Opinion: William Barr is a Trump toady
By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 10 at 2:25 PM The Post reports:
“I believe there is a basis for my concern, but I’m not going to discuss the basis for my concern,” said Barr. “I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred. I am saying I am concerned about it, and I am looking into it. That is all.” This is the language of a PR spinner, not the attorney general of the United States. As my colleague Aaron Blake points out, “spying” is a loaded phrase and a political accusation.
— )) April 10, 2019 Now, if you didn’t already think Barr was failing to fulfill his oath to enforce the laws as the people’s lawyer , this latest episode might do it. Remember that Barr already substituted his own “exoneration” of Trump on obstruction of justice , refused to use summaries that Robert S.
At that point, lawmakers should demand Barr resign. Unless by some miracle he follows that advice, the House, if the above conditions are met, should move to impeachment hearings. The Justice Department under his leadership at that point would have lost its credibility, and the precedent would have been set for future attorneys general to obstruct the investigation of a special counsel.
Only one Cabinet member has ever been impeached: William Belknap, President Ulysses S. Grant’s secretary of war. Nevertheless, if there are situations in which Trump compels Cabinet members to lie, manipulate Congress and thwart the law, it should be considered seriously on a case-by-case basis.
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