President Trump’s pick for new Attorney General, William Barr, was in front of Congress, defending his memo critical of Mueller but also the investigation itself. The Free Beacon reports:
William Barr, President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, said on Tuesday during his confirmation hearing that it is “vitally important” special counsel Robert Mueller be allowed to conclude his Russia probe.
“I believe it is vitally important that the special counsel be allowed to complete his investigation,” Barr said. “I have known Bob Mueller for 30 years. We worked closely together throughout my previous tenure at the Department of Justice. We have been friends since. And I have the utmost respect for Bob and his distinguished record of public service.”
If confirmed, Barr will have oversight over Mueller’s investigation, a fact that has raised concerns among some Democrats because of a memo Barr wrote about the Mueller investigation. In a 19-page memo, Barr wrote that Trump’s publicly reported interactions with former FBI Director James Comey do not constitute obstruction of justice.
“I wrote the memo as a former attorney general who has often weighed in on legal issues of public importance, and I distributed it broadly so that other lawyers would have the benefit of my views. My memo is narrow, explaining my thinking on a specific obstruction of justice theory under a single statute that I thought, based on media reports, the special counsel might be considering,” Barr said. “The memo did not address or in any other way question the special counsel’s core investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the election, nor did it address other potential obstruction of justice theories or argue, as some have strongly suggested, that a president can never obstruct justice.”
Barr is a respected prosecutor, and his skepticism at Mueller being grounded in the law and not partisanship should restore order and confidence in the Department of Justice.
The gentleman’s past comments on Gun Control, aka The Diminishment/Destruction of Constitutional Rights raises question as to his acceptability.
The reason Barr was selected is that he was the AG who recommended that George H.W. Bush pardon the indicted perpetrators of the illegal diversion of funds called “Iran-Contra”. Bush was in the cross-hairs of the Independent Counsel and wanted to shut the investigation down, which he succeeded in doing using Barr’s advice as publicity cover. So Trump can now use that precedent and Barr’s “proven” philosophy of presidential “discretion” to pardon all the witnesses that might implicate either Trump or Trump Jr.
BS! That is what the Democ rats do, not this President!
President Trump’s pick for AG is he against the 2nd Amendment or is he for the 2nd Amendment? He better be for our 2nd Amendment or we will have a real problem with this guy.
The fact he says let mueller finish is concerning to say the least , as we know you Need a crime to start these investigations , which there was Not . It’s also become Fact this was a “ insurance policy “ to ensure that Our President be dragged through the mud with bs . Obammy weoponized Much of Our Govt .. he’s a petty thug who is hell bent on turning Our Country into a Shi&hole and probably worse !
Back in 1991 William Barr came out for the Brady Bill and the Semi-Auto ban. Unless he has changed his ideas I do not want him as Attorney General.
Howard I did not know that . I was a little freaked out he was tied to the Bushes , who are the same as democrats just running under a different party . Guess we will have to see if he turns out to be a Good guy , I sure hope so ….