Rachel: Barr cannot be complaining that he is being bullied by the president.

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Rachel Maddow MSNBC ✔@maddow

Forgive me, but Mr. Barr cannot be complaining that he is being bullied by the president.

He happily intervened in cases of interest to the president, to the president's benefit, to the point where prosecutors resigned in protest.

What he feels bullied by is the backlash to it.

The New York Times ✔@nytimes

Breaking News: Attorney General William Barr said he wouldn’t be “bullied” and that President Trump’s tweets on Roger Stone “make it impossible for me to do my job” https://nyti.ms/2vyWyWp

4:41 PM - Feb 13, 2020

[dewsgirl]

1. This whole situation with Barr today is just plain absurd.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. +1

Very absurd. It's so good to know that people aren't just lying down though and taking everything that's happening. That means that there is some hope out there for us yet.

[dewsgirl]

4. 🤞🤞🤞

[olegramps]

43. This is the case of the scam of the scam.

Anyone with an brain cells knows this is just another scam. The president screws up by publicly intervening in a case tried by court in which his Attorney General is abusing his power to over ride the DOJ prosecutors. That exposes the fact the Barr is a loyal bootlicking ass kissing bastard doing what Trump had told him to do. So, what to do? Barr, of course with the Trump's henchmen, agree that Barr should make a contrived statement of his exception to the presidents interference and that he can't do his job. Yeah, the job of doing exactly what the president had told him to do and then what Trump had stupidly made pubic. How can a man pull off this type of unlawful crap when his conspirator exposes the entire operation. That is Barr's complaint. Barr is one of the major conspirators behind the so-called Unified Executive Theory that gives the president dictatorial powers and transforms the government into a fascist government no different than the governments of Germany and Italy that took their nations to destruction.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

44. I was referring to the prosecutors

not Barr. I'm pretty sure that Barr's statement was designed to separate himself, slightly, from Trump. If he were *really* sick of Trump, he's just resign IMHO

[Dennis Donovan]

5. Kabuki theater presents the play "Gaslight"

Best way I can describe it.

[dewsgirl]

6. Yes, I think everyone saw right through it from the first

tweet/article. Neither one of them have a speck of credibility. Kabuki theatre perfect.

[Lonestarblue]

22. Everyone except Chuck Todd.

What a doofus. Why does MSNBC still have him as a host of anything!

[dewsgirl]

25. Of course...always.🙄

[at140]

27. I think Todd will soon be replaced by

Shep Smith who left Fox News.

[Rebl2]

32. Oh please

let this be true.

[chillfactor]

33. I am hoping......

can't stand Toady!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

40. upChuck could be replaced by Suzi Collins and nobody would notice a difference

[druidity33]

41. I think I heard

he broke his contract and can't be hired until it's ended. 2 years?

[Silver Gaia]

38. Yup.

Great description.

[TwilightZone]

9. It is. It's completely bizarre.

[Moral Compass]

2. Rachel is absolutely right!

Barr is covering his ass right now.

He knows that he has crossed a couple of BIG red lines and is now wondering about losing his license and a movement to impeach.

He’s trying to create plausible deniability.

[empedocles]

8. First, barr may be warning WH staff and javanka. Next, ass covering.

Third, may be hedging on Judge Amy's upcoming sentences. Fourth, barr may be testing some waters?

[spanone]

7. That's absolutely correct, Rachel

[coti]

10. He's not complaining he's being bullied, he's complaining that Trump is making the corruption

too obvious.

[SallyHemmings]

21. Spot on!

[struggle4progress]

34. +

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. This!

[Mersky]

11. Whattha a.f. is this?!

Feels like a con job two-step shuffle.

I’m not buying this one minute, unless barr turns state’s evidence.

[Qutzupalotl]

12. There is a movement to disbar him in VA and DC

which would indeed make it “impossible to do his job.”

[Mersky]

13. Is the minimum he deserves.

He’s not fooling anyone who’s paying attention. He’s blatantly turning the DOJ into a political organ.

[at140]

29. Why would it make it more difficult?

It is not like Barr personally goes to courts to prosecute.
And the AG does not even need to have a law degree.

Nope, Barr will continue to carry water for tRump.

[Marcuse]

36. A Supreme Court Justice needs no law degree either. Hannity could be appointed.

[NotHardly]

14. Spot on

[Jade Fox]

15. It's good that Barr is feeling the backlash nt

[Evolve Dammit]

17. Yes it is. He has come under some serious condemnation from many angles.

Don't think he thought his blind faith enabling all the way through. Sad.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Manufactured controversy to distract from the intervention

They're on the same side committed to the same goal

[at140]

30. +10

[Traildogbob]

18. Ha!!!!

What is his job, traveling throughout Eastern Europe on our dime digging up dirt on trump opponents. Coordinating with the vile Gooliani to have a direct channel between Russia and DOJ, (as Jared planned from day one) to push propaganda Like Russia, North Korea, and Jiiina, to maintain DICKTATORShip. Fuck all the fat boy traitors in this admin; trump, Pompeo, Barr, Rusty Limpballs, and for the hell of it, Huckabee Sadldlebags.

[ffr]

19. Corrections: IMPotus & Barr is a party to the prior crimes committed, so he's CYA

The Roger Stone is a freebie. In for a dime, in for a dollar. Guilty as fuck!

[meadowlander]

20. "Trump won't bully me into undoing the thing I did on his behalf,"

[Brother Mythos]

23. "Billy Needs-to-be Disbarred" practically begged for his current job.

Now, it seems he doesn't like being publicly called out for doing the dirty work he actually wants to do.

I guess he can't find a rock big enough to crawl underneath right now.

[Paladin]

24. Direct hit, Rachel!

Keep up the good work.

[C_U_L8R]

26. Exactly - this is some bullshit theatre they're treating us to.

One thing that's true is they're feeling the heat - so let's turn it up !!

[calimary]

28. Yeah. What the hell is Barr whining about?

It’s not like he’s trying to rule against what trump wants.

Where’s that itty bitty violin?

[kacekwl]

31. Barr sorry Mr. President but I'm going to criticize you

for tweeting so I can continue to do your bidding. Trump ok Bill not to rough though I don't want to look stupid.

[Straw Man]

39. I think it's more a case of ...

... "Please shut up, Mr. President! How do you expect me to continue my shilling for you behind the scenes when you keep shining a spotlight on it and screaming into a megaphone about it?"

[AllaN01Bear]

35. hem

im a plain speaking engine , i speak as i find , this fool is whining about the prez interfering with his job, but he does the prez bidding as the prez private mouth peice ? hem.

[struggle4progress]

37. The Enforcer: The Don making it hard for me to whack folk quietly!

[Chainfire]

45. The best outcome

The best outcome would be if it actually became impossible for Barr to do his job.