William Barr is leading attorney general candidate in Trump discussions

By artappraiser on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 6:07pm |

Trump is telling people he plans to nominate Bill Barr, George H.W. Bush’s AG, as his attorney general. A scoop from @DevlinBarrett @mattzap @jdawsey1 https://t.co/rDGlDQFZSV
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) December 6, 2018

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https://twitter.com/shaneharris/status/1070740270906523649

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— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 6, 2018

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 6:08pm

Lawfare's/Harvard Law's Jack Goldsmith comments in a 6-tweet thread.

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 7:36pm

Schumer: "Mr. Barr must commit ... to two important things: First, that the Special Counsel’s investigation will proceed unimpeded, and second, that the Special Counsel’s final report will be made available to Congress and the public immediately upon completion."
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) December 7, 2018

Note that he wants us all to be able see a report, first time I've seen that demand.

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/07/2018 - 2:08pm

New: A Justice Dept. ethics office issued guidance on Whitaker's role in the Russia probe. https://t.co/hnP5SFDSre h/t @lawfareblog
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) December 7, 2018

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/07/2018 - 2:26pm

Exclusive: Before Trump tapped Bill Barr to be his new AG, he reached out to him for another job: his defense lawyer. @SkullduggeryPod @YahooNews @dklaidman https://t.co/kY9z41rJAf
— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) December 8, 2018

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 10:52am

When I read stuff like this, I am unfortunately reminded how allowing JFK to appoint RFK as his attorney general is such a bad precedent, will always be used as a "both sides do it" point of argument.

Where does one draw the line in the spectrum from past business or political relationships to friendlies and relatives?

Similar but different because a policy advocacy situation is not the same as a legal appt. :Bill Clinton having Hillary do the Health Care tax force got us Jvanka involved in policy making appts. without that much outrage.

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 11:05am

A long-time friend of Bill Barr’s told @Isikoff and me that Barr rebuffed numerous feelers from the White House to be Attorney General in large part because he didn’t want to be attacked on twitter by @realDonaldTrump. Something changes his mind. https://t.co/86HXuZNv8g
— Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman) December 9, 2018

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 2:35am

As Good an Attorney General as We’re Likely to Get

By Benjamin Wittes Editor in chief of Lawfare and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, @ TheAtlantic.com, Dec. 9

William Barr’s statements raise serious questions, but he appears far more qualified than the other candidates Trump reportedly considered for the post.

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 8:04pm

Rand Paul ‘disturbed’ by attorney general nominee’s views

By Martin Matishak @ Politico.com, 12/09/2018 11:44 AM EST

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday said he hasn't decided whether to support President Donald Trump's pick to be the next attorney general because of concerns about privacy issues.

Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Paul said he's concerned that William Barr, who was attorney general from 1991 to 1993, "has been a big supporter of the PATRIOT Act, which lowered the standard for spying on Americans, and he even went so far as to say the PATRIOT Act was pretty good — we should go much further."

He also alleged that Barr is a "big fan" of seizing people’s property through civil asset forfeiture.

"I haven't made a decision about him, but I can‘t tell you — the first things I've learned about him being for more surveillance of Americans is very, very troubling," Paul said [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 9:44pm

William Barr is leading attorney general candidate in Trump discussions

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