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In reply to the discussion: Jim Comey's scorching op Ed in the NYT [View all]struggle4progress
(118,290 posts)Accomplished people lacking inner strength cant resist the compromises necessary to survive this president.
By James Comey
May 1, 2019
... How could Mr. Barr, a bright and accomplished lawyer, start channeling the president in using words like no collusion and F.B.I. spying? And downplaying acts of obstruction of justice as products of the presidents being frustrated and angry, something he would never say to justify the thousands of crimes prosecuted every day that are the product of frustration and anger?
How could he write and say things about the report by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, that were apparently so misleading that they prompted written protest from the special counsel himself? ...
Amoral leaders have a way of revealing the character of those around them. Sometimes what they reveal is inspiring. For example, James Mattis, the former secretary of defense, resigned over principle, a concept so alien to Mr. Trump that it took days for the president to realize what had happened, before he could start lying about the man.
But more often, proximity to an amoral leader reveals something depressing. I think thats at least part of what weve seen with Bill Barr and Rod Rosenstein. Accomplished people lacking inner strength cant resist the compromises necessary to survive Mr. Trump and that adds up to something they will never recover from ... because Mr. Trump eats your soul in small bites ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/william-barr-testimony.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share