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William P. Barr submitted 8,469 pages of documentation to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Some highlights from my shallow dive into them may help one understand why he’s Trump’s nominee for Attorney General.
William P. Barr submitted 8,469 pages of documentation to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Some highlights from my shallow dive into them may help one understand why he’s Trump’s nominee for Attorney General.
Attachment 12(c), page 10 (June letter to Rod Rosenstein: “Mueller should not be permitted to demand that the President submit to interrogation about alleged obstruction.” 
Attachment 12(c), page 22: “When the President exercises these discretionary powers, it is presumed he does so lawfully, and his decisions are generally non-reviewable.”
Attachment 12(c), page 23: “...the President’s exercise of its Constitutional discretion is not subject to review for ‘improper motivations’ by lesser officials or by the courts.”
Attachment 12(c), page 27: “(Trump)...made the accurate observation (to Director Comey) that Flynn’s call with the Russian Ambassador was perfectly proper...”
Attachment 12(e), pge 85: “Mr. Barr said he sees more basis for investigating the uranium deal than any supposed collusion between Mr. Trump and Russia.”
Attachment 12(a), page 239: Editorial, “The crackdown on corporate fraud threatens to stifle the financial system.”
Attachment 12(a), page 204: Editorial, “FEC appears to have focused its attention on conservative groups.”
Attachment 12(d), page 251: “If it came to my life being regulated, I would rather be regulated by ten police officers picked at random from throughout the United States.”
Attachment 12(d), page 309: Gun control, drug treatment, and more police are of “marginal utility” toward reducing violent crime.”
Lastly, Attachment 12(a), page 262: “The Federalist Society chapter at Duquesne was started when nearly 100 students were addressed...by the Honorable William Barr.”
He wrote @SenFeinstein to explain that he was never a FedSoc member, although they share a lot of history.
He wrote @SenFeinstein to explain that he was never a FedSoc member, although they share a lot of history.
