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I guess Barr thinks back to the US Attorney scandal of the Bush/Rove era as the good ol’ days. But remember that cost the Attorney General his job.
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
And why would Jay Clayton want to be part of this Barr “drug deal”?

Not to mention the reaction of the ‘Sovereign District of New York’ to being run by a US Attorney from... New Jersey.

Strap in; gonna be quite a ride.
Chairman Graham says he will honor “blue slip” (bravo on that!), which means Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand hold the keys to removal of the SDNY US Attorney.
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The Barr “drug deal” must have been cooked up fast for them not to think through this stuff before launching their scheme. Odiferous.
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These German reporters went undercover to expose @HeartlandInst’s “pay to play” climate denial operation. Worth. A. Watch.
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To summarize: right-wing donors who wish to remain fingerprint free donate to dark money groups like DonorsTrust. DonorsTrust doesn’t have to reveal its donors because technically the donors don’t get final say on where the money goes. But realistically everyone’s in on the game.
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Here’s how the impeachment outcome looked to leading editorial & opinion pages:
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