Former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, who worked in George H. W. Bush's administration with current Attorney General Bill Barr, is now one of the […]
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1,100+ former prosecutors and other DOJ officials call on Attorney General Barr to resign
More than 1,110 former Justice Department officials who served in Republican as well as Democratic administrations posted a statement calling on Attorney General Bill Barr […]
Continue readingBarr Interfering In Some Cases That Are Not Yet Public: NYT | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow highlights reporting from the New York Times that the list of cases where William Barr has asserted influence includes some that are not […]
Continue readingKatyal: Barr’s Defense Of DOJ Crisis Is ‘Poppycock’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal tells Ali Velshi that it is "disheartening" for the Justice Department that Attorney General Bill Barr is accused […]
Continue readingWilliam Barr Reopens Probe Into Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea | Deadline | MSNBC
The Attorney General takes the extraordinary step of investigating the investigation into Trump’s former National Security Advisor. Aired on 2/14/2020. » Subscribe to MSNBC: MSNBC […]
Continue reading‘Do You Want A President Picking On Judges?’ | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday issued a rare criticism of President Donald Trump, telling ABC News that the president's tweets about Justice Department matters […]
Continue readingRepublicans Claim Trump Tweets Shouldn’t Be Taken Seriously, Barr Disagrees | The Last Word | MSNBC
Matt Miller tells Lawrence O’Donnell that Trump's incessant tweeting about criminal cases, like Roger Stone's, are making it harder for Attorney General Barr to do […]
Continue readingBarr Admits Stone Case Intervention, Complains About Trump’s Tweets | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
In a new interview, Trump's attorney general Bill Barr tells ABC News that he did get involved in the Roger Stone case and says Trump's […]
Continue readingBesieged AG Barr Knocks Trump But Still Backs Plot To Help Convicted Trump Aide | MSNBC
In a rare rebuke, Attorney General Bill Barr admits Trump makes his job harder by tweeting, but still stands by helping convicted Trump aide, Roger […]
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