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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 06:56 PM Jun 2020

House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable (slashing his budget)

https://medium.com/housejudiciary/house-judiciary-chairman-announces-actions-to-hold-ag-barr-accountable-33ff75cbef69

Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) announced a series of actions to counter Attorney General William Barr’s continued defiance of Congress and improper politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The announcement comes following the Attorney General’s refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, the second time he has failed to do so this Congress.

Chairman Nadler and the Judiciary Committee will take steps to protect the integrity of the Department of Justice, including the following: This week, Chairman Nadler will introduce legislation to slash the budget of the Attorney General’s personal office at DOJ by $50 million.

In the coming weeks, the Committee will hear testimony from DOJ whistleblowers and former Department officials. These individuals are prepared to describe specific incidents of misconduct, as well as the unprecedented politicization of the Department of Justice under President Trump and Attorney General Barr.

Chairman Nadler and other members of the Committee will file an amicus brief in the case of United States v. Michael Flynn in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Flynn case is one of many cases in which Attorney General Barr has improperly interfered for the benefit of President Trump and his political allies.
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House Judiciary Chairman Announces Actions to Hold AG Barr Accountable (slashing his budget) (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 OP
K & R malaise Jun 2020 #1
K&R n/t AntiFascist Jun 2020 #2
I like it, wouldn't leave him enough for a bottled water! Brainfodder Jun 2020 #3
DO NOT TAKE THE SLOW, SAFE ROUTE! MyOwnPeace Jun 2020 #4
Every moment wasted Grokenstein Jun 2020 #27
Do it! Mike 03 Jun 2020 #5
impeach his ass ebbie15644 Jun 2020 #6
Long Past Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! montanacowboy Jun 2020 #7
Wonderful news! SallyHemmings Jun 2020 #8
Don't just cut it there MurrayDelph Jun 2020 #9
yesss, this should have been done a long time ago, lets defund everything connected to tRump yaesu Jun 2020 #10
Cutting trump's budget for his security detail would be the best! BComplex Jun 2020 #31
Scortched EARTH with these motherF-ers! ffr Jun 2020 #11
its all they understand... dhill926 Jun 2020 #21
That's exactly what they should be doing. What they should have done, right after the BComplex Jun 2020 #30
K & R! liberalla Jun 2020 #12
Slash the Army budget as well MoonlitKnight Jun 2020 #13
K&R! gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #14
BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA! lillypaddle Jun 2020 #15
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #16
Good!!! Beacool Jun 2020 #17
Cut it to zero dollars! warmfeet Jun 2020 #18
If these fascists want to fill the streets with tanks, weapons, and troops BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #19
Thank You Jerry Nadler!!! spanone Jun 2020 #20
TY House DEMS!! Cha Jun 2020 #22
about fucking time! infullview Jun 2020 #23
Bravo! nt. Akacia Jun 2020 #24
I'm tired of criminals being treated nicely. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #25
Cut it to zero. CanonRay Jun 2020 #26
But, but Donald Trump just said he is "the law and order" president. tclambert Jun 2020 #28
LOL! Good one! BComplex Jun 2020 #32
Fuck that fucking fuckstick Blue Owl Jun 2020 #29
Money's the only thing they understand. nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #33

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
4. DO NOT TAKE THE SLOW, SAFE ROUTE!
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 07:03 PM
Jun 2020

Step up and "throw the book at him!"

Claim everything you can at a news conference.
Send marshals to deliver subpoenas and threaten to drag his fat a$$ to jail.
Send his fat a$$ to jail.
Hold hearings with ghost witnesses that refuse to show up - I'm sure you can find media that would gladly cover the event.

PUT PRESSURE ON THE F**KING LIARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grokenstein

(5,723 posts)
27. Every moment wasted
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:47 PM
Jun 2020

...gives the shitweasels time to regroup, dig themselves in, create new distractions, cause more semi-permanent damage and commit new atrocities.

montanacowboy

(6,089 posts)
7. Long Past Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 07:12 PM
Jun 2020

Cut the funds off, shut the Mothers down
Do it Jerry, don't just frigging talk about it

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
9. Don't just cut it there
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jun 2020

Call his ass into committee, and every time he delays, lies, obfuscates, or is late to show, announce another cut.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
10. yesss, this should have been done a long time ago, lets defund everything connected to tRump
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 07:29 PM
Jun 2020

including his security.

BComplex

(8,053 posts)
31. Cutting trump's budget for his security detail would be the best!
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 01:00 AM
Jun 2020

He's so paranoid anyway, he might just stay in his bunker and tweet himself silly until we can get rid of him.

BComplex

(8,053 posts)
30. That's exactly what they should be doing. What they should have done, right after the
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:59 AM
Jun 2020

impeachment.

Barr needs to be impeached and disBarred.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
19. If these fascists want to fill the streets with tanks, weapons, and troops
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 08:29 PM
Jun 2020

Let them hold a bake sale to pay for it.

LiberalFighter

(50,942 posts)
25. I'm tired of criminals being treated nicely.
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:00 PM
Jun 2020

Cutting his budget is not enough. Impeaching him would not be enough.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
28. But, but Donald Trump just said he is "the law and order" president.
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:56 PM
Jun 2020

Not "a law and order" president, but "THE law and order" president.

Seems like he's more of an "order and law" president. If he gives an order, he thinks that makes it law.

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