BARR: Well, history is written by the winner. So it largely depends on who’s writing the history. But I think a fair history would say that it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. It helped, it upheld the standards of the Department of Justice, and it undid what was an injustice.
And Todd says:
Todd then said, “I was struck … by the cynicism of the answer. It’s a correct answer. But he’s the attorney general. He didn’t make the case that he was upholding the rule of law. He was almost admitting that, yeah, this is a political job.”
Specifically ignoring what the AG said! This is one reason why I gave up on the Sunday shows over a decade ago, and why many many other people have too.
So FU Chuck Todd!
Good work. The parts you highlighted are damning to NBC. That’s why this story is so important, and must not go away.