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sunonmars

(8,656 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:46 AM Dec 2018

President Trump nominates William Barr to be new attorney-general,

President Trump nominates William Barr to be new attorney-general, a post he held in 1990s, and oversee Russia probe

Link to tweet

Some interesting stuff.....

In 2009, Barr was of counsel to Kirkland & Ellis and joined the firm in 2017.[16] - Who....surprise surprise....Represented Jeffrey Epstein in a case of sex-trafficking with minors...and this firm has wide connections to many of Trumps appointees....

Also on boards of Verizon and Time Warner -

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President Trump nominates William Barr to be new attorney-general, (Original Post) sunonmars Dec 2018 OP

I am a bit surprised and suspicious about this nomination. Glimmer of Hope Dec 2018 #1

Dig a bit deeper, this guy is connected to a lot of shitty people. sunonmars Dec 2018 #3

William Barr is a Hillary hater. Zoonart Dec 2018 #2

Yep. dalton99a Dec 2018 #4

Once I heard he wanted to investigate the "Uranium One" deal, I knew bullwinkle428 Dec 2018 #6

More distractions is why this is coming out now away from the bad news duforsure Dec 2018 #5

of course sunonmars Dec 2018 #7

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)

1. I am a bit surprised and suspicious about this nomination.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:49 AM

Dec 2018

He seems well respected. I can't find any dirt on him.

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

3. Dig a bit deeper, this guy is connected to a lot of shitty people.

Reply to Glimmer of Hope (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 11:14 AM

Dec 2018

Zoonart

(11,866 posts)

2. William Barr is a Hillary hater.

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 10:50 AM

Dec 2018

Wants us to wast time and money on more investigations of Clintons.

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to Zoonart (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 12:06 PM

Dec 2018

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

6. Once I heard he wanted to investigate the "Uranium One" deal, I knew

Reply to Zoonart (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 12:09 PM

Dec 2018

what he was all about.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

5. More distractions is why this is coming out now away from the bad news

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 12:08 PM

Dec 2018

HE'll be doing that a lot today to water down and diminish the bad stuff he and his administration are all involved in. Media needs to ignore him today and in the future , instead of helping him promote his propaganda and distractions.

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

7. of course

Reply to duforsure (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 01:47 PM

Dec 2018

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