05-05-2021, 10:55 AM
(05-05-2021, 10:50 AM)Dill Wrote: LOL I was just about to start a thread on the NYT article about this.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/us/politics/barr-trump-obstruction-russia-inquiry.html
In this case, it looks like the intent is to make public Barr's "cover" for arguing that Trump had been exonerated by the Mueller Report--which is still the assumption of every Trump supporter who claims the Russia investigation was a "hoax."
Barr argued there was a deliberation in which he received legal advice that Trump could not be prosecuted. Judge Jackson, who has now seen the "deliberative" memo, calls BS on that. There was never a question over whether Trump would be prosecuted. And so no "deliberation" took place.
Barr doesn't get to claim the protection of deliberation.
And glad to see this issue brought back before the public. I remember in this forum there were actually people saw no need to check Barr's "summary" of the MR against the Report itself. And could not be dissuaded from Barr's misinterpretation.
There is now the issue of Bill Barr lying under oath to Congress that he had deliberated with OLC to come to the conclusion about whether or not to charge for obstruction. Since he never actually deliberated with them per the Judge, that sure does look like he committed perjury.
