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He committed a fucking crime - deal with it M$Greedia (Original Post) malaise May 2019 OP
K&R Sherman A1 May 2019 #1
It's like their precious baby can do no wrong Blue Owl May 2019 #2
NPR too Ponietz May 2019 #3
For me, the most infuriating thing forgotmylogin May 2019 #4
They know the facts - it's all spin malaise May 2019 #6
"What'd Barr do wrong?" sop May 2019 #7
Didn't the Con offer him the job of personal attorney malaise May 2019 #8
we have a constitutional obligation to conduct oversight yaesu May 2019 #5
+1,000 malaise May 2019 #9
We have no oversight, this country is in hanging on by a thread. sarcasmo May 2019 #10
And they wanted an investigation of Bill's tarmac visit with the AG bigbrother05 May 2019 #11
Well said malaise May 2019 #12

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
4. For me, the most infuriating thing
Thu May 2, 2019, 01:39 PM
May 2019

is the people on the right who are like "What'd Barr do wrong? He just agreed with Mueller!" Which is exactly why Barr dropped his letter and then delayed the report enough so people who wanted exoneration would move along.

They fundamentally refuse to understand the difference between "No conclusion" and "Exoneration" and that Barr based his exoneration on Mueller's "I can't indict, here's the evidence" despite Barr being the main person who told him he can't indict.

It's like people who think "hung jury" indicates "innocent".

malaise

(269,004 posts)
6. They know the facts - it's all spin
Thu May 2, 2019, 02:09 PM
May 2019

What's more they are very nervous since that letter was released - they know they are up shit creek.

sop

(10,187 posts)
7. "What'd Barr do wrong?"
Thu May 2, 2019, 02:12 PM
May 2019

Barr isn't supposed to be Donald Trump's personal attorney, he's supposed to uphold the laws of the U.S., even if it means prosecuting the president when necessary. Trump couldn't have found a more devoted and aggressive legal advocate and defender than Bill Barr (well, maybe Rudy Giuliani or Kellyanne Conway).

I've never witnessed an Attorney General so slavishly devoted to defending the president who appointed him. His business card should read: "William Barr: Because Trump's balls won't lick themselves."

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
5. we have a constitutional obligation to conduct oversight
Thu May 2, 2019, 01:45 PM
May 2019

its not a choice, we must hold everyone accountable for criminal activities with every tool we have available under the law. It won't be easy, it may take years & probably will, the punishment may be a slap on the wrist but if we don't at least try we might as well flush the constitution down the toilet.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
11. And they wanted an investigation of Bill's tarmac visit with the AG
Thu May 2, 2019, 03:32 PM
May 2019

Loretta Lynch went out of her way to publicly distance herself from the Hillary investigations to avoid even an appearance of undue influence.

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