charge live on TV
1 year, 5 months ago

Moment Trump’s own lawyer ‘admits’ to indictment charge live on TV

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s not an issue of criminal activity.” MSNBC …

Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor
1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday requested voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as GOP lawmakers widen their scrutiny into what they claim is improper interference by the agency. Leaders of the Republican-controlled House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means committees asked in a letter …

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee Wednesday, with Democrats denouncing his inquiry and Republicans arguing that its findings helped prove an anti-Trump bias within law enforcement. Under questioning from Republicans, …

Donald Trump's former attorney-general William Barr says 'he's toast' if indictment allegations are proven true
1 year, 6 months ago

Donald Trump's former attorney-general William Barr says 'he's toast' if indictment allegations are proven true

ABC  

Former US attorney-general William Barr says Donald Trump is "toast" if allegations that he wilfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents are proven true under Special Counsel Jack Smith's 37-count indictment against the former president. Key points: William Barr was former US president Donald Trump's attorney-general from 2019 to 2020 Mr Barr says the charges made against Mr Trump under …

William Barr Busts A Big Donald Trump Gripe About Classified Docs Probe
1 year, 7 months ago

William Barr Busts A Big Donald Trump Gripe About Classified Docs Probe

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING William Barr, who served as attorney general under Donald Trump and has since become a vocal critic of his former boss, on Tuesday roundly dismissed the ex-president’s claim that the Justice Department investigation into his mishandling of classified materials after he left the White House is a witch-hunt. “In fact, they approached this very delicately and with …

FBI ‘should never have investigated Trump’s links to Russia in 2016 election’, report finds
1 year, 7 months ago

FBI ‘should never have investigated Trump’s links to Russia in 2016 election’, report finds

The Telegraph  

The report was critical of investigators' decisions to use information from the so-called Steele dossier, compiled by former MI6 spy Christopher Steele, to obtain surveillance warrants against a Trump campaign official. Trump ‘treated differently to Hillary Clinton’ Mr Durham also accused the FBI of treating the investigation into Mr Trump's campaign differently from other politically sensitive investigations, including ones involving …

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends

Al Jazeera  

US special prosecutor criticises FBI approach to politically charged investigation but does not issue new charges. A special United States probe into the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that the agency lacked “actual evidence” to investigate possible collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. The report released on Monday detailed several missteps by the …

Republicans Hype More Unsubstantiated Allegations Against Joe Biden
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans Hype More Unsubstantiated Allegations Against Joe Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans announced Wednesday they’d uncovered possible bombshell evidence linking President Joe Biden to some sort of criminal scheme. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley called on the FBI to hand over a document reflecting an unverified whistleblower tip relating to Biden’s time as vice president. “What we don’t know is what, if anything, …

Trump rages at 'slovenly' Bill Barr for saying he'll likely get indicted in classified documents case
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump rages at 'slovenly' Bill Barr for saying he'll likely get indicted in classified documents case

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump launched a tirade against his former attorney general, William Barr, for saying that he will likely face federal charges over the stash of classified documents FBI agents found at his Mar-a-Lago country club. "Slovenly and pathetic Bill Barr, our COWARD former A.G., was on ABC FAKE NEWS this weekend making statements that he knows nothing about …

William Barr: Trump Charges Will Bolster Him In Primaries, Hurt Him In General Election
1 year, 9 months ago

William Barr: Trump Charges Will Bolster Him In Primaries, Hurt Him In General Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING William Barr, Donald Trump’s former attorney general, said he believes Trump’s legal troubles are likely to bolster him during the Republican primaries but “greatly weaken” him during the 2024 general election, which Barr said the former president cannot win. “He’s already, I think, a weak candidate that would lose, but I think this sort of assures it,” …

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham
1 year, 11 months ago

'Potential cover-up': House Dems ask for probe into Bill Barr and John Durham

Raw Story  

Just when the Department of Justice's investigation into former President Donald Trump's dealings with Russia and the 2016 election seemed to be over, two Democrats from the House of Representatives are now requesting the DOJ's independent inspector general to begin an investigation of the entire Russia inquiry. Ted Lieu and Dan Goldman have initiated the request, stating that new information …

Bill Barr made Justice Department Trump's 'personal protection racket': NY Times columnist
1 year, 11 months ago

Bill Barr made Justice Department Trump's 'personal protection racket': NY Times columnist

Raw Story  

David Firestone returned toThe New York Times editorial board this week to pen a column declaring it impossible for former Attorney General Bill Barr to repair his damaged image, particularly after the information about his Justice Department's corruption. "These reports about abuses in Special Counsel Durham’s investigation — so outrageous that even his longtime colleagues quit in protest — are …

Bill Barr asked Italian officials to discredit Russia probe — they responded with evidence linking Trump to crimes
1 year, 11 months ago

Bill Barr asked Italian officials to discredit Russia probe — they responded with evidence linking Trump to crimes

Raw Story  

A new report from the New York Times details how former Attorney General Bill Barr's efforts to discredit the probe into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russian agents completely floundered. One particularly telling section of the Times' story involves a trip that Barr made to Italy in order to push officials in that country for evidence that the Russia investigation …

Former prosecutor points to 'naïve' documents probe comment by Trump DOJ official
1 year, 11 months ago

Former prosecutor points to 'naïve' documents probe comment by Trump DOJ official

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appeared on Sunday's "Meet the Press" to explain what he would be doing regarding President Joe Biden's document investigation, only to be denounced by legal experts. Former prosecutor Shanlon Wu called it a "poor investigative strategy." he chastised the former DOJ official known for crafting the letter that helped Donald Trump fire …

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal investigations yet emerged from the legal scrutiny time and again with his public and political standing largely intact. It’s impossible to predict how much longer the investigation will last or whether the Justice Department will take the unprecedented step of indicting a former president …

Why are we surprised Barr covered-up Trump's treason when he did the same for Bush and Reagan
2 years, 3 months ago

Why are we surprised Barr covered-up Trump's treason when he did the same for Bush and Reagan

Raw Story  

Geoffrey Berman has a new book out, Holding the Line: Inside the Nation's Preeminent US Attorney's Office and Its Battle with the Trump Justice Department, laying out chapter and verse of how Bill Barr corrupted the Department of Justice on behalf of Donald Trump. Bush’s involvement in “Iraqgate” and “Iran-Contra.” Christmas day of 1992, the New York Times featured a …

Bill Barr shoots down Trump's claim that he declassified Mar-A-Lago documents: 'That would be such an abuse'
2 years, 4 months ago

Bill Barr shoots down Trump's claim that he declassified Mar-A-Lago documents: 'That would be such an abuse'

Raw Story  

Bill Barr offered no defense for Donald Trump's handling of classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago resort during an appearance Friday on Fox News. The FBI searched the former president's home last month and found hundreds of top-secret materials, along with some empty folders marked "classified," after trying for months to negotiate their return, and the former attorney general said Trump …

Bill Barr: I'm 'pretty tired' of Republicans whipping up outrage at FBI over Mar-a-Lago search
2 years, 4 months ago

Bill Barr: I'm 'pretty tired' of Republicans whipping up outrage at FBI over Mar-a-Lago search

Raw Story  

Former Attorney General Bill Barr told podcaster Bari Weiss this week that he's grown very wary of Republicans and Trump allies who are whipping up outrage over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. As Fox News reports, Weiss grilled Barr about whether conservatives should have any faith in the FBI in the wake of its search of former President Donald Trump's …

Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud
2 years, 6 months ago

Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election. Barr told the AP that U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have been working to follow up specific complaints and information they’ve received, but “to …

Bill Barr is trying to 'launder his reputation' to House investigators — even though he 'enabled' Trump's plot: legal expert
2 years, 6 months ago

Bill Barr is trying to 'launder his reputation' to House investigators — even though he 'enabled' Trump's plot: legal expert

Raw Story  

On MSNBC Monday, former Solicitor General Neal Katyal tore into former Attorney General William Barr, arguing that his testimony against Donald Trump's election conspiracy theories does not absolve him of everything he did to encourage Trump to try to overthrow the election in the first place. Worse, Katyal argued, Barr helped enable Trump's election fraud conspiracy theories by breaking longstanding …

William Barr gave the most damning testimony I’ve seen about Trump in five years of reporting
2 years, 6 months ago

William Barr gave the most damning testimony I’ve seen about Trump in five years of reporting

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Bulls**t." Those were just a few …

Barr calls Trump's fraud claims 'detached from reality' in Jan. 6 panel testimony
2 years, 6 months ago

Barr calls Trump's fraud claims 'detached from reality' in Jan. 6 panel testimony

NPR  

Barr calls Trump's fraud claims 'detached from reality' in Jan. 6 panel testimony Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he became "demoralized" when discussing allegations of voting fraud tied to Dominion voting machines with former President Donald Trump because Trump had "become detached from reality if he really believes …

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'
2 years, 7 months ago

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s own attorney general told the then-president that his claims of a “stolen” election were “bullshit,” according to videotaped testimony revealed Thursday night at the House Jan. 6 select committee’s first public hearing. The committee also began linking the actual breach of the Capitol to encouragement by Trump, starting with his statement during one …

Ivanka Trump said she accepted Barr's conclusion that the 2020 election wasn't stolen
2 years, 7 months ago

Ivanka Trump said she accepted Barr's conclusion that the 2020 election wasn't stolen

NPR  

Ivanka Trump said she accepted Barr's conclusion that the 2020 election wasn't stolen Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a piece of video evidence shared during Rep. Liz Cheney's opening statement Thursday during the hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, Ivanka Trump, the former president's daughter …

“Insanely corrupt”: Despite failure, Bill Barr brags that John Durham boosted Trump’s Clinton smears
2 years, 7 months ago

“Insanely corrupt”: Despite failure, Bill Barr brags that John Durham boosted Trump’s Clinton smears

Salon  

Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday heaped praise on special counsel John Durham for boosting former President Donald Trump's "Russiagate" narrative even though his three-year investigation has been dismissed as an epic failure by legal experts. Barr acknowledged that Durham "did not succeed in getting a conviction from the D.C. jury" but argued that he accomplished "something far more …

Hunter Biden investigation: Garland pledges ‘there will not be interference’ in DOJ’s probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Hunter Biden investigation: Garland pledges ‘there will not be interference’ in DOJ’s probe

CNN  

Washington CNN — Attorney General Merrick Garland assured a Senate panel on Tuesday that there will “not be interference” in the Justice Department’s probe into Hunter Biden’s business activities, and emphasized an appointee of former President Donald Trump is leading the investigation. “He is supervising the investigation and I’m not at liberty to talk about internal Justice Department deliberations, but …

'Abject stupidity': Barr admits Trump tried to get the Ukrainians to open investigations
2 years, 10 months ago

'Abject stupidity': Barr admits Trump tried to get the Ukrainians to open investigations

Raw Story  

As Russia invades Ukraine, Trump's relationship with Vladimir Putin is being seen in a whole new light. In Aug. 2019, as former Attorney General Bill Barr went on his first vacation while serving under Donald Trump's presidency and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman had just filed a whistleblower report about what he overheard during Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, …

Bill Barr says he yelled at Trump after he demanded to hear dirt about Hunter Biden: book
2 years, 10 months ago

Bill Barr says he yelled at Trump after he demanded to hear dirt about Hunter Biden: book

Raw Story  

Former Attorney General Bill Barr has revealed that the final conversation he had with former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election involved a shouting match about Hunter Biden. Fox News reports that Barr's new book, titled "One Damn Thing After Another," tells a story about Trump trying to pry information out of Barr about the United States Department …

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution
2 years, 10 months ago

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution

NPR  

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A Washington attorney charged as part of the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe is accusing prosecutors of trying to politicize the case and gin up negative press coverage. Sponsor Message The case is one of three brought so far …

Former AG William Barr’s memoir to be published March 8
2 years, 11 months ago

Former AG William Barr’s memoir to be published March 8

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former Attorney General William P. Barr has a memoir coming out March 8 titled “One Damn Thing After Another,” and billed by his publisher as a “vivid and forthright book” of his time serving two “drastically different” presidents, Donald Trump and George H.W. “With the Trump administration, Barr faced an unrelenting barrage of issues, such as Russiagate, …

William Barr and Mitch McConnell Think It’s Time to Move On From Jan. 6. Donald Trump Disagrees!
55 years ago

William Barr and Mitch McConnell Think It’s Time to Move On From Jan. 6. Donald Trump Disagrees!

Slate  

Two stories appeared in the last week that, initially, did not make a ton of sense. One involved former Attorney General William Barr, the United States’ foremost enabler of Donald Trump’s corrupt behavior and indulgence in conspiracy theories, criticizing Trump for having tried to overturn the 2020 election on the basis of conspiracy theories. In Karl’s piece, Barr portrays himself …

Opinion: Bill Barr’s despicable conduct is now on full display
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Bill Barr’s despicable conduct is now on full display

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross Exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN senior legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Federal judges nominated to the bench by presidents of both political parties have found that Barr “lack … candor”; that his public and in-court statements were “disingenuous,” “incomplete,” “inconsistent” with truth …

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