Bill Barr wanted to arrest a city's mayor for trying to keep police and protesters apart

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September 16, 2020
By Sarah K. Burris

While Attorney General Bill Barr was outed for trying to charge protesters with sedition, it appears he also wanted to indict Seattle’s mayor.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Barr was livid that Mayor Jenny Durkan created “protest zones,” to keep protesters isolated in a specific area and away from police. The zone stopped police and protesters from clashing, which had been a problem in other cities where police moved in on protesters and where protesters would throw water bottles and other items at police.

“The directives are in keeping with Mr. Barr’s approach to prosecute crimes as aggressively as possible in cities where protests have given way to violence,” said the Times. “But in suggesting possible prosecution of Ms. Durkan, a Democrat, Mr. Barr also took aim at an elected official whom President Trump has repeatedly attacked.”

In a March report, it was revealed that Russian tech bots seeking to cause problems in the American election, were trying to pit Black Lives Matter against police to start a race war.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/bill-barr-wanted-to-arrest-a-citys-mayor-for-creating-protest-zone-to-keep-police-and-protesters-apart/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/politics/william-barr-sedition.html

[soothsayer]

1. To give context, Seattle Mayor @JennyDurkan was a U.S. Attorney during the Obama administration.

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To give context, Seattle Mayor @JennyDurkan was a U.S. Attorney during the Obama administration.

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Barr has asked prosecutors in DOJ’s civil rights division to explore whether they could bring criminal charges against Mayor Jenny Durkan of Seattle https://nytimes.com/2020/09/16/us/politics/william-barr-sedition.html?smid=tw-share… @ktbenner cc: @ByMikeBaker

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Yes she was

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And I don't think she's one to be trifled with,

[nolabear]

2. Yeahhhhh, and incredibly enough we're still here and working on things.

Well, we’re actually here and hacking up a lung from smoke but painful as it is democracy is happening without Dumbass’s interference.

[Walleye]

3. She should have taken an AR 15 and invaded the state house. She would've been fine

[Nitram]

4. I would love to read about all this in the history books written 50 years from now. Assuming

there will still be an America to publish history books.

[BadgerKid]

5. "Free speech zones" can pass legal muster

If done right, according to Wikipedia. I didn’t know they had existed outside of the Iraq “war”.