Posted on 03/05/2020 5:09:58 PM PST by dontreadthis
A federal judge on Thursday sharply criticized Attorney General William Barrs handling of the report by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, saying that Barr put forward a distorted and misleading account of its findings and lacked credibility on the topic.
Judge Reggie Walton said Barr could not be trusted and cited inconsistencies between his statements about the report when it was secret and its actual contents that turned out to be more damaging to President Donald Trump. Walton said Barrs lack of candor called into question Attorney General Barrs credibility and, in turn, the departments assurances to the court.
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And just how would the judge *know* that, having not seen the unredacted report? Unfit for the bench, that's how.
(There's always something peculiar about people whose index finger bends back that way.)
“On October 4, 2016, Walton rejected the release of Hillary Clinton criminal indictment drafts prosecutors prepared, but never issued, during the Whitewater investigation in the 1990s. He ruled that Clinton had a “substantial privacy interest” when he rejected a Judicial Watch lawsuit under FOIA.” ——— wiki
From Wikipedia on Judge Reggie Walton:
“Walton won a football scholarship to get his Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia State College in 1971, and then a Juris Doctor from the Washington College of Law at American University in 1974.
“Walton presided over the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, Scooter Libby. On March 6, 2007, the jury convicted Libby of four of the five counts with which he was charged: two counts of perjury, one of obstruction of justice, and one of making false statements to federal investigators.[6] On June 5, 2007, Walton sentenced Libby to 30 months in federal prison and a fine of US$250,000, and, subsequently, he ordered that Libby report to jail without bail pending any appeals.
“Walton rejected the release of Hillary Clinton criminal indictment drafts prosecutors prepared, but never issued, during the Whitewater investigation in the 1990s. He ruled that Clinton had a “substantial privacy interest” when he rejected a Judicial Watch lawsuit under FOIA.”
Bias anyone???
These judges cannot wait to demand a forum to demonstrate how corrupt they are. AND: the Dem Lib Chicago Trib? NUTS!
Many Judges “grow” in office...
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