Bill Barr knows this judge was never going to give Roger Stone 7-9 years. She’s a middle of the road sentencer. She was always going to give him half that. So Barr asks for half that, she gives the sentence she was always going to give, and Barr gets to pretend he got it reduced.
So who is Barr fooling? Trump, for one. Trump has no idea how anything works. Barr gets to trick Trump into thinking Barr helped Stone.
Barr is also trying to trick you. If you end up thinking he magically won this, you may become demoralized and stop resisting altogether.
Barr is also trying to trick you. If you end up thinking he magically won this, you may become demoralized and stop resisting altogether.
People like Trump and Barr are keenly aware of how prone to fatalism our side is. Half the stuff they do is specifically aimed at triggering the fatalists, who then demoralize the rest of us.
When Trump’s side can’t win, they trick us into thinking we lost so we’ll stop fighting
When Trump’s side can’t win, they trick us into thinking we lost so we’ll stop fighting
