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Barr has told those close to Trump that he may quit if president keeps tweeting about investigations
The Hour ^ | Published 9:39 pm ES | Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, John Wagner and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post

Posted on 02/18/2020 7:27:50 PM PST by conservative98

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr has told people close to President Donald Trump - inside and outside the White House - that he is considering quitting over Trump's tweets about Justice Department investigations, three administration officials said, foreshadowing a possible confrontation between the president and his attorney general over the independence of the Justice Department.

So far, Trump has defied Barr's requests, both public and private, to keep quiet on matters of federal law enforcement. It was not immediately clear Tuesday whether Barr had made his posture known directly to Trump. The administration officials said Barr seemed to be sharing his position with advisers in hopes that the president would get the message that he should stop weighing in publicly on the Justice Department's ongoing criminal investigations.

"He has his limits," said one person familiar with Barr's thinking, speaking on the condition of anonymity, like others, to discuss internal deliberations.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barr; deepstate; doj; fakenews; trump; twitter; unverified; wapo
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To: conservative98

I would take such reports with a giant grain of salt.


141 posted on 02/18/2020 10:48:19 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: lastchance

Normally I would too, but the AG said the tweets were making it impossible to do his job.


142 posted on 02/18/2020 11:28:36 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

WHAT investigationd?


143 posted on 02/19/2020 12:56:26 AM PST by TalBlack
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To: conservative98

FOUR ADULTS wrote this?? LOL!!!


144 posted on 02/19/2020 3:13:41 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The LEFT is trying to pit Barr against Trump!!! Better not work!


145 posted on 02/19/2020 3:14:45 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: conservative98

Keep tweeting, President Trump!


146 posted on 02/19/2020 3:22:48 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: conservative98
said one person familiar with Barr's thinking, speaking on the condition of anonymity, like others

This is all the further I got and needed to get.

147 posted on 02/19/2020 3:24:24 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: conservative98

If that is true, then Barr should quit, since he refuses to do his job.

In any other time and place, any dutiful attorney with the kind of evidence lying around would make the fur fly. With Barr, nothing.

He already has overwhelming documentation to send many people to prison, but he seemingly waits for all the stars and planets to align just right to make a move.


148 posted on 02/19/2020 4:05:47 AM PST by odawg
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To: pollywog

“...but he isn’t 100% perfect every time.”

But Laura Ingraham is?


149 posted on 02/19/2020 4:14:02 AM PST by odawg
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To: AnthonySoprano
Tweets making people resign? That’s someone not tough enough to do the job - period.

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True

150 posted on 02/19/2020 4:16:30 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it unusual...)
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To: FrdmLvr

“Notice swamp rat mouthpiece Drudge is breaking the story for the Deep state? Fox too I heard.”

It is not who broke it, the important thing is whether or not it is true.

Now, if Barr did in fact say that to Trump, he should be fired immediately.

If he did not, then it is all meaningless.


151 posted on 02/19/2020 4:17:12 AM PST by odawg
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To: conservative98

Surprises me Bongino took the bait too.


152 posted on 02/19/2020 4:33:35 AM PST by FrdmLvr (They never thought she would lose.)
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To: conservative98

Sorry but “Drudge Report” is no longer a credible news source. I’d read the Babylon Bee before Drudge. And if Barr goes...what’s lost? Was he going to convict Hillary or McCabe? Until that begins, whomever is running DOJ is suspect.


153 posted on 02/19/2020 4:43:25 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
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To: conservative98

What a freakin’ baby! Man-up you CUPCAKE!


154 posted on 02/19/2020 4:57:15 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: tina07

Oh kiss off, you liberal troll!


155 posted on 02/19/2020 5:00:29 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: upchuck

Yet the Democrats have zero reservations about prosecuting Republicans, even on ridiculous, trumped-up charges. No fear of retaliation against them at all.

Remember the Voting Right Act restrictions slapped on some of the Republican controlled states, that meant every change they made to their election laws had to be *approved* by the Justice Department? No Republican ever pointed out that for 20-30 years there had been no record of election abuse by the state, and it was only when the Supreme Court intervened to say that this control was terribly unfair, and thus it was over, did it end?

Dear Abby, I believe, once said “Nobody can step on you like a carpet unless you let them.”

Republicans have long been pristine against their own members who commit infractions, real or imagined, but they let the Democrats behave like animals. That needs to end.


156 posted on 02/19/2020 5:14:50 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberalism is the belief everyone else should be in treatment for your disorder.)
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To: conservative98

Well, bye.

Barrstool has not done a damn thing about the Swamp. He has stood by Rod Rosenstein, the Koup Klutz Klan director. (BTW, RR is the key to breaking the Koup. Until you see someone going after RR, absolutely nothing is happening).


157 posted on 02/19/2020 6:01:19 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: AnthonySoprano

She’s a spineless creature, who cares


158 posted on 02/19/2020 6:25:02 AM PST by Phil DiBasquette
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To: pollywog

When Trump’s enemies stop maligning him
(Besides engaging in a coup)
Or end up in jail
He’ll stop tweeting


159 posted on 02/19/2020 6:28:54 AM PST by Phil DiBasquette
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To: conservative98

Highly doubtful!


160 posted on 02/19/2020 6:53:40 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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