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In reply to the discussion: Bill Barr resigned [View all]SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)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.
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I think it was expected, trump through him under the bus a couple of weeks ago for his comments
Escurumbele
Dec 2020
#46
Any word from Barr's family on whether they want to spend more time with him?
gratuitous
Dec 2020
#23
I'm betting on the University of Leavenworth. In any other administration obstruction of justice...
NNadir
Dec 2020
#45
Barr said he would resign if Trump didn't stop attacking him. No more info yet. WaPo doesn't
octoberlib
Dec 2020
#13
Nope, Barr is as corrupt as trump, he is just a lawyer who knows his limits
Escurumbele
Dec 2020
#49
Barr's real bosses have no further need for Trump and they are cutting their losses
Lucinda
Dec 2020
#33
Barr is part of the "Never Ending Right Wing Coup", which began in earnest during the Reagan era.
Progressive Jones
Dec 2020
#50
Could be! He IS long term invested - but he has backing of people he feels are powerful enough
Lucinda
Dec 2020
#62
Billy boy has talked of this recently. Quitting before he gets fired? My spider senses are
niyad
Dec 2020
#53
Trump raised firing Barr on Friday. Was also Barr's report of effectively no election fraud.
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2020
#59
Holy Crap - I was just going to post this. I wandered over to trump's twitter to see
AnotherMother4Peace
Dec 2020
#3
Barr's letter is the most ridiculous over-the-top delusional fantasy that I've ever read. n/t
blitzen
Dec 2020
#17
+1, he needs time to burry the evidence of his overt obstruction of justice in the DOJ. There's
uponit7771
Dec 2020
#29
I bet Trump thinks if he had someone who would bump off Biden that Trump would be president
LiberalArkie
Dec 2020
#47
Barr is bowing out before the shit hits the fan so he can avoid prosecution by the Biden AG.
infullview
Dec 2020
#48