William P. Barr: Anti-Trump but not anti-Trump’s policies

The May 8 Wall Street Journal editorial, "Bill Barr's Warning on Trump: . -- gave an incomplete summary of the former attorney general's appearance before the City Club of Cleveland, May 5 that amounted a distortion of his otherwise devout MAGA views. The editorial did not even mention that Barr's appearance at the City Club was occasioned by his recent-published book, "One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of An Attorney General," (Barr was attorney general for President George H.W. Bush, and later for President Trump.)

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For forty minutes, he chatted with City Club CEO Dan Moulthrop, and then for twenty minutes brushed aside an attempt at a barbed question and agreed with friendly questioners. The last question came from media celebrity Geraldo Rivera.

The proof of the Journal's failure to summarize, accurately, Barr's City Club comments is oblivious by watching the video of Barr's appearance and then reading the Wall Street Journal's editorial. Barr's Cleveland interview came the day after Harvard Emeritus Prof. Ruth Wisse's May 4 Wall Street Journal op-ed on the former president, which ended with this recommendation: "Sober Americans will...defend the Trump record without supporting his candidacy, and deny him re-election while defeating those who did not allow him to govern."

Speaking in Cleveland, Barr effectively endorsed that view -- which, however, likely gladdens the heart of those who tried their darnedest to make it impossible for Trump to govern. And yet his presidency brought low employment, a thriving economy, positive accomplishments in the Middle East and vis-a-vis NATO, and, most significantly, despite the obstacles created to impede relations with Russia, Putin did not attack Ukraine on Trump's watch.

Shame on The Wall Street Journal for not listing the positive accomplishments of the Trump administration.

Not quoted by the Journal was Barr’s prediction that the former president will not gain re-nomination. That is the balderdash of a Never Trumper — yet Barr, elsewhere in his remarks to the City Club, denied he is a Never Trumper. And although the Journal focused only on Barr’s comments critical of the former president, Barr, in the main, spoke in MAGA terms:

Dismissing Jan.6 as a “farce,” decrying the media’s hypocrisy and partisanship, recognizing that the Democrats have become an extreme left party, denying that Republicans are a threat to democracy, calling for an anti-crime, not anti-gun, policy.

In response to a barbed question on the January 6 “insurrection,” Barr said that the rule of law is really based on the Golden Rule — do unto others as you would have done unto you. He indicted that the rule of law abhors a double standard — everyone must be treated alike, and he implied that this is not the way of progressive thinking,

Possibly the most bizarre statement in the Journal’s My 8 editorial is the assertion that Mr. Trump “triggered a special counsel probe.” What would be Barr’s position on that incredible comment, particularly given the former attorney general’s sharp criticism of the Russiagate hoax, for which no one has yet to be held accountable. The Wall Street Journal should apologize for its skewed recitation of Barr’s Cleveland remarks by publishing the full text of his thought and reflections on the Op-Ed page.

RE: Wasn’t Barr in charge of Epstein??? How did that work out?

I am thinking that he wanted out of being charge because too many prominent people are involved and he doesn’t want to make enemies of them. That is why he was relieved when Trump “lost” ( not the quotes ) and he can go back to private practice instead ( far, far away from having to deal with that mess ).

What these NeverTrumpers want are President Trumps policies implemented by a “politician”. BS! You will be major disappointed if that happens. None of these Trump-pretenders on the GOPe side are up to the task. If you want MAGA, then you have to elect President Trump and MAGA backers in the Senate and House.

I read the other day that Paul Ryan said (paraphrasing), “President Trump didn’t know how Government worked.” If that was so, how is it President Trump accomplished so much, is spite of Paul Ryan government roadblocks?

And don’t get me started on the civility issue.

Stupid fatass looked at “2000 mules” and said he saw no evidence of vote fraud??? what the heck kind of lawyer could say that- it was ALL evidence.

Definitely, it also needs to be seen as the first part of the 2 movie cycle that Dinesh recently described. The first part lays out the story of the deep state conspirary, describes what GPS tracking is and how it was used to uncover the liberal charities and their mules.

In the second part coming out later this year (Dinesh says it's called "Under the Plea") the Mules and Charities will be identified and the Fraud will be fully exposed. Apparently, you can use GPS tracking to find out where someone lives, not just that they've been near a ballot box!!!

Evidence I suggest would be admissible in court.

It would definitely be admissible. That's why Dinesh is taking his time with the second part.

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