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Bill Barr’s Hot Mess
www.foxnews.com ^ | 2/17/19 | Kimberley Strassel

Posted on 02/18/2019 7:46:49 AM PST by a little elbow grease

It’s fitting that William Barr’s confirmation as attorney general happened just as two powerful law-enforcement figures were trading accusations involving President Trump. Barr’s greatest challenge isn’t antitrust deals, immigration policy or even handling special counsel Robert Mueller. His overriding challenge is to reboot a Justice Department that has shredded its reputation and lost the confidence of Congress and the public.

It’s hard to feel confident in law enforcement when a former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Andrew McCabe, reveals that a small cabal of unelected senior law-enforcement officers held meetings in May 2017 to plot Trump’s removal from office. In an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Thursday and a forthcoming book, McCabe says he and other officials, including Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, did head-counts of which cabinet officials might vote to declare the president “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office” under the 25th Amendment. McCabe claims Mr. Rosenstein repeatedly offered to wear a wire when meeting with Trump.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201705; barr; coup; sedition; trump
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FoxNews' title: Kimberley Strassel: Welcome back, AG Barr. Here's your hot mess of a DOJ

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Anyhow, instead of worrying about "a wire", McCabe and a number of others ought to be concerned about a rope these days.

Will indictments ever come? Will this country's government ever be cleansed?

A good number of the "brave" media types are now finally throwing around the word "coup". (It took them long enough.)

When I was growing up and learning my history back in the 50's and 60's, when the word 'coup' was mentioned .... generally severely punished government officials were also mentioned.

We'll see what happens presently. I just hate the smell of rats getting away with foul, evil deeds.

1 posted on 02/18/2019 7:46:49 AM PST by a little elbow grease
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To: a little elbow grease

William Barr is a Bush League Republican.
He sees his job as protecting the DOJ, not reforming it.


2 posted on 02/18/2019 7:48:51 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

William Barr is just as anti-gun as Eric Holder!


3 posted on 02/18/2019 7:54:24 AM PST by Beagle8U (Lil Debby Slobbercow is Michigan's NPC.)
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Elizabeth Warren endorses use of 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office --- Washington Examiner

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Oh, then it must have been a good idea.

/s

4 posted on 02/18/2019 8:06:52 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

He sees his job as protecting the DOJ, not reforming it.<<

BINGO!.....anyone that has lived in the swamp for any length of time has no desire to expose to “We the People” the total corruption of the IRS..FBI...CIA..DOJ...and Congress as a whole and the complicit news media......

It will take “outsiders” to drain the massive DC swamp..


5 posted on 02/18/2019 8:21:00 AM PST by M-cubed
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I support the president completely, but I am often perplexed by his seemingly horrible choices for these most important positions. President Trump needs a team around him who he can trust and yet he picks Bush, Obama, and Clinton retreads.

I don’t get it.


6 posted on 02/18/2019 8:31:11 AM PST by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (Bigfoot saw me, but no one believes him.)
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon

-President Trump needs a team around him who he can trust and yet he picks Bush, Obama, and Clinton retreads.-

Every pick has to get confirmed by the swamp...


7 posted on 02/18/2019 8:38:43 AM PST by Popman
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To: Lurkinanloomin

You (and others here) are probably right about Barr, but I’m going to wait a couple of weeks to see if he does anything, or confirm yawl’s suspicions.

Have Hope!


8 posted on 02/18/2019 8:42:08 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“He sees his job as protecting the DOJ, not reforming it.”

I’ll let some time go by before I make a decision on this.


9 posted on 02/18/2019 9:21:34 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (TRUMP YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!!!)
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To: Popman

And if the nominee is qualified to do the job but isn’t a swamp creature he/she wouldn’t be confirmed? Well, then the President would have to go to the people and make his case. Donald Trump is the last hope as far as I can see.


10 posted on 02/18/2019 9:26:44 AM PST by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (Bigfoot saw me, but no one believes him.)
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To: a little elbow grease

Start with dismantling the FBI


11 posted on 02/18/2019 9:35:17 AM PST by Fledermaus (Republicans - As Usless As Democrats)
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To: M-cubed; Lurkinanloomin
"It will take “outsiders” to drain the massive DC swamp.."

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Damn ..... so far there is only one (outsider).

We're finished.

12 posted on 02/18/2019 9:46:08 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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Barr has prima fascia evidence of national security clearance violations against CNN and the entire Mueller team regarding the raid on Roger Stone. The court docket shows the indictment was unsealed at 8:30 am the morning of the raid. CNN was there at 6:00, coordinating for the best optics for the upcoming no-knock raid. Just before the raid at 6:30 counsel for CNN sent Stone’s attorney a copy of the (still sealed) indictment, which is a felony. None of Mueller’s team reported the security breach, which is a felony. All involved should have national security clearance rescinded until proven guilty.


13 posted on 02/18/2019 9:48:00 AM PST by RideForever
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Given the information from McCabe, and the President’s accusatuon that Rosenweasel engaged in a treasonous coup plot, how can Barr let him stay as Deputy AG? He should be immediately suspended and put in a windowless closet counting paper clips until this is sorted out.


14 posted on 02/18/2019 9:48:55 AM PST by littleharbour ("You take on the intel community they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you" C. Schumer)
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To: Popman
"-President Trump needs a team around him who he can trust and yet he picks Bush, Obama, and Clinton retreads.-

Every pick has to get confirmed by the swamp..."

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Bingo ......... where is The Peoples Cube on this?

15 posted on 02/18/2019 9:49:59 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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To: Alas Babylon!
"Have Hope!"

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Okay......

16 posted on 02/18/2019 9:51:32 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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To: a little elbow grease

Let’s see-—he covered up Ruby Ridge and the Iran Contra affair. Also would love to take away gun rights. Where does Trump come up with these a$$hats?


17 posted on 02/18/2019 10:33:35 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: RideForever
Well said ....

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"not now"---- lol

18 posted on 02/18/2019 10:52:15 AM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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He picks swamp creatures instead of getting behind and fighting for an outsider. He just concedes the post without any hint of fight.

Then we have to keep listening to the “Trump is all alone” arguments.


19 posted on 02/18/2019 12:31:28 PM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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@BobboGo78 Feb 14 ---

Solution: Barr should make the entire leadership team re apply for their positions day one. And error on the side of not hiring any of them back.

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20 posted on 02/18/2019 1:53:59 PM PST by a little elbow grease (... to err is human, to admit it divine ...)
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