Barr was with Poppy back in the days of his CIA drug running and then his last AG—who got an easy confirmation vote.
“Well respected” covers the likes of Mueller and his criminal gang.
And really, is a recused and apparently compromised Sessions (apparently voted repeatedly in committee to permit the Uranium One sedition) your standard?
Sessions is gone, thankfully. What a dud he turned out to be.
Barr will be over Mueller and has made public comments criticizing Mueller so we will see.
If Joe diGenova respects him, I have hope.