William Barr Delivers Chilling Message to FBI for Trump

[orangecrush]

OPINION
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If you come at the king, you best not miss.

That’s the message Attorney General William Barr is sending to FBI agents, whether intentionally or not. Barr has authorized yet another investigation into the FBI’s conduct probing links between Russian election interference and the Trump campaign. Even though two other entities are already investigating the same matter, reports indicate that Barr has appointed Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia probe.


In doing so, Barr is playing into the hands of President Donald Trump, who has already characterized Durham’s assignment as an investigation into “how that whole hoax got started.”

The most charitable interpretation of Barr’s behavior in defense of Trump is that he believes strongly in a “unitary executive,” where the president can order any investigation he wants. But in his quest to protect the presidency, Barr is damaging our national security. His complicity in Trump’s efforts to disparage the FBI will make it more difficult for agents to do their jobs and could discourage investigations of those in power.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/william-barr-assignment-of-john-durham-to-look-at-russia-probe-sends-chilling-message-to-fbi-for-trump

[RKP5637]

1. As tRump's stooges (Barr, etc.) work to install him as a dictator! n/t

[bitterross]

2. Bad idea to challenge the FBI or CIA

I think that's a really bad challenge to make. There are a lot of career, professional, agents who have way more ethics and morals than Trump or Barr. They believe in the oath they took to defend the Constitution.

[watoos]

3. Patience, we aren't there yet for impeachment.

We need to wait until Trump defies a court order. We need to wait until Trump replaces FBI director Wray with Rudy Ghouliani. We need to wait until the debates begin for the election when it will be too late, then we will have a good excuse not to hold impeachment hearings.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Easy now, we haz powders to keep dry watoos! (nt)