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Critics fear Trump could pressure William Barr’s successor for big favors
The Guardian ^ | 12/26/20

Posted on 12/26/2020 10:56:21 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew

Critics fear Trump could pressure William Barr’s successor for big favors

William Barr’s abrupt move to leave his post as attorney general this week has spurred fears among Department of Justice veterans that Donald Trump will put new pressures on Barr’s successor to do him big and potentially risky political and legal favors.

Former justice department officials say they are worried Trump will lean on Barr’s less experienced successor, the acting attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, to push policies which Trump has suggested he backs, including naming special counsels to investigate President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and using the DoJ to investigate Trump’s baseless charges of widespread election fraud.

Critics also fear Rosen could face pressure from Trump to help obtain a legal opinion that would allow Trump to pardon himself by reversing a justice department opinion that dates back to the Nixon era and bars a presidential self-pardon. Such a move would probably trigger widespread outrage.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hunterbiden; trump; votefraud
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special counsels to investigate President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden

Why are they worried about it? I know. This is a rhetorical question.

1 posted on 12/26/2020 10:56:21 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

All presidents expect great things from their “Wing Men”.


3 posted on 12/26/2020 11:04:34 PM PST by lee martell
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To: malach
Its slant is well-known. Just about everybody at this site knows.
4 posted on 12/26/2020 11:05:21 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

Like following the rule of law.


5 posted on 12/26/2020 11:05:57 PM PST by deadrock (<img src="WIDTH420WIDTH420.jpeg" width="420">)
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Corrected headline:

Guilty parties fear Trump will expect William Barr’s successor to do his job.

7 posted on 12/26/2020 11:26:12 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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Obama had a Wing-man for eight years.

Obama vacationed together with Holder.

Just a coincidence all Trump’s peeps viewed him as the enemy.


8 posted on 12/26/2020 11:26:53 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (‘)
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To: yesthatjallen

The ace is in the hole.
I repeat: the ace is in the hole.


9 posted on 12/26/2020 11:32:28 PM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: AnthonySoprano

Seems they are setting up the narrative to decry anything found by the Special Council as fraudulent post biden steal.

And when did barr act honestly and integrity during his “gasbagging” because I cannot call it investigation.

Regards


10 posted on 12/26/2020 11:34:30 PM PST by Swiffer_Ralf (Orig. Eureka_Lead)
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To: malach
Strip away the part about how they feel. Then you can glean some facts about what is going on. Such as a counsel about Hunter Biden and vote fraud may be around the corner.

Beside, watching their hysterical response is fun, too.

11 posted on 12/26/2020 11:34:43 PM PST by TigerLikesRoosterNew
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To: malach

No need to question. They’ve been leftist for years.


12 posted on 12/26/2020 11:35:39 PM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

Deep state smelling deep shit coming their way!
Trump will bury them in manure and load them on to tramp steamers headed for Gitmo.
Bye bye deep state insurrection!
Azzzholes!


13 posted on 12/26/2020 11:58:34 PM PST by doc maverick
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Timestamps in reverse, about 1 hour 30 minutes

2020 Election Investigative Report
https://www.youmaker.com/video/60bb93fa-d621-4d44-b9d0-420b9621cb57

-19:15m Alarming Corruption, money laundering or fraud, Barisma
-18:15m Conflicts of Interest, financial connections, vast web
-16:40m Immense amount of money funneled

More complete index here;
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3912747/posts?page=7559#7559


14 posted on 12/27/2020 12:00:24 AM PST by Son House
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#2. The Guardian is mini-Marxist, period. Not “very left liberal” though occasionally an honest article about Trump slips thru their censors.

Of all the regular British newspapers, the Guardian is the worst, with the Scotsman (Scottish, of course), being terrible, the UK Daily Mail, mixed; something with “Post” in its title, not too bad or at least it wasn’t when I saw some issues of it, the Times of London (if it is still printed), left-liberal, and the Financial Times getting more leftist in recent years.

Most are “nasty little buggers” in general, much like major US newspapers are.


15 posted on 12/27/2020 12:11:30 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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PRESSURE!

BIG!


16 posted on 12/27/2020 12:16:02 AM PST by Fury (.)
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[baseless charges]

More lies for the masses. Multiple types of fraud. Dead voters, voting multiple times, rigged software.


17 posted on 12/27/2020 12:32:45 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew; LucyT; Liz; GregNH; bitt; Travis McGee; Diogenesis

[naming special counsels to investigate President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden]

Maybe one to investigate Joe Biden using U.S. Gov’t money to bribe Ukraine?

Have the investigation run for 4 years. At least.


18 posted on 12/27/2020 12:34:22 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew

Exactly. Why be worried about it if there’s nothing to find?

Same with election integrity.


19 posted on 12/27/2020 12:42:11 AM PST by newzjunkey (Purdue in GA for the Senate - Vote Giant Meteor in 2020)
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To: TigerLikesRoosterNew
Don't bother trying to explain.

malach (and others) fancy themselves as mall cops.

'Anything I don't like shouldn't be posted on FR!'

20 posted on 12/27/2020 12:45:25 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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