Barr's stunt has backfired

[Quemado]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/05/barrs-stunt-has-backfired/

[RKP5637]

1. Barr, with his actions, is making Trump look more guilty all the time, each day. n/t

[unblock]

3. Well, really, it's Donnie fraud who's making Donnie fraud look more guilty all the time.

Barr ain't helping, but in fairness, Donnie fraud is just too big and too incompetent of a crook with too big of a mouth on too big of a stage for anyone to really cover it up.

[RKP5637]

12. Good point, tRump is his own best spokesman for his own guilt. n/t

[AJT]

2. Barr has no concern about his reputation with anyone but the right.

He will go down in their history as a hero.

[politicaljunkie41910]

7. Few of Trumps supporters knew who Barr was before he was appointed AG by Trump and I doubt if

they really care since Trump's supporters aren't exactly a bunch of political intellectuals who follow the day to day operations of the Justice Dept, or running the federal government. Sure they know some of the Key figures involved in the Trump investigations, but I doubt if they could name 5 of them if asked. The truth will eventually come out, because it always does and Trump and Barr will both be toast.

One thing I think Trump and Barr have in common is that they both had an inflated opinion of themselves upon coming into their jobs. Yes Barr was a former AG, but I never understood why he would have left a job with a prominent Wash DC firm where supposedly he was making millions, to be Trump's AG. It just doesn't make sense to me. My thought all along was that he had an entire family of lawyers and in-laws (that were introduced at his confirmation hearing) who were either public defenders or prosecutors and he needed the clout that came with the AG title to help him move them up the corporate ladder.

[AJT]

13. I was thinking more of the rich donor class and the Koch Brother true believers.

[TrishaJ]

14. Hopefully after he spends some prison time

for obstruction of justice. One can hope!

[Hekate]

4. Paywall

[SunSeeker]

8. It's a Jennifer Rubin opinion piece. Key paragraphs:

Of course Mueller was not going to reach a decision to indict or not; Justice Department regulations specifically prohibit indictment. Mueller wasn’t inviting Barr to make the call as far as we know, for why would he think Barr had any grounds to opine on an indictment when the Justice Department had taken indictment off the table? Barr’s personal exoneration was partisan showmanship in the extreme, a move that endeared him to his boss and the right wing, which both declared victory.

The victory was temporary, however. Most or all of the report will make its way to Congress. Barr and/or Mueller will testify, and Mueller will describe how he compiled the report, why he prepared the summaries and why he did not render a judgment on indictment. Barr has spun away his credibility and will be accused (rightly) of overstepping his bounds, adopting a partisan tone and hiding critical information about Trump from the public.

On Thursday, rallies were held around the country demanding release of the report. Republicans for the Rule of Law continues to air its ad urging voters to contact their congressional representatives to get the report released: Perhaps the ad is having some effect. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) declared that he wants the report released.

[Hekate]

9. Thank you!

[triron]

5. Read what Seth Abramson is saying:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211988923

[triron]

6. knr

[shanny]

10. Barr looks bad and his maneuvers desperate

but, really, this was his only option, since he's an unprincipled hack and the report is damning.

LMAO today about a story that Mueller was unable to prove collusion (i.e. Conspiracy) because tRump et al were too stupid to realize they were being manipulated (which I assume means "no intent" ). Turns out the great brain was unwitting and half-witted. That should be broadcast far and wide.

[Turbineguy]

11. Every day still in office

is a small victory for trump.