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demmiblue

(36,899 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:22 PM Jun 2020

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Barb McQuade: Tough talk by Barr, but chalk up the win for Berman, whose defiance has stopped Barr..

Tough talk by Barr, but chalk up the win for Berman, whose defiance has stopped Barr from replacing him with handpicked choice. Instead, Berman’s deputy, Audrey Strauss, well serve as acting US Atty unless and until Senate confirms Trump nominee, presuming court oks her.

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Barb McQuade: Tough talk by Barr, but chalk up the win for Berman, whose defiance has stopped Barr.. (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2020 OP

For once justice speaks....loud and clear Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #1

Not really, Barr can fire her at his whim bottomofthehill Jun 2020 #2

He can do all kinds of things StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #4

And made this whole episode newsworthy ... otherwise this could have just slid by. 42bambi Jun 2020 #5

True StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #6

Totally happy he did what he did to call attention to another insane Trump situation. bottomofthehill Jun 2020 #7

Yup StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #3

Thekaspervote

(32,803 posts)

1. For once justice speaks....loud and clear

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:23 PM

Jun 2020

bottomofthehill

(8,351 posts)

2. Not really, Barr can fire her at his whim

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:27 PM

Jun 2020

Probably middle of next week.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

4. He can do all kinds of things

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:34 PM

Jun 2020

But Berman stood his ground and made it harder for him to do so without openly obstructing justice.

42bambi

(1,753 posts)

5. And made this whole episode newsworthy ... otherwise this could have just slid by.

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:42 PM

Jun 2020

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

6. True

Reply to 42bambi (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:48 PM

Jun 2020

Now anything Barr does will get tremendous scrutiny and be very suspect.

bottomofthehill

(8,351 posts)

7. Totally happy he did what he did to call attention to another insane Trump situation.

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:59 PM

Jun 2020

Would love to see him hang in there to prove the AG a liar. Now, POTUS does not have to make the hard choice and clone accountable for “his” actions.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

3. Yup

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2020, 06:33 PM

Jun 2020

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