Trump’s hand-picked Attorney General, Bill Barr, is making good on Trump’s demands to ‘investigate the investigators,’ as the New York Times reports he is using the DOJ to push a ‘criminal’ probe in the Mueller investigation. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports on how Barr’s call for investigation, in the midst of the Ukraine impeachment probe, is Trump’s latest systematic demand to use the government’s gravest powers to go after anyone has ever opposed him. Aired on 10/25/19.
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Ari Melber: Evidence Points To AG Barr Abusing Law Enforcement Powers | MSNBC
Republicans are stinking Traitors to the United States of America.
@Jeff Woods This is why Trump is so desperate now. Why he’s willing to betray America and break all of our laws. He knows if he doesn’t win in 2020, he goes to Prison. If he can win in 2020, he might be able to run the clock out on some of his crimes.
@Jeff Woods The word exonerate was used. “Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him” Report of the Special Counsel. Vol 2, P. 2
Jeff Woods again you’ve manage to miss the reality of what has been done, to date there has been nothing but talking points, the farmers are still receiving tax payer government bail out s (subsidies) free market not working because of the self inflicted wounds of tariffs.. Donnie said tariff wars are easy to win. How’s that working for ya.
Jeff Woods I would never be against freedom of speech, because it the only way to really find out who the idiots are, all doubts are removed when they speak or write spouting their true beliefs. You’re a true member tried and true.
Sounds like more evidence of abuse of power by trump and his corrupt administration.
@minivan dan
I could argue, present evidence all day about Trump, what he’s said on TV, the many contradictions, factually misrepresenting events, data etc etc, but I would be wasting my time on you. You ignore what you don’t like, a Trump tactic, sad, so sad. ☹️
@Paul Rudwick
Strange how the impeachment has gathered more steam and now Barr flags up a CRIMINAL undertaking right at this very moment. 😉 Even the blind can see what’s going on, its just the dumb who ignore the facts…MAGA bullsh*t can’t save Trump, the sh*t is really hitting the fan for him now. Well it was mightily friendly of you to share your opinion with us here. God only knows what we would be thinking if we where watching opinionated FOX NEWS. 😊
@Paul Rudwick blinded by stupidity if they cant see it by now they will never .least
your on the right page. someone capable of having decent conversation.
there seams to be a lot of gump impersonators here
@Rabble Wolf dude it dont matter what he does.i dont care .as long as US people is being looked after ,thats what matters.
dums will send your job to china.after they
crush u as they have done for years.are u seriously that dum that you missed what has been happening before trump.
look at all the dums that have filled there accounts with corruption.pull your head out.and have a look
There are people in this administration, that in all seriousness, should be indicted and convicted of treason, stood in front of a firing squad, and shot dead. Barr is such a person.
@marianne samuelsen are you a traitor
Amen
@Warren Holly What in the world are u talking about? A traitor? That you even can say those word to another person as an attack on me is beyond me as one human being to another. SHAME ON YOU!!
If Bill Barr is the attorney general, I’m superman’s cousin from Krypton.
Jefryt 67 That’s my take also.
Um ya. He’s the attorney general. Just curious, can you fly too? Do you have super strength?
Jefryt 67 You’re an imbecile! Infested rat!
AG Barr is like modern day Elliot Ness but even better…
Do something about it, Americans. Don’t just stand by and let this happen. Learn from history.
@googl android I saw a response you made to another post where you said you reported them…THAT is what a fascist does. YOU are what you call others.
@Sophia Lewis Rush Limbaugh is the devil Sophia. Trump is just a xenophobic, bigoted, narcissistic conman unfit for the presidency.
@TisiphonesShadow
” duly-elected ”
HAH!
he wasn’t elected dippy, he was installed
Hillary won the popular voter…remember?
ps A “COUP” is a “violent overthrow”
wheres the “violence” wheres the “overthrow”
following the guidelines of your constitution is hardly a “violent overthrow”
quite the contrary
I really wish you buggers would at least try to understand that which you bash keys over
you cant learn from history when everyone that offends you has been deleted from history.
@TisiphonesShadow yuh your evil so called president put by Russian and a puppet of Putin!
This “Abuse of Power” is why he is to be impeached. He just doesn’t learn.
African Prince and obstruction of justice
Mark Haddox stfu in case you didn’t notice Trump is president now AND IS CORRUPT AF THAT’S WHO THIS IS ABOUT ! OKAY ?
newmove shud up with that
The whole world knows by now that the Executive and most GOP goons are operating as Russian assets.
@Mark Haddox – Oh,we all should wait on the outcome of the “investigation” should we ? Meanwhile, you have already decided that this was a “coup attempt” right ?
David, do you mean IG inspector general, or AG Attorney General, That’s William Barr. He’s been corrupt for decades and is doing it again. Yes, we know that Putin owns Trump, but need the proof. If the intelligence agencies know, they aren’t talking. Barr will not show integrity, he fixes stolen elections and gets war criminals off. Only Trumps party is “Fine With That”, the majority is furious and looking for proof. Your post was edited, I wonder what was lost. You are right, trump is handing power to all the worst bad guys in the world, Putin, Erdogan, Bin Salmon, Balsonaro , Kim Jong Un, etc., He just sold out the poor Kurds who did all the fighting and dying against ISIS, and trump took the credit. His supporters don’t care, they think he’s WONDERFUL when he is a metastasizing Cancer infecting the world. Yes, I have been wondering if some other country’s intelligence agencies might release the information we need to prove his criminal attachment to Putin. We are all in distress and he just abuses our allies and degrades them. Yes, he also gives Assad what he wants. This corruption is the worst ever. He must be stopped.
@Karl Johan Haarberg – There are non so blind as those that will not see – Mark Haddox is one of the many who will not see what is so plain to everyone else regarding Mad King Donald of the holy bone spurs.
@Paul Rudwick Yes, Qanon is factual and the earth is actually flat too, these fools don’t even know it, huh ?
Barr is using his globetrotting and this criminal investigation to cover up the tracks of conspiracy with Russia in 2016.
@Cherrie Dee right tell these morons the truth lol that’s why there shaking in there boot
D Mack I am an independent, but since Trump stole the election with the criminal help of his criminal friends, we should award the office to Hillary Clinton, who received THE PEOPLE’S vote by 3, ooo, ooo votes. It should be our and her reward for having to endure this colossal horror show in the Whitehouse.
We have to deal with the electoral college when we survive this situation. It does not give an accurate read of the voters intentions.
Yes, and it’s disgusting. Tax payers are footing the bill for Trump’s personal vendettas and his obsession about exonerating his buddy Putin. The justice dept. isn’t concerned with justice these days but with persecuting and prosecuting Trump’s enemies. Trump’s admin is as corrupt as any banana republic. Barr should be impeached and probably imprisoned.
When did the USA become a dictatorship?
1/20/17, at 12PM EDT
Agreed. When Traitor trump took office, when the GOP supports Traitor trump. When the electoral corrupt college became a factor. When the rethugsblicons cheats on gerrymandering and voting suppression. That’s how we end up with orange feces scum.
1/20/2017
When Donald J Trump “won” the 2016 despite the majority of voters who voted some else. After Obama got 8 years in the Presidency the Republican backers like the Coke brothers had clearly said F the democracy, they have been attacking Democratic voting processes ALL over. No better example of this is What happened in North Carolina, and Georgia, and the Supreme Court also allowing Racial Redistricing by States (which affects State Houses and how voting districts are allowed).
@Nightranger 2019 could you site any facts? Or are you just a brainwashed loyalist?
This is a cover up of the Ukraine call and the proof is that Barr started flying all over right after the phone call.
https://youtu.be/XsFR8DbSRQE
Lies
AG. BARR IT’S JUST ANOTHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH HIS PERSONAL ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR TOOK AN OATH OF OFFICE TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ALL OF THE PRESIDENT MEN BREAKING RULES THE LAWLESS BUNCH
AG Barr is doing a great job and America is very happy…
Deleting 33,000 subpeoned eMails = breaking the law.
Abusing the FISA court laws to spy on a political opponent = breaking the law
Having top secret eMails compromised by foreign governments = breaking the law
Profiting hundreds of millions of dollars by compromising your position = breaking the law
Holding back soldiers from saving 4 Americans in Libya = breaking the law.
Depriving a U.S. General war hero of his constitutional rights during and lying about the nature of an inquiry = breaking the law.
Leaking classified information to the press = breaking the law.
What exact crime has Trump committed?
Don’t think too hard you’ll get a headache.
Need to clean house. The swamp has grown immensely:(
@Dicky Jones a god job as a criminal.
@The Real Wolf yup
it smells
Donald Trump is beginning to look like a constipated rat.
@Orphan Annie Thanks, Annie. We must all stay strong and not give up on our ideals for a better world.
always has looked like a constipated rat
Cerone 747 because he IS a constipated RAT !
Cerone, you look like a braindead jerk. Oh, that’s right you are one.
They aren’t even rivals but people that refuse to break the law and join his mafia – this is so insane ! Bill Barr needs to go to jail
For what?
Please specify the crime.
Barr recusing himself ? Promise to protect Trump was how he got his job.
Wasn’t Barr asked if he’d do EXACTLY this at his confirmation hearing???
Typical
This narcissistic bs is way out of control!
Yes. However, the Senate is controlled by the Republicans, ergo he was confirmed.
When he says, “Our Country!” He is referring to himself as if he is actually this country!
Something is bloody wrong …
Let’s ship Trump to the moon and all his Republicans trumpets and barr can drive the sinking ship, we need to stand up and fight for are right’s of freedom and make a statement in Washington dc let’s march to take all this criminals out off government asap we can do it easy just lets take the power from this nightmare and fix it we can meet and noone will STOP us true American’s. Trump is worse than cancer.
Sorry but America is not the democrats private slave plantation.
All the REAL CRIMINALS are going to be indicted soon.
Start crying into your hanky
Trump refuse to go after Russia. But he turns on U.S. of America instead.
The dotard doesn’t even Flinch when he’s lying wow just wow
It’s lifelong practice
Have you bothered to ask yourself why Dems hate Trump so much? Hillary wins and all the illegal stuff is just covered up…Trump wins…..it’s all going to come out….obviously you have no idea what actually went on….you’ll know very soon!
Trump is investigating the investigators to hide his own illegal activities.
muzak1861 is your ignorance really blissful?
Demoratrs investigated Trump for 3 years and found no illegal activity. WTF you talking about moron… LOL !!!
@Dicky Jones Muller: “under long-standing Department [of Justice] policy, a president cannot be charged with a crime while he is in office.”
Of course – he got himself trapped accidentally when taking part in a telephone conversation with Russians (who were already being watched by the FBI in response to the Steel document/report.)