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herding cats

(19,564 posts)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:45 PM Jan 2019

Do you think Trump knew this when he chose Barr for AG?

Graham also said Barr noted that he and Mueller have been good friends for decades.

“They’ve been personal friends for over 20 years,” Graham said, noting they worked together previously at the Department of Justice. “His opinion of Mr. Mueller is very, very high in terms of ethics and character and professionalism.”

Graham said Barr’s and Mueller’s wives attend Bible study together and Mueller has attended the weddings of two of Barr’s daughters.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-09/trump-attorney-general-pick-won-t-end-mueller-probe-graham-says


I find this interesting. I'm not convinced he won't either end the Mueller probe or bury the report still, but it's interesting. Either Trump knew this and planned to use it to grease Barr's confirmation, or he's just now finding out the person he picked to oversee the Mueller probe is a personal friend of Mueller. Which would be f'ing hilarious.
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Do you think Trump knew this when he chose Barr for AG? (Original Post) herding cats Jan 2019 OP
hoping its the latter RT Atlanta Jan 2019 #1
The Trumpass administration isn't a very thorough vetter rusty fender Jan 2019 #2
That's pretty much what I thought, too. herding cats Jan 2019 #4
I'll bet he didn't know since he falsely smeared Comey and Mueller for being best buds wishstar Jan 2019 #3
I agree and just imaging Trump finding this out now is freaking hilarious. Dem_4_Life Jan 2019 #7
Everyone in and around Donnie Boy Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #5
bible studies together? there's a warning flag. nt msongs Jan 2019 #6
Meh. herding cats Jan 2019 #8
If Barr does the ethical thing Trump will use it as another excuse. Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #9
Lindsey Graham is a Trump lackey. But even if they know each other.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #10
 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
2. The Trumpass administration isn't a very thorough vetter
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:51 PM
Jan 2019

so I’d bet even money on TraitorTot not knowing this. And yes, it would be hilarious

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
4. That's pretty much what I thought, too.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:56 PM
Jan 2019

If Trump is just now finding this out he's going to blow a gasket.

wishstar

(5,269 posts)
3. I'll bet he didn't know since he falsely smeared Comey and Mueller for being best buds
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:55 PM
Jan 2019

Comey says he has never socialized with Mueller and doesn't even know names of Mueller's kids and only had 1 lunch with Mueller in all the years they worked at FBI. But that didn't keep Trump from inventing a conspiracy theory about them conspiring to undermine him. Bet Trump only knew that Barr had written the memo defending power of the presidency. so he thought Barr would protect him.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Everyone in and around Donnie Boy
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:58 PM
Jan 2019

has a history. Trump has used peoples Histories as a lever to benefit himself one way or another.

Barr has enough print info floating around that Donnie Boy figures he can use to Donnie's advantage. After all,it is all about making the Russia thing go away.

Because Donnie Boy knows the end is near and his Poniz is about to be exposed.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
8. Meh.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:14 PM
Jan 2019

In some circles it's a form of social networking.

It could also be an indicator here the wives are the friends and Barr and Mueller aren't actually close. Or so I thought when I read it.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
10. Lindsey Graham is a Trump lackey. But even if they know each other....
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 04:54 PM
Jan 2019

you can be casual friends, prior co-workers (they worked together, I think), but not be bffs.

Also, Barr has been critical of the Mueller investigation, but NOT of Mueller. I believe I read that Barr was critical of the SCOPE of the investigation and referring white collar crimes to other jurisdictions, none of which was Mueller's decision. That was Rosenstein's instructions...to do the main investigations and any other crimes he ran across...or something like that.

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