The House Judiciary Chairman and the hapless special counsel keep insisting they’ve found frightful evidence of the “weaponization” of the government and especially the FBI and its poor target, Donald Trump.
William Barr
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Justice is Delayed as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Does the appointment of a special counsel in the Trump cases mean justice denied? Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith is hardly comforting.
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Garland Has to Prosecute Trump for January 6 to Restore Faith in the Justice Department
It’s often said that the attorney general has two goals—keep the DOJ apolitical and prosecute the former president—but the aims, says a noted historian, are complementary and essential.
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Giuliani’s Intoxication, Trump’s Big Rip-Off, and Other Tales From the January 6 Committee Hearing
In its second public hearing, the committee exposes a White House as laughable as it was criminal.
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Will Merrick Garland Fire John Durham?
The special counsel was hired to show that poor Trump was a victim of foul play, but he’s come up with nothing and the attorney general has every reason to boot him.
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The (Necessary) Perils of Biden’s Unitary Presidency
Firing Trump’s Social Security commissioner was the better of two bad choices.
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On His Way Out the Door, Barr Drops a Bombshell About the Durham Investigation
The attorney general basically exonerated former CIA Director John Brennan.
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Bill Barr’s Gift to Biden’s Attorney General
He’s keeping open the investigation into the Trump-Russia probe. Fine. Here’s why that’s an invite for the next attorney general to look at Trump.
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Attorney General Barr Will Go Out With a Whimper, Not a Bang
That Durham investigation into the Trump-Russia probe could just fade away
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House Democrats Put GSA Administrator Emily Murphy in a Tough Spot
Is she doesn’t acknowledge the Biden-Harris victory soon and allow them to begin their transition, she may be hauled before Congress to explain herself.
