It was never going to end well:
“President Trump said on Monday that Attorney General William Barr would depart next week, ending a tenure marked by Mr. Barr’s willingness to advance the president’s political agenda and criticism that he eroded the post-Watergate independence of the Justice Department.
“Mr. Barr had in recent weeks fallen out of favor with the president after acknowledging that the department had found no widespread voter fraud, but Mr. Trump sought to play down their differences, saying in a tweet announcing Mr. Barr’s departure, ‘Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job!’”
Behind the scenes: Prior to the Hunter Biden report, Trump for months had privately discussed replacing Barr with somebody more willing to do his bidding.
- Barr’s comments to the AP earlier this month, in which he undercut Trump’s claims of a “rigged election” by saying the Justice Department has not found evidence of widespread fraud that would change the outcome, sent the president into a rage.
- Additionally, Trump had grown frustrated over the delays in the release of the so-called “Durham report,” which he hopes will contain bombshell revelations about the Obama administration’s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.
In today’s DC Area Craigslist:
“Wanted – actor to act as if he’s an acting Attorney General of the United States. No State Bar license or other credentials needed; job is short-term only, due to expire 3rd wk of January.”
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And I can’t say I did Nazi that coming…
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And it leaves me wondering…….was Dumpf uck so magnanimous as to allow him to hand in his resignation, instead of firing him with a firing squad?
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Nah – he probably told Low Barr, “I am accepting your resignation immediately….now, HAND IT OVER!”
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Precisely.
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Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2
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“More time with his family”. Condolences to the Barr family.
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He’s now “You’re Fired” two AG’s who didn’t want to risk their licenses be engaging in conduct that was plainly unethical or illegal or both. Sessions had no choice but to recuse himself. Barr not only refused to lie about the absence of meaningful electoral fraud but also apparently refused to launch a bogus investigation into “the Bidens.” Shithead literally wants people to destroy themselves for him.
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I was hoping the Cohen rumor would turn work out. Instead we have Barr leaving for Christmas and not returning.
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Let the door hit you on the way out, please.
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With Low Barr being on the portly side, getting hit by the door is inevitable.
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If Barr isn’t crooked enough to do the dirty work, Trump may have to pardon one of his intended firing squad targets to get somebody who is.
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I’m not sure I have any trust in anyone Barr is recommending. He doesn’t have a very good track record in character judgement.
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