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Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:11 AM Feb 2020

A theory about William Barr's threat to resign

Maybe the pressure from within and without the DOJ is becoming undeniable. The Federal Judges Association had that emergency meeting yesterday. More than 2000 former DOJ employees are calling for him to resign.

I think he knows he has to resign but is trying to save face by creating the narrative that he is leaving on his own by his own volition.

Perhaps the individuals urging him to resign are willing to go along with this narrative in order to get it done.

In other words, he wants it to look like he's quitting on principle when in actuality he's being ousted?

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A theory about William Barr's threat to resign (Original Post) Mike 03 Feb 2020 OP
I think its more lying from bill barr duforsure Feb 2020 #1
I agree. It is just another scam by those who are determined to establish a dictatorship. olegramps Feb 2020 #16
Well, it looks like he can take his daughter with him... Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #2
The Federal Judges are meeting today malaise Feb 2020 #3
Oh, thank you! Mike 03 Feb 2020 #10
Barr has zero intention of resigning. gab13by13 Feb 2020 #4
Agree. He ain't goin' nowhere. 3Hotdogs Feb 2020 #13
My thoughts as well. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #5
He will not resign... BlueJac Feb 2020 #6
I will believe Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #7
More lies from this traitor. He isn't going anywhere. we can do it Feb 2020 #8
I think it's all an act NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #9
I agree. KPN Feb 2020 #17
No, he is full of shit. Now we have to watch the media pretend dewsgirl Feb 2020 #11
It is delusional to think that any republican will be shamed from office. johnthewoodworker Feb 2020 #12
"cat grabber", lol. Ligyron Feb 2020 #20
He will never resign! BlueJac Feb 2020 #14
Nope! They can't oust him. LiberalFighter Feb 2020 #15
Bill Barf's threat to resign is pure theater. Nothing more. bitterross Feb 2020 #18
Barr's replacement? Martin Eden Feb 2020 #19
He's 100% not quitting greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #21

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. I think its more lying from bill barr
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:16 AM
Feb 2020

And he won't be leaving until trump is being hurt from his staying politically, then he will be forced to go. trump and putin will use him as much as they can before installing another putin / trump loyalist willing to be corrupt for them.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
16. I agree. It is just another scam by those who are determined to establish a dictatorship.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 08:52 AM
Feb 2020

William Barr is one of the most vocal advocates of an authoritarian presidency. He wrote a 19 page document supporting the unlimited power of the presidency as a job application for Attorney General. I along with numerous people on this board have been attempting to bring to light the actual stated intentions of and the determination of the those who have taken control of the Republican Party. It is frustrating for me that the candidates who are presently running for the Democratic Party nomination for president have not made this the paramount issue. It appears to me that they don' have the fortitude to actually call these people out as fascists who are intent on establishing a dictatorship solely dedicated to protection of plutocrats. How much clearer can it be then Trump's own declaration that he is totally above the law and has the authority to do what ever he desires. If this is so then why did our founders challenge the authority of the King who claimed the same omnipotence.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
2. Well, it looks like he can take his daughter with him...
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:16 AM
Feb 2020

I saw a report earlier where she has been babysitting Trump's tax and Deutsche Bank cases...blocking the disclosure of information. If that is true, they should have a family exit. Haven't heard what his son-in-law is doing.

Nepotism seems to be popular in the Trump administration.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
11. No, he is full of shit. Now we have to watch the media pretend
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 07:56 AM
Feb 2020

this is real. He is Trump's golden calf, Trump will do whatever it takes to keep Barr in place. And Barr is a hardcore theocrat, who will do whatever it takes to see his dangerous, Opus Dei religious agenda enacted.
I hate sounding so negative, I get what you're saying, I hope I am wrong.

 

johnthewoodworker

(694 posts)
12. It is delusional to think that any republican will be shamed from office.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 08:02 AM
Feb 2020

The only way he leaves is if the cat grabber tells him to go. You could have every judge, lawyer, paralegal, and person who watches 'Law and Order' sign a petition demanding he resign, and he's not leaving. Republicans are in power. We're not. You can't make him leave.

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)
20. "cat grabber", lol.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 09:22 AM
Feb 2020

If Valentine Day hadn't ended, I'd a given you at least 1 heart for that family friendly tag.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
18. Bill Barf's threat to resign is pure theater. Nothing more.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 09:02 AM
Feb 2020

He will not go voluntarily. Trump would be a bigger idiot than usual to fire him. Barf's already doing everything trump wants.

Martin Eden

(12,875 posts)
19. Barr's replacement?
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 09:10 AM
Feb 2020

Rethug Senate would approve an even worse political hack, because you know Trump will nominate one.

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