Check out the bizarroworld “resignation” letter. Good lord this man loves to be a toady:
There are a lot of reasons Barr is deserting the sinking ship “to spend time with his family.” Apparently, his obsequious letter was done in order to avoid Trump firing him by twitter. But it’s very possible that he just didn’t want to be involved with this. (Or maybe he did but wanted to be out of government when the shit hit the fan.) Anyway:
President Trump has expressed interest in pursuing the appointment of a special counsel to investigate allegations of fraud in the November elections and issues related to Hunter Biden, according to people familiar with the matter.
In recent days, the president has directed advisers to look for people who could serve in such a position, one of the people said, as lawsuits and other efforts by Mr. Trump and his campaign to reverse the election results flounder. White House officials and allies of the president on Capitol Hill and elsewhere have also pushed for the appointment of a special counsel, another person familiar with the discussions said.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has told people that the president is interested in pursuing a special counsel to investigate election fraud and wants to act quickly, one of the people said.
This is an act of sabotage. They want a Whitewaterbenghazi scandal all baked in before Biden even takes office. And you can be sure that Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz and the other reptilian collaborators are behind this. Recall this power play over the Durham appointment explains why:
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will hold hearings for Biden’s attorney general pick, want a pledge that the nominee will not interfere with Durham’s work.
“I think John Durham’s investigation is very important, and any attorney general who would impede that investigation or who would obstruct justice shouldn’t be confirmed,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Judiciary panel.
A special counsel can only be fired by the attorney general for a stated reason such as misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest or violating department policies.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who also serves on Judiciary, defended the need for Durham’s work to continue after Biden takes office.
“The public deserves to know what is going on here and they deserve to get all of the facts and information,” he said. “The investigation needs to conclude but it needs to be allowed to conclude in a timely fashion.”
Barr revealed in a letter to Congress Tuesday that he appointed Durham as special counsel on Oct 19, giving him the same authority and independence as former special counsel Robert Mueller, who headed an investigation of Trump’s inner circle that lasted nearly two years and cost more than $30 million.
Trump says Jeffrey Rosen will be Barr’s acting replacement. He’s in there for a reason., And I’m guess this is it. (Pardons too, but they’ll be handled by the WH Counsel’s office.) Barr is the most political, corrupt AG in history and that’s saying something considering the precedents of John Mitchell and Ed Meese. He’s special.
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