Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

By artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 5:44pm |

oh what a surprise

BREAKING: President Trump says Attorney General William Barr is leaving his job, effective "just before Christmas." https://t.co/IFo19C5Ws4
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 14, 2020

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here's how Drumpf announced it, 20 mins. ago, he obviously had the letter way in advance:

And just like that, AG Barr is OUT. https://t.co/ozLZR90YqA
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) December 14, 2020

two anchors and one White Houser reporter on CNN have said it's an attempt to turn the media attention to Drumpf and they're not going to spend a lot of time on the story. We'll see.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 5:54pm

Billy gives Don a vigorous blow job on the way out.

by moat on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 6:07pm

But kind of a limp response - still complaining about his lost erection. "He came (not). We saw. It died." I see why he's still complaining about "standing". Better to let sleeping dogs lie.

From William Barr's personal perspective the only relevant question is whether he bothered to say "Pardon me, Mr. President" on his way out the door.
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) December 15, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 7:00pm

While Barr worked hard to defend POTUS, his main objective was to weaken the system that caused the trouble for Trump. That the work benefited Trump made Barr look like a believer in the man. Barr did not disabuse him of the notion.

by moat on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 8:38am

Nice distinction, moat. Not a hack but a purposeful Norquist type conservative. Finding Trump a useful tool until he couldn't handle the nutsy child any more. Attitude like Bannon.

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 11:51am

I doubt it. Sure, Barr's always been a hyoer partisan hack (right, Jeff?), but acting as Trump's personal lawyer was beyond that call of duty. This latest trick is likely to avoid charges, maybe get a last minute pardon while pretending to be a resister with a last second Road to Damascus conversion to truth and the American way.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 12:57pm

He is a bureaucratic hit man hired out by establishment types. Since his work weakens other establishment types, it must be related to the struggle between the agencies we catch glimpses of from time to time.

However that is playing out, the winners and losers of that scrum don't seem to be making the Heritage Foundation team nervous. It is hard to identify the actual client protecting Trump.

Whoever it is, they sure came along in the nick of time. But now the pony has stumbled and a back-up mount is ready at hand. Time to put the ride out of its misery.

by moat on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 3:22pm

Barr is 70, but it seems these assholes around Trump work overtime at assholishness long past retirement age. I suspect Barr will seek another gig as well.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 3:47pm

Barr will return to his hunting cabin and only kill what wanders into the perimeter.

It is going to take several years, at least, before his skill-set could help again.

My thesis is that whatever motivated Barr is quite different from the bald self-interest many others have been basting in.

Corruption takes many forms and never squares off with a person on a convenient afternoon.

by moat on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 7:37pm

Maggie Haberman:

A smart reader points out that Barr’s laundry list of praise for Trump does not include criminal justice reform https://t.co/RI8S6vJEfq
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 6:54pm

this guy has a nice collection of quotes from the past several years that we all tend to forget:

When even corrupt Billy Barr has had enough you know the gig is up!

What an utter and total loser Trump is!#TrumpIsALaughingStock #TrumpIsACompleteFailure pic.twitter.com/JPua0aq7a2
— PaulO (@PaulJam38531701) December 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 8:33pm

Uh, poetic Justice?

Bill Barr wore a partisan grin,
Corrupting the place from within.
He worked as AG
And, many agree,
Was one of worst there has been.
— Limericking (@Limericking) December 15, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 9:28pm

Romney on Barr resignation: 'Not surprised that he could no longer associate himself with the process that’s going on now' https://t.co/twWbpaBkx5
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 9:53pm

"These pyromaniacs I've been hanging out with lit my house on fire!" https://t.co/ogSvScHTOB pic.twitter.com/4Qhs6KtVhS
— Quinta Jurecic (@qjurecic) December 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 10:45pm

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