WILLIAM (DIS)BARR-ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATE OF TRUMP!!
We all saw this one coming during the Senate confirmation hearings, didn’t we? That William Barr, the President’s nominee to replace his out of favor Attorney General (who did PLENTY of damage on his own, BTW!) Jeff Sessions, would end up being nothing more than another member of Donald Trump’s $1000.00/hr legal defense team, which by now has to be numbered in the dozens who have come and gone. Just another lackey like Rudy “RUNAWAY BEER TRUCK” Giuliani, brought on board to lie, deceive defer and deflect while the Mueller investigation was ongoing. Barr was brought in to finish the complete hatchet job that was done to Robert Mueller and his investigators. It was Barr who decided what to tell America in his own version of events relative to Robert Mueller’s final report a couple weeks ago to begin the process of delegitimizing whatever negative information about Trump and his associates that the report contained and by redacting whatever other information he deemed might be detrimental to Trump. Then it was he who this morning held a press conference PRIOR to the release of the redacted report in order to put further spin on the report turned over to Congress which would appear favorable to the President. It was an incredible performance, to say the least. He basically acted like he was speaking on behalf of his client, who, trust me, he was. Make no mistake about that. The man who is supposed to be the top law enforcement official in our country had obviously already sold his soul to Trump, just like the rest of the sycophants he has managed to surround himself with, compliments of the REPUBLIKAN Senate and his own appointments. The earlier victory lap and proclamations of complete exoneration will be shouted from the halls of the WORST WING and the OVAL OFFICE after Barr’s presser (buffoons like KELLYANNE "C" WORD), which I’m certain made Trump proud. But what’s going to be interesting is watching the Democratic reaction to this entire fraudulent process, one that goes back over a year ago when Barr wrote an opinion questioning the very existence of the Mueller investigation. There are plenty of circumstances detailed in Mueller’s report that point to obstruction of justice by Trump either directly or through one of his stooges. Mueller left open the possibility of pursuing these circumstances more vigorously through the House of Representatives, which could initiate impeachment proceedings if their findings confirm some of the conclusions drawn in the report linking Trump to obstruction of the investigation. The argument put forth that impeachment proceedings would be a waste of time because the REPUBLIKAN majority in the Senate would never vote to impeach Trump didn’t seem to deter REPUBLIKANS when they impeached Bill Clinton!!! And the absurd premise held by the DOJ that a sitting President cannot be indicted is utterly idiotic in its very premise-that he is above the law. To state that this was the basis for a lack of an indictment against Trump by Mueller and the DOJ is a legal issue that MUST be clarified moving forward. Otherwise, another amoral or immoral occupant of the Oval office could literally get away with murder and not be charged for it while in office. No check OR balance in this legal assumption which Barr apparently leaned heavily on in his defense of his client, Donald J. Trump. Oh, I’m sorry, I meant the Attorney General. And he isn’t supposed to have any clients now, is he?!? What I also cannot believe is the complete lack of concern that the REPUBLIKANS and Trump supporters seem to have over the fact that the Russians did INDEED interfere in our democratic process in 2016 and continue to try and do so as we speak. They also seem to forget a number of close confidants to Trump have already been indicted, sentenced and sent to prison for their criminal activities, all committed on his watch. I believe the Democrats will focus in on the attempts by Trump and his associates to interfere with the investigation through coercion or other dubious methods, and in all probability issue subpoenas to see the unredacted Mueller report or to have Mueller himself testify in front of one or more Congressional oversight committees. He’s the one who conducted the investigation, not William Barr, and he is the one who can provide straight answers to some of the many questions that will come up as a result of this probe. Trump controls the justice Department now, make no mistake about that. With McConnell and his REPUBLIKAN cronies in the Senate stacking the judiciary as fast as they can with right wing conservative judges who will uphold whatever decisions or political ideology that the right and Trump administration want, the only buffer between our democracy and a complete autocracy is the Democratic House of Representatives. It is this body which will provide the final line of defense against the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history and Trump’s assault on Constitutional norms. Let’s hope they have the courage and fortitude to fulfill their Constitutional duties as a check to a President and a Department of Justice that is totally out of control. It’s the only hope we have of surviving the reign of terror that has been Donald J. Trump’s catastrophic presidency. And William Barr should be disbarred!!!! His actions over the last few weeks have not only been utterly reprehensible, they are downright frightening!!!!! Not since JFK and his brother Bobby wielded such unholy clout and used it to their political advantage as well as to cover up the scandalous affairs being carried on by both have we seen this kind of incestuous relationship between POTUS and the ATTORNEY GENERAL. It’s very dangerous to our democracy and the rule of law.
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About Mike ColeBorn in Hamilton, OH but a proud Kentuckian since age two. One brother and three sisters. Suburban, Catholic middle-class upbringing. Attended Jefferson Community College and Pasadena Community College. Proud father of four and grandfather to seven, and most of all, a concerned American citizen! Are you??? Categories |