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By LAURIE KELLMAN
yesterday [5/16/19
WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General William Barr tried out a little contempt humor on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with interesting results.
The setting was the National Peace Officers Memorial Day service Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.
Barr approached Pelosi, shook her hand and said loud enough to be overheard, Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs? Thats a reference to Barrs refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas related to special counsel Robert Muellers report.
A smiling Pelosi let Barr know the House Sergeant at Arms was present at the ceremony, should any arrest be necessary, according to a person who witnessed the exchange and described it on the condition of anonymity. Barr chuckled and walked away, this person said.
https://www.apnews.com/3f769e19bf034c139e8973c653582969
peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)Botany
(70,578 posts)Barr is acting like Hermann Goering.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)madaboutharry
(40,219 posts)And fish stinks from the head.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)Never ask a question you don't know the answer to... right?
He asked a snarky question and walked right into a wallop of a response by our good Speaker.
Idiot.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)He wasn't arrested.
She had a great response, but no one is under any illusion that he was in real danger of being arrested.
trusty elf
(7,401 posts)erronis
(15,328 posts)real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)Faux pas
(14,690 posts)just let them skip on down the road.
real Cannabis calm
(1,124 posts)area51
(11,920 posts)They're flouting the rule of law in the public's face.
Johonny
(20,888 posts)and after finding he obstructed justice cancel his pension.
UTUSN
(70,730 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)What a f*****g asshole. Make that f*****g TREASONOUS asshole.
ffr
(22,671 posts)10x
100x worse I hope.
murielm99
(30,761 posts)I hope she shows up with a pair of gold plated handcuffs.
Of course, that would have to be after he is convicted and on his way to jail. We can't have his trial tainted ahead of time. They don't play fair, but we have to.
benfranklin1776
(6,449 posts)If we dont enforce the subpoenas and now. Inaction is not an option. Simply raging about how theyre acting imperiously like would be dictators, which they are, is a pathetic response. ENFORCE THE SUBPOENAS NOW!!!! Find the fuckers in contempt and impose daily fines of 100k or more and if need be arrrest the fuckers. Congresss constitutional powers, and by extension, the survival of our democracy depends on it!
kacekwl
(7,021 posts)We look like children.
benfranklin1776
(6,449 posts)They are lawless thugs and understand only one thing strength, from which they cower when confronted with a strong response , so bring it already or this is going to get exponentially worse.
SunSeeker
(51,679 posts)Hekate
(90,788 posts)What. An. Ass.