Bill Barr resigned

[octoberlib]

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Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family...

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...Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General. Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you to all!

[Nevilledog]

1. ...

[Hortensis]

22. ... Trump did not write these. ... But if he did, I'd have to

marvel at what a beneficial effect definitive loss has on his behavior.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Any idea why?

[MillenialDemLXXXIII]

5. i echo this CaliforniaPeggy

Also, what does this mean in general, if anything?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Not a clue! It came out of left field! n/t

[Escurumbele]

46. I think it was expected, trump through him under the bus a couple of weeks ago for his comments

about the no fraud in the elections.

I think Barr is running to prevent more personal damage, he knows that the bus comes around every day and trump will be ready to throw him under as many times as he can.

And I agree that the buffoon did not write that tweet, it is too eloquent to have come out of his putrid head.

I just hope Barr gets investigated, and that the Muller report is made public in its entirety.

[orangecrush]

61. I read elsewhere

That a possible scenario is Trump wanted Barr to indict Biden.

Barr refused, so Trump will have Rosen do so.

Though it will be obvious bullshit, Pence will use it as an excuse to not confirm Biden.

In which case all holy hell will break loose.

[iluvtennis]

65. Indict Joe Biden for what crime?? I call BS on trump. nt

[Marie Marie]

6. That old standby - to spend time with his family.

[gratuitous]

23. Any word from Barr's family on whether they want to spend more time with him?

I think this is Billy's way of trying to distance himself from the sour fart lingering in the Oval Office. We saw what you did, Bill. There's no rehab, no coming back, from this one. Get your sinecure at some right wing welfare outlet, and spend the rest of your days in bitter resentment that the apex of your career was convincing lame duck George H.W. Bush that his dead-of-night pardons of Caspar Weinberger and five others was a worthwhile idea.

[3Hotdogs]

42. Probably a position at Liberty U. school of law. Or

executive position at Federalist Society.


Golden Parachute.

[NNadir]

45. I'm betting on the University of Leavenworth. In any other administration obstruction of justice...

...is a crime, and we're about to have "any other administration."

[erronis]

64. I hear the head of Opus Dei has a good role for Barr.... Satan's lapdog.

[agingdem]

10. because the election that he, Trump, and DeJoy rigged

didn't stay rigged...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. So that's it? Wow. Thanks!

[octoberlib]

13. Barr said he would resign if Trump didn't stop attacking him. No more info yet. WaPo doesn't

even have anything on it yet.

[Oneironaut]

14. To get the media attention off Biden, I bet.

“Look at meeeee!!!”

[LisaL]

19. My guess is Trump wanted him to do shit even Barr wasn't willing to do.

NT

[erronis]

66. And most of us can't even fathom the level of shit that Barr wouldn't do.

Barr's just an evil bastard masquerading as some type of ultra xian.

Dump is a total evil human masquerading as a deranged psychopath.

Hard to square those two twisted sisters.

[TeamPooka]

31. Trump wants a different headline right now instead of "Loser."

and Trump hates Barr for not being as corrupt as he is

[Escurumbele]

49. Nope, Barr is as corrupt as trump, he is just a lawyer who knows his limits

He knows there are certain things that, unfortunately for him, he cannot do because he will loose his license and he will go to jail, but HE IS as corrupt as trump, no doubt about it.

[TeamPooka]

56. Nobody is as corrupt as Donald Trump.

[Lucinda]

33. Barr's real bosses have no further need for Trump and they are cutting their losses

Not sure who actually calls Barr's shots, but it IMO was never Trump.

[Progressive Jones]

50. Barr is part of the "Never Ending Right Wing Coup", which began in earnest during the Reagan era.

Barr may actually be one of the "bosses" himself.

[Lucinda]

62. Could be! He IS long term invested - but he has backing of people he feels are powerful enough

to protect him so he is willing to get his hands dirty. He is still the public face though - and the one who would take the fall if they fail - so I still think he has bosses.

[Poiuyt]

37. He left because he was fired

He may have officially resigned, but he wouldn't have done so if trump hadn't given him an ultimatum. Barr wouldn't have left if he hadn't been pushed.

[FakeNoose]

52. Yep - he was asked to leave

Chump is putting up a pretense, but he wanted Barr out. Since Barr is capable of doing great damage to Chump if he wanted to, they're making it look like a friendly handshake and goodbye.

It's just for show so Barr can save face when he goes out on interviews. He should just retire now anyway, he's poison.

[niyad]

53. Billy boy has talked of this recently. Quitting before he gets fired? My spider senses are

telling me that some new big thing is about to hit the fan, and he wants cover.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

59. Trump raised firing Barr on Friday. Was also Barr's report of effectively no election fraud.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/politics/william-barr-donald-trump-white-house-meeting/index.html

(CNN)President Donald Trump raised the prospect of firing Attorney General William Barr in a meeting on Friday, but it's unclear whether he'll choose to dismiss Barr before the end of his term next month.

A person familiar with the matter told CNN that Trump was furious in the meeting with advisers at the White House that Barr had worked to keep the federal investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes from becoming public before the November election.

Trump was also upset at reports Barr was considering departing the administration before January 20, believing the leaks to be self-serving.

...

Trump spent Saturday morning issuing angry tweets about his attorney general -- in one instance, sharing a tweet that encouraged firing Barr by the "end of business today." But Trump spent the better part of a year fuming about Barr's predecessor, Jeff Sessions, before firing him, so it's far from clear whether his anger will manifest in an immediate dismissal.

...

[AnotherMother4Peace]

3. Holy Crap - I was just going to post this. I wandered over to trump's twitter to see

what the loser was up to & saw this. He's appointed an interim AG. hmmmm

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. Another rat jumping ship.

We all saw this coming.

[Cha]

7. yeah, Barr said there was NO Fraud.

[nolabear]

9. Talk, Billy Boy.

[agingdem]

32. like the rest of the shit-canned Trump toadies

Barr will remake himself...the "I was only taking orders" guy, making guest appearances on Morning Joe and Chuck Todd, insisting he's a victim of Trump's depraved sociopathy...never mind the sonofabitch auditioned for the job, enabled and ran interference for a despot, shredded the Constitution, committed multiple felonies, and did his damnedest to rig the election...but remember Barr is the real victim here...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. Trump tweets Barr's resignation?

Took his thunder away from having to FIRE him by Tweet?

[RANDYWILDMAN]

15. He will be busy screading evidence...

it takes longer then you think !!!!

[MoonRiver]

16. Desperately trying to save his reputation?

Too late, scum...

[blitzen]

17. Barr's letter is the most ridiculous over-the-top delusional fantasy that I've ever read. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. Gives Trump a written tongue bath.

[DanieRains]

18. Barr Should Spend Time With His Family Since He Might Be Going To Prison

Where he belongs.

Merry XMas Billie

[uponit7771]

29. +1, he needs time to burry the evidence of his overt obstruction of justice in the DOJ. There's

... no doubt whatever reason it is for Barr to resign its self serving.

[Jarqui]

21. Good riddance ...nt

[Kid Berwyn]

24. And Ghislaine Maxwell?

Does she still live?

[jimlup]

25. Rats jumping the sinking ship!

Bye Bill - don't every come back you turd.

[SergeStorms]

26. Wow! No one ever saw that coming.

Donnie is going to throw a lot of hissy-fits between now and January 20. This is only the start.

[demmiblue]

27. K&R

[pat_k]

28. Jeff Rosen is not exactly comforting

https://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/with-rule-of-law-threatened-senate-cannot-defer-to-trump-barr-choice-of-jeffrey-rosen-for-deputy-attorney-general/

[uponit7771]

30. damn, these guys don't quit ... bunch of loser mama's basement bastards

[My Pet Orangutan]

34. Everything Trump Touches Dies

#ETTD the iron rule of GOP Politics.

[Crunchy Frog]

35. My goodness, he's suddenly become so articulate.

Losing seems to be healthy for him.

[mnmoderatedem]

39. that's because he didn't write it.

It's easy to tell. When it has a minimal level of articulation, and no unexplained capitalized letters, you can bet someone else wrote it for him. It became rather obvious over four years.

[Crunchy Frog]

44. Yeah that was kind of intended as sarcasm.

I thought that would be obvious, but evidently not.

[blogslut]

36. Bye boy, bye!

I thought you already left but whatever. Fuck off to hell now!

[Progressive dog]

38. Barr remains a suck up to the end

I wonder if Barr's friend Rosen will continue his destruction of justice in the few weeks left.

[hunter]

40. As the rats leap off into the water from this burning sinking ship...

... let there be sharks.

[ooky]

41. Nothing these liars have to say has any meaning to it whatsoever.

Good bye Barr, you evil bastard. Enjoy your stay in the history books as one of the worst traitors ever to this nation.

[ffr]

43. The right thing to do before sentencing.

[LiberalArkie]

47. I bet Trump thinks if he had someone who would bump off Biden that Trump would be president

Just need to find someone

[infullview]

48. Barr is bowing out before the shit hits the fan so he can avoid prosecution by the Biden AG.

[elephant hunter]

51. My wife read that to me as I drove that Barr resigned...

... my response was, "Does Barr know that?"

[hadEnuf]

54. And another vile POS quietly slides back into the sewer.

That bastard should be charged with obstructing justice among about 20 other things.

[EndlessWire]

55. Good.

I think he resigned over Trump's anger about the holding back of Hunter Biden's investigation news. After Trump indicated that he would fire him before the end of the day over the weekend, anyone could see this coming.

Trump had the stupid notion that he could repeat the tactics used in 2016. So, he blamed Barr for not acting like Comey did. But, it doesn't matter, because Trump's been fired, too.

Good riddance to both of them.

[Darkstar53142]

57. ...just another rat jumping a sinking ship

[Devilsun]

58. Don't let the door hit your fat ass on the way out!!!!

[TimeToGo]

60. That letter

Oh my. That letter. Unbelievable.

[dhol82]

63. Wanted more time to practice his bag pipe playing.

Needs to be ready to play Amazing Grace at the funeral.

[calimary]

67. Buh-BYE Bill Barr.

You may resign, but you'll never scrub your reputation clean.

You may get out of there, physically, but you'll NEVER get away from what you've done, and what WE are going to remember. We're gonna make it a point to remember, dude! And to make sure nobody we know ever forgets what you did as donald's manservant, and what a certified crook you were - and ARE.

[BobTheSubgenius]

68. Barr just wanted to make sure his pardon is solid before leaving.

He couldn't have left too soon to suit me.