Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation

Associated Press ^ | October 9, 2020 | Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller and Eric Tucker

[Olog-hai]

President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with Attorney General William Barr over the status of the Justice Department’s investigation into the origin of the Russia probe, with the president increasingly critical about a lack of arrests and Barr frustrated by Trump’s public pronouncements about the case, according to people familiar with the matter.

Trump and his allies had high hopes for the investigation led by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, betting it would expose what they see as wrongdoing when the FBI opened a case into whether the Trump campaign was coordinating with Russia to sway the 2016 election. Trump has also pushed to tie prominent Obama administration officials to that effort as part of his campaign against Joe Biden, who was serving as vice president at the time.

But a year and a half into the investigation, and with less than one month until Election Day, there has been only one criminal case: a former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering a government email about a former Trump campaign adviser who was a target of secret FBI surveillance.

With time running out for pre-election action on the case, Trump is increasingly airing his dissatisfaction in tweets and television appearances. Barr, meanwhile, has privately expressed frustration over the public comments, according to a person familiar with his thinking. […]

This account is based on interviews with six people who have direct knowledge of Trump and Barr’s relationship. They were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. …

[ronnie raygun]

Seeing the videos last night of rioters attacking the suburbs is bringing this closer to an armed conflict. We have the patience of a saint but this is wearing thin

[Jimmy The Snake]

They cannot prosecute a crime if it appears to be politically motivated to win an election. Hence why Trump has to win for this to move forward and see the light of day

[SkyPilot]

From the article:

Trump and his allies had high hopes for the investigation led by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, betting it would expose what they see as wrongdoing when the FBI opened a case into whether the Trump campaign was coordinating with Russia to sway the 2016 election. Trump has also pushed to tie prominent Obama administration officials to that effort as part of his campaign against Joe Biden, who was serving as vice president at the time. But a year and a half into the investigation, and with less than one month until Election Day, there has been only one criminal case: a former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering a government email about a former Trump campaign adviser who was a target of secret FBI surveillance.

Of course it's true.

Because it is true.

"Wow!!! NOW DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, THE BIGGEST OF ALL POLITICAL SCANDALS (IN HISTORY)!!! BIDEN, OBAMA AND CROOKED HILLARY LED THIS TREASONOUS PLOT!!! BIDEN SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO RUN - GOT CAUGHT!!!"

President Trump, October 7th, 2020

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Well, one of us (and has been) in agreement with the President, and it isn't you.

Here's your man:

[bagster]

Well, one of us (and has been) in agreement with the President, and it isn't you.

You might be surprised.

In fact, I'm sure of it.

But you carry on crying. You people's tears sustain me. They have a different texture than liberal tears.

[SkyPilot]

But you carry on crying. You people's tears sustain me. They have a different texture than liberal tears.

Your petty insults impress no one (except yourself), and I knew you would respond this way.

Two years I said the same thing as what the President just posed two days ago, and you and most of the Q board had a hissy fit meltdown that anyone would dare state the obvious.

And two years later, the situation is even worse. The President is literally shouting the same position from the Twitter rooftop.

Have a good day.

[usnavy_cop_retired]

Supply lines can quickly move to the gulf coast and Texas ports. The East/West coast will be hurting because the breadbasket is in the middle of the country not the coastal states.

[bagster]

And I knew you would respond this way.

Wait.

Are you Q?

Nostradamus?

Hobo Kelly

[bagster]

(part deux)

And I knew you would respond this way.

So you were trolling me?

[HypatiaTaught]

Agreed!

I am flying the hell out of Long Island NY on October 25th to South Dakota.

Giving my two notice to my boss today.

Woooooooo Hoooooooooo!

:)

[HypatiaTaught]

Giving my two week notice to my boss today.

Today is a GREAT DAY!

[eartick]

And rightfully so. The DOJ is a travesty of justice

[zeestephen]

Re: "Nice bottle of it right here" - "ReadTheThread" - "HypocriteMuch"

I have no idea what that gibberish means.

I just checked your FR Home Page, which was established in 1998.

Your first of just five posts was a “vanity” in 2019.

Your first of thousands of Q Comments was in 2018 - on a Q thread, of course.

I think you hacked into the "bagster" account - because it had an easily guessed password, because it had not been used in 20 years, and because it gives you the veneer of a Free Republic founding father.

I read about 100 of your Comments, spread across two years.

Your advice never changes - Do nothing. Do nothing. Trust Trump. Trust Sessions. Trust The Plan.

I can only guess at your motives.

But, you are not a Conservative, and never have been.

[eartick]

Agree, target rich environment and time has come

[central_va]

He jerk wad you die in a useless war. We can seperate peacefully. Then you can go all warlike on your new blue country overlords while the new red state country enjoys freedom and watching you suffer. Screw you and your stupid war.

[MCEscherHammer]

More BS to make Trump look desperate...

[bagster]

All I can say to your kooky conspiracy theory is,

Hahahahahahahahaha.

[odawg]

“Barr is worried about prejudicing whatever criminal cases can be made.”

That is a crock. Barr has enough evidence in the files of the offices surrounding him at the DOJ to convict all of the traitors. It is not like it is all circumstantial evidence and it depends on how you view actions. They admitted what they were doing while they were doing it.

[bagster]

I read about 100 of your Comments, spread across two years.

I hope you at least learned something.

My comments are recommended reading for all slowbies.

[SkyPilot]

So you were trolling me?

No.

[Williams]

I don’t want to further the past but the election right now is not about Hillary Clinton.