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riversedge

(70,215 posts)
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 01:22 PM Dec 2019

Trump Hotel Holiday Party Rescheduled, 'Could Help Barr and His Guests Avoid Protests'

Source: lawandcrime.com





by Jerry Lambe | 9:22 am, December 10th, 2019


U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s holiday party in Washington, D.C., which was originally scheduled to take place Sunday has instead been rescheduled.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice would not comment on when the party would take place, but confirmed to the Washington Post that Barr would still be hosting approximately 200 guests at the Trump International Hotel.

Barr had reportedly signed an agreement with the hotel over the summer that required him to provide a $10,000 deposit up front, and spend a minimum of $31,5000 in total. The full cost of the event is being funded by Barr in his personal capacity.

Why the rescheduling? An official explanation hasn’t been offered, but the Post noted that protests were successfully dodged and that this may continue to be the case:..................

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/ag-barr-reschedules-trump-international-hotel-holiday-party/



From the article--it did not seem like a lot of protestors--were planned but seems enough for barr and his quests.

Barr was to pay for it all




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Trump Hotel Holiday Party Rescheduled, 'Could Help Barr and His Guests Avoid Protests' (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2019 OP
There's got to be a big enough jail cell somewhere for this party. marble falls Dec 2019 #1
Lock the doors after the party starts. lagomorph777 Dec 2019 #7
hand cuffs for everybody! marble falls Dec 2019 #10
Full cost is covered by BARR? Yea right more like bluestarone Dec 2019 #2
While lining Trump's pocket Gregory Peccary Dec 2019 #5
Fake out Cracklin Charlie Dec 2019 #3
Putin's check bounced. nt NCjack Dec 2019 #4
Rescheduled? Aren't most reputable places booked pretty solid in December? Marie Marie Dec 2019 #6
Maybe the Saudi Royal family cancelled their reservation. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #8
To use a phrase from the movie Coming To America: "This is America, Jack, and wherever Barr abqtommy Dec 2019 #9
The Company Store torius Dec 2019 #11
I read "Trump Hotel Holiday Party" and think of this... TheFourthMind Dec 2019 #12

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
7. Lock the doors after the party starts.
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 05:21 PM
Dec 2019

Let Barr, his guests, and the emoluments crowd staying upstairs all stew for a while.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
6. Rescheduled? Aren't most reputable places booked pretty solid in December?
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 05:13 PM
Dec 2019

Whew, so glad he could find an "opening" in Trump's shithole Hotel.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. To use a phrase from the movie Coming To America: "This is America, Jack, and wherever Barr
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 07:27 PM
Dec 2019

goes protests are sure to be right behind him!"

TheFourthMind

(343 posts)
12. I read "Trump Hotel Holiday Party" and think of this...
Wed Dec 11, 2019, 11:52 PM
Dec 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3869504/Donald-Trump-hosted-wild-parties-sex-cocaine-underage-models.html


"Trump would go from ‘room to room’ where there were ‘guys with younger girls, sex, a lot of sex, a lot of cocaine, top shelf liquor’ but no smoking, which the businessman didn’t approve of." Because Trump has standards.
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