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fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 07:14 AM Sep 2022

Bermans book: We now know Bill Barr committed crimes for Trump.

We now know what happened in the Cohen case, what happened to Individual 1. Bill Barr was one of the most corrupt AG's in our history.

Maybe this is why Barr has been making the rounds telling everyone what a great patriot he is. What an asshole. Hopefully he will be investigated and indicted.

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Bermans book: We now know Bill Barr committed crimes for Trump. (Original Post) fightforfreedom Sep 2022 OP
I just ordered my book.... FarPoint Sep 2022 #1
There are also some prosecutors that need to be investigated. fightforfreedom Sep 2022 #2
During TRMA last night... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #4
The investigation is from the Senate judicial committee. gab13by13 Sep 2022 #5
Thanks. 2naSalit Sep 2022 #7
It is, CYA True Blue American Sep 2022 #3
DOJ would have to prove obstruction of justice gab13by13 Sep 2022 #6
I think its against the law to prosecute people without probable cause, Berman alleges just this in uponit7771 Sep 2022 #16
That's why he got the job malaise Sep 2022 #8
That's why he got the job malaise Sep 2022 #9
Yes! Lock them all up, especially tfg! burrowowl Sep 2022 #11
Another one who's above the law Fullduplexxx Sep 2022 #10
these facts were known and I didn't even know about Berman's book. msfiddlestix Sep 2022 #12
Why buy the book from him? He sat quiet for years, while the story was hidden. Fuck him too. dem4decades Sep 2022 #13
Berman didn't sit quiet, relatively he screamed the loudest by not resigning. My concern is the ... uponit7771 Sep 2022 #15
Did he go to the IG? Or the Judiciary committees? dem4decades Sep 2022 #49
Good point, he could've screamed louder uponit7771 Sep 2022 #50
In the interview with Rachel he told us why clearly. mahina Sep 2022 #17
Berman was a true patriot. gab13by13 Sep 2022 #19
Yup, then he wrote a book that will help bring Big Bad Bill Barr down. I'm loving it. Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #37
An excellent interview. Native Sep 2022 #27
On top of what uponit7771 explains, Berman refused to leave until he was able to put the right Escurumbele Sep 2022 #26
Agreed inthewind21 Sep 2022 #42
I read that people here like Berman but I like Michael Cohen and he's pissed off at him. dem4decades Sep 2022 #44
And this just highlights Karma13612 Sep 2022 #14
A case could be made that Barr enabled Epstein's suicide. gab13by13 Sep 2022 #20
What a blockbuster that one would be. Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #38
Exactly.. Karma13612 Sep 2022 #48
Vincent Bugliosi put Charles Manson behind bars for being the "mastermind" of the crimes Escurumbele Sep 2022 #24
Seven? Only one officer died that day. Sicknik AllyCat Sep 2022 #35
Right on! kentuck Sep 2022 #18
Bust Barr! Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #21
THAT EXPLAINS HIS REHABILITATION TOUR🤣🤣🤣🤣 Heather MC Sep 2022 #22
Do we know of a more corrupt AG in USA's history? If we don't then Barr IS the most corrupt. Escurumbele Sep 2022 #23
Nixons AG went to prison. fightforfreedom Sep 2022 #29
In Rachel's interview with Berman, he said he can't say whether Barr's actions amounted to crimes. Native Sep 2022 #25
Yeah, if he stated he felt Barr committed crimes, gab13by13 Sep 2022 #28
Like a good prosecutor. fightforfreedom Sep 2022 #30
fightforfreedom............ Upthevibe Sep 2022 #31
I'd Sooner Do Business With A Nigerian Prince Than A "Sit On It Until The Book" Author nt smb Sep 2022 #32
Me too inthewind21 Sep 2022 #43
lol! nt ecstatic Sep 2022 #53
I believe Berman is going to be on Lawrence O'Donnell's show tonight. I'll be watching! LaMouffette Sep 2022 #33
I don't trust "helpful scumbags" like him and John Bolton BradAllison Sep 2022 #34
Yep. dem4decades Sep 2022 #45
I know obviously a lot has focused on Barr BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #36
Yeah, and Barr wants us to believe he's all law & order now. nt Ilsa Sep 2022 #39
Berman said this morning that John Kerry was totally innocent yet Barr pushed for prosecution wishstar Sep 2022 #40
Would inthewind21 Sep 2022 #41
They all cover their ass for staying silent dem4decades Sep 2022 #46
Amen JustAnotherGen Sep 2022 #47
Barr was specifically brought in to pimp for Trump Skittles Sep 2022 #51
It was truly a "thugs gone wild" administration ecstatic Sep 2022 #52
 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
2. There are also some prosecutors that need to be investigated.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 07:20 AM
Sep 2022

Trump and Barr found prosecutors who falsely charged people like Obama's White House counsel.

2naSalit

(86,072 posts)
4. During TRMA last night...
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 07:29 AM
Sep 2022

She covered it extensively, there was an announcement that an investigation was being initiated based on the claims in the book! How's that for timing?

Has the book been released yet? If not, it's this week, I would put money on it.

In fact, I'm going to buy a copy from an independent bookseller.

2naSalit

(86,072 posts)
7. Thanks.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 07:58 AM
Sep 2022

I wasn't confident that I had it right so I left it open.

I have to go into town today so I think I'll go get a copy!

gab13by13

(20,879 posts)
6. DOJ would have to prove obstruction of justice
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 07:55 AM
Sep 2022

to nail Barr.

I got sick watching the Maddow-Berman interview, those Magats are so very evil. Berman explained why he couldn't publicly talk about what was going after he was fired. He couldn't talk about it because they were ongoing investigations. He was instructed he wasn't even allowed to talk about his conversations with Barr's cronies.

Berman stood up to Trump Big Time. He made sure he wasn't replaced by one of trump's cronies.

Bye the by, there was nothing stopping Merrick Garland from indicting "individual one."

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
16. I think its against the law to prosecute people without probable cause, Berman alleges just this in
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:39 AM
Sep 2022

... his book when a person from the DOJ prosecuted someone affiliated with dems.

I forget this persons name but he was in the story TRMS told last night, I'm sick that there weren't more DOJ professionals screaming to high heaven

msfiddlestix

(7,266 posts)
12. these facts were known and I didn't even know about Berman's book.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:22 AM
Sep 2022

We knew what Barr did then, and knew what his agenda was in past weeks.

Unwittingly obvious, Barr's attempt to rehabilitate or reinvent his image is laughable, infuriating and pathetic.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
15. Berman didn't sit quiet, relatively he screamed the loudest by not resigning. My concern is the ...
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:36 AM
Sep 2022

... other professionals in the DOJ who did not scream louder than he did when they saw TFGs high ranking DOJ officials illegally press for political prosecutions.

The DOJ needs house cleaning big time.

There should be *NO* overt political prosecutions of individuals without professionals in the DOJ screaming to high heaven

mahina

(17,506 posts)
17. In the interview with Rachel he told us why clearly.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:40 AM
Sep 2022

He was forbidden by law from doing so. He got clearance from the DOJ for every chapter in this book. Otherwise as an employee and a former employee he would’ve been breaking the law. He called bar out at the time that bar tried to push him out at SDNY and he forced Barr to fire him publicly rather than resign as he was in old to do. That prevented bar from taking over the FDNY with cronies and killing currently active cases at the time. At that time he has seen Barr take over the DC court and replace them with cronies, removing Stone and Bannon’s woes in that court. Instead a very ethical and accomplished leader took over when he was forced publicly to quit, and his view because the nationwide outing of the situation for too much heat for Barr to do it again.

It’s worth listening to Rachel’s interview.

gab13by13

(20,879 posts)
19. Berman was a true patriot.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:50 AM
Sep 2022

He refused to resign and raised so much hell that Trump couldn't replace him with one of his cronies.

Escurumbele

(3,341 posts)
26. On top of what uponit7771 explains, Berman refused to leave until he was able to put the right
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:11 AM
Sep 2022

person in his place, he did not allow Barr to put a "yes-corrupt-lawyer" in that position. Berman deserves our admiration for being honest and for protecting the country.

dem4decades

(11,244 posts)
44. I read that people here like Berman but I like Michael Cohen and he's pissed off at him.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 12:06 PM
Sep 2022

So what is it, okay that DOJ screwed with Cohen and nobody said shit?

Karma13612

(4,527 posts)
14. And this just highlights
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:32 AM
Sep 2022

For me that he meddled in the Jeffrey Epstein case. I remember he went to the prison where Epstein was housed. And then he is found ‘suicided’.

I’m not saying he did it, just that his grubby fingerprints were all over the case.

Karma13612

(4,527 posts)
48. Exactly..
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 05:01 PM
Sep 2022

But, more bodies would turn up dead if word got out.

It’s really frightening how deep the corruption goes.

Escurumbele

(3,341 posts)
24. Vincent Bugliosi put Charles Manson behind bars for being the "mastermind" of the crimes
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:04 AM
Sep 2022

The fact that neither Barr or trump put the sheet around Epstein's neck, but instead planed it and ordered it, makes them guilty by the same rule Bugliosi used to get Charles Manson behind bars for murder.

Bugliosi's book "The Prosecution of G. W. Bush for Murder" lays out the a blueprint using the same code he used against Manson, I have to assume it would be applicable in the Epstein case as well in the January 6 insurrection where seven people died, trump would be guilty for the deaths of the seven Capitol Police who died that day, as well as the woman who was shot for planning the coup.

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
18. Right on!
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:42 AM
Sep 2022

He is now trying to separate himself from the criminal acts he participated in as Attorney General. Now he is a big patriot?

He could see the writing on the wall and he is trying to save his ass.

 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
22. THAT EXPLAINS HIS REHABILITATION TOUR🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 08:55 AM
Sep 2022

Barr Trying to Act like he was a SAINT AMONG SINNERS🤣🤣🤣🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾

 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
29. Nixons AG went to prison.
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:26 AM
Sep 2022

When it comes to the number of crimes, I think Barr has him beat. Barr was sabotaging everything and threatening people to start false investigations. We new it was bad, but Berman has shown us it was much worse than we could imagine.

gab13by13

(20,879 posts)
28. Yeah, if he stated he felt Barr committed crimes,
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:20 AM
Sep 2022

he would be stepping on Merrick Garland's toes.

Upthevibe

(7,884 posts)
31. fightforfreedom............
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:42 AM
Sep 2022

Thanks for the post....

I'm just now watching Rachel from last night. I'm normally too tired when I get home from work so I DVR it and watch early the next morning (like now - 6:40 a.m.).

LaMouffette

(2,013 posts)
33. I believe Berman is going to be on Lawrence O'Donnell's show tonight. I'll be watching!
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 09:53 AM
Sep 2022

And I do believe Berman is a hero for coming forward.

The massive publicity from his book might, just might, reach a few Republican voters and help rip off the loyal blinders they have when it comes to their beloved cult leader and his henchmen.

BumRushDaShow

(127,330 posts)
36. I know obviously a lot has focused on Barr
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 10:07 AM
Sep 2022

and what went on in the last year or so of that administration. But I wanna know if someone is gonna unearth the elf -



He has literally disappeared into some tree and barricaded the door!

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
40. Berman said this morning that John Kerry was totally innocent yet Barr pushed for prosecution
Tue Sep 13, 2022, 10:19 AM
Sep 2022

and even after Berman's Southern district of NY had totally cleared Kerry after the false attacks by Trump and Barr, Barr moved the case to another district hoping to drum up some kind of charge but then the other district also cleared Kerry.

ecstatic

(32,567 posts)
52. It was truly a "thugs gone wild" administration
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 12:31 AM
Sep 2022

Nearly everyone a full blown criminal. And it's so awkward based on the points Rachel raised about targeting the other party but they truly are criminals. We really don't have a choice but to hold them accountable and at least try to prevent this from happening again.

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