The Morning Joe panel discusses AG William Barr's recent NBC News interview and his remarks about the FBI and the Russia probe. Joe Scarborough calls for a higher standard going forward for becoming attorney general. Aired on 12/11/19
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Joe: There Must Be A Higher Threshold For Becoming AG | Morning Joe | MSNBC
BARR and TRUMP still have questions to answer about EPSTEIN to the NY prosecutors, is that why BARR is willing to throw away his credibility over Trump?
Epstein had dirt on *a lot* of people. Funny how hardly anyone but a few have been exposed. Lindsey Graham had to be among that entire system worked in tandem with the National Enquirer. All the dirt is in the National Enquirer vaults. That’s the vault Geraldo Rivera should be trying to get access to. A wealth of stories that could bring down the entire GOP and the rest of the corrupt establishment.
Remember when Barr said – “what does it matter, I’m gonna die anyway?” So he planned to do Trump’s bidding and lie to America again like he’s done before.
Wheres my Roy Cohen? He asked for his corrupt politically biased AG out in the open. Why is anyone surprised?
Respect/Walk Stay on topic, stop trying to pivot and deflect.
Respect/Walk, Whataboutism is soooo 2017, and is not an excuse for Trump’s criminal activity anymore.
Gambit2483 Cohn, actually. but you are so right regardless of spelling
There has to be a higher threshold to become president of the United States, period.
And member with a seat.
Donald Trump and the GOP proves what happens when the threshold is too low…
Incompetence every way.
The community organizer had an AG for a wingman
I think that there should be a constitutional amendment that requires anyone who wants to be on the ballot for President of the United States to have at least 2 years experience either as a Senator, House of Representatives, Governor, or a member of the President’s Cabinet.
If you don’t have that experience you can’t be on the ballot, President of the United States is not an entry level job into politics. *(That includes you Andrew Yang, I know you are reading this)*
They should also make you take a test on how the government works and other basic tests like math, science, geography, then put the information public.
Taxes should be looked at long before the general election phase.
Right now they ask for more information if you try to get a job at CostCo than if you want to run for President…
There are not 2 versions … there is the truth and then there are Russian lies.
The country is at a clear and present danger because of Trump, his attorney Bill Barr, and the whole bunch of treasonous GOP congressional members led by Moscow Mitch, Kevin McCarthy, and the gang of mobs Jim Jordan, Doug Collins, Mark Meadows, Matthew Gaetz, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham.
TRUMP 2020 !!!
Yes! 20 years for Obstruction of Justice and 20 years for Bribery
@Dale Cox A couple of soy boys. Trump 2024 !!!
Hello Joe, America has been a banana republic for the past 3 years!!🤣🤣🤣
Ruled by the banana republicans!
No we haven’t gotten there yet, if we were a Banana republic one of our Generals would have put a bullet in Trump’s head already.
Don’t forget Alternative Facts, remember Kellyanne Conway saying that to make lies acceptable
Remember when she bashed trump. Seems like ages ago.
@Richard K OMG yes I do 😁
Kellyanne Conway has created an alternative reality, and Fox news validates it everyday. In this, they’re doing a disservice to their viewers; disrespecting them with lies, and long ago debunked conspiracy theories.
Honestly, I don’t know how they can sleep at night, or look themselves in the mirror. It’s a real shame.
@Suzy Q I can’t watch the Fox conspiracy channel anymore
These idiots. Facts are still facts. Go ahead, continue to sit by as we loose our nation. We can stand in line for green rotten meat… Like they do in Russia!
Unfortunately, green rotten meat is going to be the least of our problems if Russia takes over our government.
Impeach Trump.
“Self reflective human being” would be a good start.
or even just human.
This should also apply to judges, esp. Supreme Court Justices. They withheld most of the info on Kavanaugh and ramrodded him into a position for life that he shouldn’t be considered for.
i think they should try to impeach him for lying during his confirmation hearing. That’s if sanity prevails and Trump is voted out in 2020.
@generationofswine And look at removing (impeaching etc) the lifetime judgeships handed out by this administration to people that were, literally, described by the bar association as unfit.
When an AG can lie out of his butt on live TV when most of the country knows he’s lying there has to be a change somewhere. The peoples AG? The laughing is over, it’s not funny anymore
@John O The felons are Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Rice and Obama.
Jack Zaccardi they are faithful national servants. Read the IG report for yourself
@Jack Rabbit
If T-Rump is removed then Mike Pence would be president , so are you saying that VP Mike Pence was planning a coup ? Or are you REALLY that stupid that you think that if T-Rump is removed Hillary would be president ?
Also consider that we have republicans talking on , FOX so called news ; how they will impeach Hillary on day one if she won , that is how insane republicans are .
@John O all signs indicated rwading comprehension may not be his strongest thing.
@Pete Lind I thought Durhan was choose by Barr.
Fred Flintstone is another fellow New Yawker protecting the president.
Lock traitors up
Barr is a disgrace!!!!
“American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of Truth and fact” Henry A Wallace US Vice President 1944
Great quote, hits the nail on the head. The US is rapidly becoming a fascist state. The failure of the legal system to halt the rot shows how serious the situation is.
This wouldn’t be such an issue if the education system turned out people who are more willing to question the things they are told, in a constructive way. We’re just not a society that encourages thinking outside the norms.
That would describe the Democrats
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/12/10/afghanistan-a-pentagon-paradise-built-on-lies/
All their lies makes them good fertilizer for the tree of liberty.
Barr needs to be removed. When party becomes more important than country democracy is at risk. Trump and Barr have Russian influences that can’t be allowed.
would Russia be paying Barr and Trump?
I absolutely agree. We can say that about our republican senators as well. There all corrupt, and all in, as one. Not acceptable.
How about a higher threshold for senators that must approve the appointment of an AG?
The should also be term limits on Congress and Senate seats.