I always wondered when Barr was giving speeches like that, if he was just making right sounding noises so Trump and his supporters would be patient, (”Stick with the plan, Duran’s going to nail b**tards any day now”), fooling everyone into thinking he was doing something. Now we know that’s all it was. He was just a DO NOTHING, AWOL, run out the clock, Bush insider.
I was always hoping Barr would consider doing his job, but deep down I always figured he was running out the clock.