Barr Makes It Official—He’s Trump’s New “Fixer”

Politico ^ | Aug 1, 2020 | Victoria Bassetti and Norman Eisen

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Of President Donald Trump’s many career skills, perhaps the least appreciated is his lifelong and uncanny ability to sniff out lawyers who will serve his will.

In slightly more than 500 days in office, Barr has pivoted from establishment D.C. attorney—sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States—into Trump’s family lawyer. The office of the attorney general is one of the oldest in our constitutional system, and the department is pledged “to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.” But Barr, instead, displays a tendency to use all the department’s levers—and with a $32 billion budget there are a lot of them—not to protect “all Americans” but to protect the president, personally and politically.

[Gay State Conservative]

No...in a widespread conspiracy like this you start with a low level,or mid-level,member.You promise him/her two years for cooperation and twenty years for refusal to cooperate.And once he/she gives up someone higher up you repeat the process.

Comey,Susan Rice and Lynch will be the last ones to fall,not the first.

[Gay State Conservative]

Ooops...forgot to mention: if Plugs wins in November nobody will fall.That much is obvious.

[Russ]

POLITICO...(spit!)...

[ldish]

THREE BIGGEST POS AG’s that ever lived, all in a row BAR NONE - Janet Reno, Loretta Lynch and biggest ass hole of all - Eric Holder!

[bkopto]

When the balloon goes up, folks need to know where their local journalists are nesting.

[DPMD]

“...establishment D.C. attorney—sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...” Talk about a self-cancelling phrase. At least she exposed her overlying prejudice early in the scree.

[Susquehanna Patriot]

Everybody hates Lawyers until the is a time you need one.

... and then you get the bill. Tough business to have to pay someone to get one out of trouble - especially when caused by others.

[Jeff Chandler]

Enemas are disgusting and uncomfortable, but when you need one, you’re glad they exist. Same with lawyers.

[Alberta's Child]

Great post. The AG and U.S. Attorneys originally operated under the Treasury Dept., and their role was primarily in civil law, not criminal matters. At the time the AG Post was established there probably weren’t any federal crimes on the books other than treason and tax evasion. The U.S. Attorneys probably spent most of their time dealing with land title issues between the Federal government and the various states.