Attorney General William Barr is done with President Donald Trump, and he’s making it clear that he doesn’t intend to take more of the lame duck POTUS’ insults or angry tweets.
According to CNN’s Jamie Gangel, Barr was asked about some of Trump’s tweets which have clearly been aimed directly at him, which led the AG to remark that “none of this matters— it’s the deposed King ranting. Irrelevant to the course of justice and to Trump’s election loss.”
What Attorney General Bill Barr really thinks of @realDonaldTrump tweets according to a source familiar with the dynamic: “it’s the deposed king’s ranting…” my reporting with @Kevinliptakcnn @cnn https://t.co/M2pYN4KpcQ
— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel) December 13, 2020
Whoa! It’s not often a member of Trump’s cabinet is that blunt and brutally honest. But consider these tweets from the president on Saturday:
IF Biden gets in, nothing will happen to Hunter or Joe. Barr will do nothing, and the new group of partisan killers coming in will quickly kill it all. Same thing with Durham. We caught them cold, spying, treason & more (the hard part), but “Justice” took too long. Will be DOA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
Why didn’t Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the Election, about Hunter Biden. Joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong, or going on – Press confirmed. Big disadvantage for Republicans at the polls!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
There are already reports that Barr is about to resign or be fired, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone if Trump gives his handpicked AG the ax before the weekend is over with. He clearly expected the Department of Justice to help him hijack the 2020 election and smear his opponent so he could serve another four years and avoid the legal problems that await him in New York.
It would be tempting to praise Barr for growing a spine. But he’s still complicit in helping to enable Trump and bury the Mueller report. He should have stood up long ago and spoken out, but he was too busy being an obedient little lickspittle.
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