Posted on 02/18/2020 1:41:51 PM PST by conservative98
Top Republicans defended Attorney General William Barr in an unusual joint statement of support one day after more than 2,000 former Justice Department officials called on him to resign.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California called the demand, organized by a group critical of President Trump, an effort to intimidate Barr.
Suggestions from outside groups that the Attorney General has fallen short of the responsibilities of his office are unfounded, the three lawmakers said in the statement. The Attorney General has shown that he is committed without qualification to securing equal justice under law for all Americans.
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Why is Barr threatening to resign if Trump doesn’t stop tweeting?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California called the demand, organized by a group critical of President Trump, an effort "to intimidate" Barr.
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