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spanone

(135,627 posts)
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:03 PM Dec 2019

Looks like John Durham is the Bill Barr of prosecutors

Remember how everyone in D.C. was saying what a straight shooter William Barr would be?

We heard exactly the same about John Durham....turns out they are both working for trump.

Completely compromised.

What a gullible nation we've become under this wannabe dictator.

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Looks like John Durham is the Bill Barr of prosecutors (Original Post) spanone Dec 2019 OP
Anyone that is hired by a known crook should be scrutinized. guillaumeb Dec 2019 #1
A Lot Of Egg Me. Dec 2019 #2
interestingly, he (durham) was asked getagrip_already Dec 2019 #3
That Durham information is interesting. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #4
The media said Barr was a straight shooter NewJeffCT Dec 2019 #5
not the media I saw.... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #7
That is why I was initially fooled. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #9
What about Cippollone? atreides1 Dec 2019 #6
Like Comey said 'trump eats your soul' spanone Dec 2019 #8

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. Anyone that is hired by a known crook should be scrutinized.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:06 PM
Dec 2019

And it is beyond doubt that Trump is a crook. In spite of the US corporate media spin, William Barr's most notable achievement was dealing with the pardons for the criminals in the Iran-Contra deal.

And this is exactly why he was hired by Trump.

getagrip_already

(14,225 posts)
3. interestingly, he (durham) was asked
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:10 PM
Dec 2019

to contribute any information he had to the ig report, and he said he had nothing.

How can you have nothing relevant and still have enough info to disagree with the ig report?

Oh, and nobody in washington thought barr would be a straight shooter. They all knew he would be a toadie after his love letter to trump was released. They confirmed him anyway, or because of it.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
4. That Durham information is interesting.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:14 PM
Dec 2019

I've learned not to get my hopes up but that sure is an interesting tidbit.

getagrip_already

(14,225 posts)
7. not the media I saw....
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:19 PM
Dec 2019

Rachel pretty much eviscerated him before his confirmation. Most of the msnbc crew pointed out his past history of covering up when he was ag before, and explained how he could do it going forward.

It wasn't all straight shooter talk. Well, maybe on npr and fox it was.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
9. That is why I was initially fooled.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:22 PM
Dec 2019

Some really smart people on MSNBC and CNN said he had a serious reputation and "a legacy" to protect. But it's true some reporters dug deeper and found serious issues dating back to at least the Clinton presidency, maybe even GHW Bush.

atreides1

(16,046 posts)
6. What about Cippollone?
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 12:19 PM
Dec 2019

At first he didn't want the job as WH counsel...and almost every one in D.C. were singing his praises, going on about his integrity and honesty...it turns out that even he was corruptible!!!

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