William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do

[ornotna]

After almost two years, the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has come to an end. Instead of getting to read Mueller’s findings, we received a letter from Attorney General Bill Barr that summarizes what Barr called Mueller’s “principal conclusions.”

Yet in one notable instance where Mueller reached no conclusion after years of investigation—about whether the president obstructed justice—Barr rushed to reach a conclusion in just two days. Barr’s decision to reach his own conclusion on this matter was poor judgment and ensures that Congress will fight tooth and nail to gain access to Mueller’s full report and the evidence underlying it.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/24/mueller-report-barr-226113

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Mueller needs to answer one question

Mueller needs to go before the American people and answer one question: DID YOU FINISH YOUR INVESTIGATION OR WAS IT ENDED EARLY?

[ornotna]

2. That's one question that needs an answer

It's a good start to many questions that should be asked.

[CentralMass]

3. Is Barr obstructing justice ?

[ornotna]

5. Wouldn't surprise me n/t

[ornotna]

4. Also from the article

Barr’s speedy decision that Trump did not obstruct justice perhaps is not surprising. Barr wrote a 19-page single-spaced memorandum to the Deputy Attorney General and Trump’s attorneys explaining why Trump did not obstruct justice long before he become Attorney General.

As a practicing lawyer, it would take me dozens of hours to create a 19-page single-spaced memorandum containing nuanced legal analysis on any subject. I would not do so for free unless I felt very strongly about the issue. Although Barr claims otherwise in his letter, it is hard to escape the conclusion that he prejudged the matter and let his strong feelings about the subject influence his judgment.

Barr’s poor reasoning in the four-page summary will reinforce the conclusion that he prejudged the matter. For example, he claimed that because Mueller was unable to establish that Trump was “involved in an underlying crime,” that suggested that he lacked the intent to obstruct justice. That will come as a surprise to Martha Stewart and many other defendants who were convicted of obstruction of justice but not of any underlying crime. Simply put, that is a fragile reed upon which to support a finding that there was no obstruction.

[oasis]

6. "Mission accomplished"

the slimy rat.

[onecaliberal]

7. barr didn't rush to a conclusion. He came into it with that conclusion. Before the report.

barr stopped the investigation.

[ornotna]

8. That would be my opinion as well

He came in with an agenda.

[onecaliberal]

11. Just going by his audition paper.

[MFM008]

9. I want to hear everyone

that said Barr was professional and fair
explain this crap tomorrow.............

[JI7]

10. most knew Barr was a dirty fraud