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Trump Nominates New Attorney General
Townhall ^ | 12/07/2018 | Cortney O'Brien

Posted on 12/07/2018 7:15:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind

President Trump has nominated a "brilliant man" to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, the president said outside the White House Friday. He has tapped William Barr, former attorney general for the late President George H. W. Bush, for the position.

BREAKING; “I think he will serve with great distinction.” President Trump announces William Barr as new attorney general pic.twitter.com/mKzYDZgNj9— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 7, 2018

Trump said he "did not know" Barr until recently, but found him to be respected by lawmakers from both partIes. He predicted the process will go "very quickly."  

However, Democrats have hinted that they will make the nomination process a nightmare for Barr, considering his past criticisms about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. He has also reportedly suggested that Hillary Clinton's role in the Uranium One scandal was more worthy of investigation than Russian collusion.

The Mueller probe has been an Achilles heel for the office of attorney general the past couple of years. When Jeff Sessions felt pressured to recuse himself from the investigation because Democrats didn't like an answer he gave during a congressional hearing, Trump never let him forget it, calling him "weak" and "beleaguered."



TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: ag; agbarr; attorneygeneral; braking; gunrights; guns; heights; jeffsessions; nra; post3; trumpcabinet; trumpdoj; williambarr
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1 posted on 12/07/2018 7:15:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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Bob Barr is money 💰 Big teeth Takes no Shiite
2 posted on 12/07/2018 7:18:41 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump will Never build a Wall, but boy is he good for CAVING to the Deep State.


3 posted on 12/07/2018 7:19:29 AM PST by heights
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However, Democrats have hinted that they will make the nomination process a nightmare for Barr,...

"Did you or did you not place a frog in Sally Smith's desk in the Fifth Grade?! Did you kiss Lisa Jones on the cheek during the Spring Dance in Junior High?!"
4 posted on 12/07/2018 7:20:53 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: SeekAndFind

America, we hardly knew ye.


5 posted on 12/07/2018 7:21:18 AM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: SeekAndFind

A complete morale-crusher for the base. Harriet Miers 2.0


6 posted on 12/07/2018 7:23:35 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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To: heights

Keep your day job, your attempts at humor aren’t working.


7 posted on 12/07/2018 7:25:12 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well this is disappointing. Bet Trump only found out about him in the last week reading about George HW Bush.


8 posted on 12/07/2018 7:25:39 AM PST by Otto Lidenbrock
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The Dems have shown they are obstructionist hacks. Trump would be in the right to make recess appointments of all offices possible.


9 posted on 12/07/2018 7:25:39 AM PST by Justa
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To: heights

“Trump will Never build a Wall, but boy is he good for CAVING to the Deep State.”

Part of me wishes we could vote for new conservatives, because this group of idiots we keep getting on FR are really wearing thin.


10 posted on 12/07/2018 7:29:11 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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“A complete morale-crusher for the base. Harriet Miers 2.0”

The “base” were screaming for Sessions, because of his southern twang, something about church, and Alabama must be full of tough on crime folks.

They got Sessions and he didnt do anything.

So I’m going to see what this guy does, because people recommending someone based on their feels or tropes got us two years of nothing.


11 posted on 12/07/2018 7:31:25 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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Barr has made some strong comments about Mueller’s investigation going off the rails, and also that the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One need to be investigated by the Justice Department. I like that.


12 posted on 12/07/2018 7:34:17 AM PST by mrs9x
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To: VanDeKoik

The heart of the king is in the hands of God.

This applies to your post 10 as well. Two good posts.


13 posted on 12/07/2018 7:35:49 AM PST by Hieronymus ((It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton))
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To: SeekAndFind

Did he recuse himself yet?


14 posted on 12/07/2018 7:36:22 AM PST by EdnaMode
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The Ds rather it be Whitaker? When the next D is elected Pres I want the Republicans to deny him any person he nominates.


15 posted on 12/07/2018 7:38:03 AM PST by marajade
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> The “base” were screaming for Sessions

No they weren’t. I sure as hell wasn’t. What is the basis for this claim?


16 posted on 12/07/2018 7:38:28 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is another walk away moment for Trump. He is a one hit wonder. This loses for him. No one will be prosecuted, except the innocent. Everything will be swept under the carpet.


17 posted on 12/07/2018 7:39:06 AM PST by Souled_Out (Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.)
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It is time to start making some ride the lightning.


18 posted on 12/07/2018 7:39:18 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of today be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: heights

How is he caving ?


19 posted on 12/07/2018 7:39:33 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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However, Democrats have hinted that they will make the nomination process a nightmare for Barr, considering his past criticisms about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. He has also reportedly suggested that Hillary Clinton’s role in the Uranium One scandal was more worthy of investigation than Russian collusion.

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This part sounds good.


20 posted on 12/07/2018 7:42:28 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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