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ashredux

(2,609 posts) Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:49 AM Jul 2019

Dear Attorney General Bill Barr....You would do well to recall some history

“On February 21, 1975, (John) Mitchell, who was represented by the criminal defense attorney William G. Hundley, was found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury and sentenced to two and a half to eight years ...”

You are not exempt from the law

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Dear Attorney General Bill Barr....You would do well to recall some history (Original Post) ashredux Jul 2019 OP

He knows. He just doesn't think it will happen to him. TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #1

They never do. DFW Jul 2019 #6

it won't, unfortunately pangaia Jul 2019 #7

Neither did John Mitchell. paleotn Jul 2019 #9

Deplorables are immune to history in their tiny minds RainCaster Jul 2019 #2

Oh, he knows. The GOPers all know... First Speaker Jul 2019 #3

Nixon's tapes would never have been released under this SCOTUS LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2019 #10

Barr thinks the theory of the Unitary Executive will protect him BKDem Jul 2019 #4

barr is a lifetime gangster like tRump, he could care less about history, only about destroying yaesu Jul 2019 #5

The way Jabba-the-Barr sees it, things have changed sandensea Jul 2019 #8

All federal prosecutions are The Wizard Jul 2019 #11

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. He knows. He just doesn't think it will happen to him.

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:50 AM

Jul 2019

DFW

(54,437 posts)

6. They never do.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 12:48 PM

Jul 2019

Until they are sentenced, that is.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

7. it won't, unfortunately

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:25 PM

Jul 2019

paleotn

(17,970 posts)

9. Neither did John Mitchell.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:36 PM

Jul 2019

RainCaster

(10,916 posts)

2. Deplorables are immune to history in their tiny minds

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 10:53 AM

Jul 2019

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

3. Oh, he knows. The GOPers all know...

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:07 AM

Jul 2019

...which is why they've spent the last 45 years making sure it couldn't happen again. Above all, by packing the courts with their sycophants. Watergate couldn't happen today, because the courts wouldn't rule for the nation and the Constitution; they'd rule for the Republican party...

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,595 posts)

10. Nixon's tapes would never have been released under this SCOTUS

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:39 PM

Jul 2019

GOP Uber Alles

BKDem

(1,733 posts)

4. Barr thinks the theory of the Unitary Executive will protect him

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 11:47 AM

Jul 2019

But it's pure BS.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)

5. barr is a lifetime gangster like tRump, he could care less about history, only about destroying

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 12:42 PM

Jul 2019

the future.

sandensea

(21,670 posts)

8. The way Jabba-the-Barr sees it, things have changed

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:26 PM

Jul 2019

The GOPee, he believes, is above law - in a way it wasn't back in '75.

Mostly because of the sheer number of judgeships they've hijacked since then, including, of course,a majority of the Supreme Court.

The Wizard

(12,549 posts)

11. All federal prosecutions are

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sun Jul 7, 2019, 01:44 PM

Jul 2019

subject to preemptive pardon. When the law breaks down, insurrection follows. Minority rule always ends badly.

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