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ScratchCat

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1. Its the billion dollar question

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 11:11 AM

Apr 2019

Why would Barr willfully and knowingly throw his entire reputation away to go to bat for Donald Trump? He knew the outcome would be his reputation gone, but for what? What in the hell does he stand to gain? The could dump trump and "save the GOP" at the same time, it wouldn't be that hard. So you are stuck with two possibilities - "Save the party" or blackmail.

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We now know Barr back stabbed Mueller. [View all] shockey80 Apr 2019 OP

Its the billion dollar question ScratchCat Apr 2019 #1

Barr has been the clean up Guy Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #6

This is more than just "cleaning up" ScratchCat Apr 2019 #9

Mitch McConnell lost on of his Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #12

One pundit True Blue American Apr 2019 #2

I think Barr's plan was try to characterize the report as exonerating Trump The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #3

barr was "stank" long before he worked for trumpft Merlot Apr 2019 #4

True. And the other difference between the 1989 OLC opinion The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #5

Why this fealty to a lying bullshitting 'president'? why throw your career away? spanone Apr 2019 #7

I still haven't figured that out, but many others before him The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #10

That's for sure and makes Barr all the more dangerous. spanone Apr 2019 #11

The question is, will Mueller return the favor if called to testify before Congress Mr. Ected Apr 2019 #8