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Patricia Lane's avatar

I knew Bill Barr was a liar and a thief following the Mueller report.

But this previous garbage work he did for Reagan and Bush, I’d either never known or forgotten.

I think we were suspicious but the non permeable GOP iron curtin was also in play . Since then however the GOPs treachery has been ‘out and about’ for a while.

Yes , Barr’s hideous cover up with the ‘Mueller Report ‘let us know clearly where he stood.

How interesting that when the ‘writing on the wall’ became a reality to Barr he flipped his trumptastic stance back to something resembling the truth. But Barr doesn’t ever divulge more than he can handle at ‘throttling the truth by the throat.’

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Maverick's avatar

As a Canadian, I have an outsider's view. I marvel at how Thom keeps track of all these details, but I guess that's the many years of journalistic experience he has. I too have been suspicious of Barr (obviously), and wonder at his motives for being so vocal of late in a somewhat paradoxical role of condemning Trump, but also of not wanting to see him indicted. I can only wonder - is he attempting to muddy the waters of evidence of criminality that are showing up? or perhaps to have some desired effect on attitudes of the lawyers, justices, and Trump's base knowing what lays in store for the Trump team? Is it all an attempt to cover up his own involvement in it all? I'll continue to watch Barr's words and actions for clues, and to enjoy Thom's insights. I do find it fascinating how Republicans have managed to keep so much criminal behavior under wraps; now that there's a Democratic president and an independent AG again, we're beginning to see the rot that's been working against the American public by those in higher offices.

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