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alp227

(31,959 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 06:30 PM Jun 2020

Attorney General Barr Says DOJ Acts Independent Of Trump Interests

Source: NPR

Attorney General William Barr said Thursday that he didn't believe President Trump has overstepped the boundaries between the White House and the Justice Department in a number of big recent cases.

Barr told NPR in a wide-ranging interview that he believes Trump has "supervisory authority" to oversee the effective course of justice — but Barr said ultimately, the choices were made and carried through independently by the Justice Department.

"It's very important that the attorney general make sure that there's no political influence at stake involved in that — and there wasn't," Barr said.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asked Barr about the case of former national security adviser Mike Flynn, in which the Justice Department dropped charges even after Flynn's guilty plea; about the firing of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in New York City; and others.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/25/883278573/attorney-general-barr-says-doj-acts-independent-of-trump-interests



Transcript of the full interview is here.
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Attorney General Barr Says DOJ Acts Independent Of Trump Interests (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2020 OP
For a so called man of GOD . .. Iliyah Jun 2020 #1
But it is all for a reason, to have the power to execute Women and doctors. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #4
Barr the asshole "auditioned" for the job... agingdem Jun 2020 #8
Both Barr and Trump are pathological liars. riversedge Jun 2020 #2
Uh huh, yeah, sure, you bet Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #3
A Bit Of Comedy I Could Do Without, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #5
Lying fvck. blm Jun 2020 #6
Yeah, pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. jrthin Jun 2020 #7
Lol iamateacher Jun 2020 #9
Barr is a skilled and practiced liar. sop Jun 2020 #10
Apparently if you're "lying" to advance the cause of Gawd Rural_Progressive Jun 2020 #23
Pathological liar says what? onecaliberal Jun 2020 #11
Then why continue to run interference for him? Mr. Ected Jun 2020 #12
All I can say is....Fuck You. ashredux Jun 2020 #13
It's not April 1st Low Barr. nt cstanleytech Jun 2020 #14
I Have to wonder if these pathological liars believe their own lies. Marie Marie Jun 2020 #15
I call Bulllllllllshitttttt in that comment. kimbutgar Jun 2020 #16
My only reaction is... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #17
Best punchline of the day. Haha. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #18
ok then...show us all the examples... dhill926 Jun 2020 #19
Bwahahaha! Laelth Jun 2020 #20
Oh, my... I think I made a little puddle. Hugin Jun 2020 #36
Definitely the Best Beverage-Spitting Headline of 2020 Thus Far! Larry Moecurley Jun 2020 #21
He doesn't care ibegurpard Jun 2020 #22
Only way he could truly be untouchable is to flee to a country that will not extradite him. cstanleytech Jun 2020 #32
I could smell that bullshit through my mask ResistantAmerican17 Jun 2020 #24
LOL good one onetexan Jun 2020 #25
I must be drunk. Or reading The Onion. Dem2theMax Jun 2020 #26
Right. Chrysanthemum Jun 2020 #27
Pretty telling that they have to make this distinction... nt EarthFirst Jun 2020 #28
Oh, that's bullshit! sakabatou Jun 2020 #29
Snort Solly Mack Jun 2020 #30
That's pretty funny, since everyone in the country knows he's Trump's consigliere. Apparently... NNadir Jun 2020 #31
Toad is a total liar & traitor to America which is exactly the reason he got the job. lark Jun 2020 #33
what else is he supposed llashram Jun 2020 #34
Inskeep must've read him the Riot Act. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #35
Well, that's a relief to know ! nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2020 #37

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. For a so called man of GOD . ..
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 06:33 PM
Jun 2020

he lies constantly, breaks rules and laws, and covers up for shithole on a daily basis.

agingdem

(7,754 posts)
8. Barr the asshole "auditioned" for the job...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 06:38 PM
Jun 2020

no political influence...independent..uh huh...to quote Inigo Montoya.."You keep saying those words. I don't think it means what you think it means"..

sop

(9,945 posts)
10. Barr is a skilled and practiced liar.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 06:39 PM
Jun 2020

Did anyone actually expect him to say he was acting in Trump's interests to subvert and obstruct justice?

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
12. Then why continue to run interference for him?
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 06:40 PM
Jun 2020

Barr and Trump are like siamese twins, joined at the felonious maximus.

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
22. He doesn't care
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 07:37 PM
Jun 2020

That we all know he's lying. He thinks he's untouchable and that DOES make me uneasy.

NNadir

(33,368 posts)
31. That's pretty funny, since everyone in the country knows he's Trump's consigliere. Apparently...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:49 PM
Jun 2020

...he thinks everyone in the country is as stupid as his mob boss.

Barr should die in prison for his contempt for the rule of law.

lark

(23,003 posts)
33. Toad is a total liar & traitor to America which is exactly the reason he got the job.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 08:52 AM
Jun 2020

He swore personal and professional fealty to drumpf, and only drumpf and knows he's the only person keeping drumpf and himself out of jail. He is all in on the criminality and trason. I want to see him in jail along with the entire drumpf klan, including the prince of darkness and toy of course.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
34. what else is he supposed
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:14 AM
Jun 2020

to say. I love Trump for giving me the power over people with my fascist and corrupt views. I will kiss his ass until I'm six feet under and then in HELL afterwards.

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