So, why would Barr not support a special counsel now, when he appointed Durham in October and announced the appointment after the election? If carrying the investigation through a new presidency was a concern for Durham, why isn’t it for the Hunter scandals?
Giving Barr the benefit of the doubt, he may fear that a Special Counsel ties up an administration, and wants to avoid that for Biden, assuming he is inaugurated. The Russia hoax focusses on the Obama administration (of which Biden a member), so Biden will still be hobbled. But his potential liability is far greater for Hunter than it is for Russiagate. After all, we are talking about massive potential bribes, like the $5 million non-recourse loan from China to a Biden-controlled business entity and the billion-dollar-plus investment fund placed in Hunter’s hands, on which yearly fees would amount to millions of dollars, even if invested in Treasury notes.
My deepest fear is that the root of Barr’s position may be that pulling on the thread of Chinese bribes to officials – direct or indirect via family members – may unravel the entire cloth of elective and appointive officialdom in the federal government, delegitimizing the whole enterprise.
He thinks he’s going out on top, being “fair”. Once again the GOP gets played.
Maybe he meant that the DOJ’s regular staff can handle the prosecution, since there is plenty of evidence, and no ‘special’ one is needed to ‘investigate’ to dig up evidence that is plainly in view for all to see......literally.....................
Barr is a blind rat.
I’m not usually against Barr even on his reluctance to deal with the election.
But this about Biden is 100% suspect.
Of course Biden isn’t going to allow a real investigation of himself and his entire family.
AND Biden keeps lying about the facts and declaring that Hunter is innocent.
On the way out the door once again all Barr had to do was keep his mouth shut. As it is now, all he has done is further damage his once good reputation.
I think it’s entirely possible that the Chinese got to him too which, as the author implies, raises the specter that this long running BRIBERY and INTIMIDATION war on the US by China is far larger than the feds are willing to acknowledge publicly.
It seems that the democrat party has studied the 1930’s Mafia very well...
Bill Barr, your Breitbart vehicle awaits you.
The decision is completely consistent.
These decisions are outcome-oriented application of discretion.
In the Durham / Russian Collusion Hoax investigation, the outcome is “no finding of wrongdoing.” Therefore, there is no harm in appointing a prosecutor. Biden could let it run (assuming for sake of argument Congress improvidently seats him, as it improvidently seated Obama) with no risk to the faux integrity of the government.
In the Biden investigation, the outcome has to be the same, no finding of wrongdoing. But in this case, appointment of a Special Counsel carries baggage to Biden, so it can’t be allowed to exist.
These mysteries are easy to solve. The government is crooked throughout, and is protecting its faux reputation as being “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
This Fat F@##$& should be in jail for obstruction of justice.
The fact Trump gave him a glowing sendoff and allowed this presser to happen makes me sick.
The ‘Rulers” have no party...dem or pubby, they hang together as much as we would prefer
HANGING THEM TOGETHER...LOL
When Barr extended Durham I speculated that he gave him orders to investigate Trump. I think Barr’s recent coming out of the closet as a firm never-Trumper gives a lot of credence to that theory.