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Trump, Bill Barr, and the bribery-for-pardon investigation, explained
President Donald Trump, over the last 24 hours, has made one thing abundantly clear: His final few weeks in office will not be lacking in the legal drama and corruption concerns that have pervaded his presidency. After having already pardoned his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Trump has been discussing potential broad preemptive pardons …
Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors on Monday that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the presidential race are certified. Mr. Barr’s authorization prompted the Justice Department official who oversees investigations of voter …
Barr announces DOJ investigation into presidential election
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABC) – Attorney General William Barr has sent a memo to U.S. attorneys this evening authorizing them to “pursue substantial allegations of voting and vote tabulation irregularities,” despite little evidence surfacing thus far of any widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. In the memo Barr says that such inquiries “may be conducted …
Barr says calls for coronavirus lockdown are the ‘greatest intrusion on civil liberties’ other than slavery in US history
The comments came minutes after he slammed the hundreds of Justice Department prosecutors working beneath him, equating them to preschoolers, in a defense of his own politically tuned decision making in the Trump administration. Addressing a Constitution Day celebration hosted by Hillsdale College, the event’s host asked Barr to explain the “constitutional hurdles for forbidding …
Barr calls Russia scandal ‘bogus,’ says he acts independently of Trump in blistering opening statement
In Barr’s prepared remarks, which were provided to CNN by the Justice Department on Monday, the attorney general says he has acted independently of President Donald Trump in the decisions he’s made in several criminal cases he’s handled. “Ever since I made it clear that I was going to do everything I could to get …
Barr Tries to Fire U.S. Attorney in Trump-Related Cases, but He Won’t Go
Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday night abruptly tried to fire the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Geoffrey S. Berman, who has investigated several of President Trump’s closest associates, but Mr. Berman said he would not leave. The clash focused new attention on the efforts by Mr. Trump and his closest aides to rid …
Geoffrey Berman, powerful US attorney who investigated Trump associates refuses to step down after Barr tries to push him out
“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate,” Berman said. “Until then, our investigations will move …
Bill Barr says “Secret Service recommended” Trump go to bunker
Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday appeared to contradict President Trump’s earlier comments about why he visited an underground bunker as protests raged outside the White House. Mr. Trump said he visited the bunker briefly for more of an “inspection,” but Barr told Fox News’ Bret Baier on Monday that the Secret Service recommended the …
Ivanka Trump and William Barr met with Australian official shortly before he tested positive for coronavirus
In a statement, Minister Peter Dutton said that he woke up on Friday morning “with a temperature and sore throat” and was “subsequently tested for COVID-19.” Dutton was advised by Queensland Health that his tests returned positive on Friday afternoon. Dutton had met with Trump, Barr, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and Director of …
William Barr & FISA Renewal — Republicans Break with Barr, Urge Reforms before Reauthorization
Attorney General William Barr speaks in Washington, D.C., December 10, 2019. (Al Drago/Reuters) Republicans in both the House and the Senate are unhappy that attorney general William Barr wants a simple reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with sources telling National Review that GOP critics of FISA are “adamant” that serious reforms must be …
