Posted on 12/18/2019 1:54:25 PM PST by jazusamo
Attorney General Bill Barr, in an interview Wednesday with Fox News, warned that impeachment could be "trivialized" by Democrats' efforts to remove President Trump, while also firing back at ex-FBI Director James Comey's reaction to the Justice Department inspector general's report on the Russia investigation.
Barr sat down with Martha MacCallum as the House of Representatives was debating two articles of impeachment ahead of an expected floor vote. The top law enforcement officer noted that the Constitution specifically includes a high standard for impeachment, and said he does not believe the allegations against President Trump meet that standard.
"As a general matter, I think we have to be careful about trivializing the process and they put in a hurdle of high crimes -- of treason, bribery and other high crimes," Barr told "The Story with Martha MacCallum" in an interview scheduled to air Wednesday night. "The articles of impeachment here do not allege a violation of law, and it looks as if it’s going to be along partisan lines -- I think -- you know, I’m concerned about it being trivialized and used as a political tool."
House Republicans made similar arguments as members of both parties took to the House floor throughout the day Wednesday. They clashed over articles of impeachment against Trump alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, in connection with his efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations of Democrats as his administration withheld aid. GOP members have claimed that abuse of power is not a statutory crime, and that if Democrats had a problem with Trump asserting privilege when he instructed witnesses not to comply with requests to testify, they should have gone to the courts.
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Bump!
“Barr never met a camera he didn’t like. Or an all you can eat buffet.”
The next step for the buffoon liberals is to attack Barr and you are joining right in. Perhaps you prefer Sessions?
Really, when are we going to start getting some justice?
I'm waiting, not patiently, buy I'll give Barr the benefit of time.
He has not been the AG for even a year {I know that it seems like ten} so I'll not lose my temper for another few months.
If the spring rolls around and we are still waiting, I may not be able to contain myself.
Hits back at Comey??
KISS MY A$$, Do your frikkin Job and ARREST AND PROSECUTE THESE Lying, Corrupt quislings that engaged in this Seditious Conspiracy to Overthrow the United States Government.
I cannot understand some people’s blind trust in William Barr. I hope they’re right, but Ruby Ridge looms large as evidence that his past defense of the indefensible regarding FBI crimes is troubling .
There we have it....... fake reason and then ad hominem attack
By picking a out grain of pepper you have purified the birdseed
That’s how purists enhance their self esteem
If she ever became president, on Day 1, hillary could be impeached on the identical charges as Trump. She did impede Congress by destroying a server under subpoena, and of course that whole Steele dossier she bought from a foreign spy to affect an election.
While I’m reasonably sure Pres. Trump isn’t going to actually be removed from office via this impeachment sham, the democrats really should think just a little about what they are doing with this political drive to get rid of an elected president via impeachment due to policy differences.
If their desires were to actually come to pass, it would mean the end of the Republic in a very real way, because it would mean that no president would serve out his term if the opposite party holds enough of the house and senate to push this action through. There is real danger here, and no one seems to be taking it seriously enough.
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