I saw some analysis by a LEO the other day after Barr made his statement in press conference that it’s common to let the word leak out as a tactic when dealing with mafia types to let the underlings believe the don’s are bullet-proof and the underlings themselves will thus take all the heat ... apparently effective in helping to make them sweat all the more.
On Politico: Democrats blast removal of acting DOT inspector general
Rep. Peter DeFazio and two other senior House Democrats on Tuesday demanded that the Trump administration reinstate Mitchell Behm, who had been the acting Transportation Department inspector general until he was ousted from the position over the weekend and replaced with the head of another agency.
Behm, a longtime deputy inspector general who had been acting in the lead position since Calvin Scovell retired in January, was replaced Saturday by Skip Elliott, who is also administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
Thanks for that insight. I was surprised that so many people fell for the words of Barr to mean something they may or may not. A prosecutor or judge would be an irresponsible FOOL to answer a question about someone’s potential guilt or not. In one way, it could be a way to trap Barr or others so they’d have to be removed from a case for bias.