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"But if that wasnt enough, some experts argue that Barrs previous work in the private sector could conflict with his continuing supervision of the investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 election campaign.
Why? A few of Barrs previous employers are connected to key subjects in the probe. And some argue that, even if Barr didnt break any rules, his financial ties to companies linked to aspects of the Russia investigation raise questions about whether he shouldlike his predecessor, Jeff Sessionsrecuse himself.
The legal standard is really clear about these issues. Its not about actual conflict, its about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias, Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham Universitys School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.
This much is known: On Barrs public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russias Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia. Whats more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia.
These facts didnt get much attention during Barrs confirmation hearing, as Congress was hyperfocused on an unsolicited memo Barr wrote prior to his nomination, which criticized the special counsels investigationand whether he would release an unredacted Mueller report to Congress. Much of the information is public, but it has so far been unreported in relation to Barr.
Still, Barrs potential conflicts could face further scrutiny as Democrats in Congress fight to have the Mueller report released to the public."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/so-many-conflicts-so-little-time-1396435%3famp=1
Wounded Bear
(58,641 posts)spanone
(135,816 posts)Instead he was elevated to attorney general of the entire damn nation specifically to quash the report.
Golden Raisin
(4,608 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)By not doing so taints and corrupts everything he touches, and also opens he opens himself up for legal issues. Another reason we need to retake control of the Senate , and keep control of the House, and get the Presidency back, then hold barr fully accountable when all is exposed on him , and everyone else .