Thread by @dcpoll

NEW: On the same day [Jun 8, 2018] Bill Barr submitted his 19-page audition memo excoriating Mueller's obstruction probe to DOJ, Barr was invited to meet with DOJ officials. Barr's lunch meeting with DOJ then occurred on Jun 27.
by @skirchy #Maddow bit.ly/2CYJHOd

Former DoD special counsel @rgoodlaw: “...yet another data point that suggests Barr’s outlandish memo signaled he would protect Trump even on highly dubious or erroneous legal grounds and that he was swept into the administration on that basis.”
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https://twitter.com/dcpoll/status/1114191748660637696

In Jun 2017, Bill Barr told The Hill that Mueller's obstruction probe into Trump was “asinine.” That same month, Barr met with Trump about becoming Trump’s personal defense lawyer for the Mueller investigation.
by @nycsouthpaw @just_security @rgoodlaw justsecurity.org/63510/what-has…

Recall, Barr's Jun 8, 2018 memo to his protege, Rod Rosenstein: “Mueller’s approach is grossly irresponsible with potentially disastrous implications...he should not be permitted to demand Trump submit to interrogation about alleged obstruction.”
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https://twitter.com/dcpoll/status/1075618007295102976

2016: FBI's NY office opens a probe of the Clinton Foundation, mostly based on the book Clinton Cash, which Steve Bannon’s Mercer-funded 'GAI' commissioned Breitbart employee Schweizer to write.
2017: Barr says it's a stronger case than the Russia probe.

https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1114182013983109120

During his confirmation, Barr denied any meetings with DOJ after sending his 19-page audition memo criticizing Mueller and absolving Trump. We now know he met with DOJ less than 3 weeks after submitting his memo to them.
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https://twitter.com/dcpoll/status/1114191748660637696

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