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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Mon Mar 25, 2019, 01:36 PM Mar 2019

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So, Didn't Barr testify during his confirmation that a President could not Obstruct Justice

I think I clearly remember this being a ridiculous point he made during Confirmation.

If so, he was selected specifically because of this. As we find out today that Mueller informed DoJ (Whittaker) weeks ago that he would leave determination of Obstruction up to the DoJ. Whittaker and Trump's staff knew this and picked Barr specifically for this reason. This stinks to high hell.

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So, Didn't Barr testify during his confirmation that a President could not Obstruct Justice (Original Post) berni_mccoy Mar 2019 OP

I will be very interested to hear Ohiogal Mar 2019 #1

Ummm.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2019 #4

Not in his confirmation hearing. It was in the 19 page memo he wrote months earlier. hedda_foil Mar 2019 #2

Ah yes, that's right. He backpedalled like crazy on that memo to "reassure" Dems... berni_mccoy Mar 2019 #3

Ohiogal

(32,049 posts)

1. I will be very interested to hear

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 01:38 PM

Mar 2019

What Speaker Pelosi will have to say about this.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)

4. Ummm....

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 02:11 PM

Mar 2019

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

2. Not in his confirmation hearing. It was in the 19 page memo he wrote months earlier.

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 02:07 PM

Mar 2019

I think of that memo as his audition tape.

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

3. Ah yes, that's right. He backpedalled like crazy on that memo to "reassure" Dems...

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 02:09 PM

Mar 2019

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