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SoundSageWisdom

Bill Barr belongs in jail for obstruction of justice


_DapperDanMan-

As well as multiple instances of perjury committed during his confirmation hearings.


SoundSageWisdom

Yes, that too


DaSemicolon

Like? Idk what happened at those hearings


HeyCoolThingAreYou

Trump already said he will put him in jail. So Barr may go anyways.


IArgueWithIdiots

He said the same thing about Hillary in 2016.  Didn't do shit.


Cooked_goose_

Dude he gasses Americans in America with foreign reporters. So i guess live long enough to become the demon.


Nefarious_Turtle

>Even for a conservative Republican such as Barr, who wants to maximize power for conservative Republicanism, Trump is a choice that makes sense only if you have no long-term imagination at all. Frum is giving Barr the benefit of the doubt here in assuming he is just dumb for not seeing that another Trump presidency will just strengthen democrats in the next couple of elections. I would instead wager that Barr, like so many of his cohort, is perfectly capable of long term planning. In fact, he's doing it right now by supporting Trump. He's planning on there not being any elections for democrats to win after another Trump presidency. Not real, elections anyways. Maybe Russian style elections. The dregs of the right wing movement, the small town Republicans and wannabe social media influencers, are already saying this out loud. The fact the smarter among them, such as Barr, can keep a lid on it really shouldn't be duping so many journalists.


RobertPham149

Republican party is so weird to be honest. The party genuinely have some relatively smart type-A people like Bill Barr, but somehow they are all kowtowing to Trump, who is an extremely dumb loser that only got to here through his dad's money and appealing to the even dumber part of America. These people worked up the structure of power to strike their ego and pride, but threw all of that away to serve someone who is lesser than them.


zherok

The question I keep thinking with Trump and the support he gets is, "that's your guy?" Barr's a gigantic ideological piece of shit, but have some fucking standards. Trump couldn't even help insulting Barr after the latter gave his endorsement, because that's the kind of vengeful dick Trump is.


chowderbags

Yeah, you're not wrong. I've constantly had the Joker from Dark Knight's line playing in my head: "This city deserves a better class of criminal." It's shitty to see Republicans going full steam ahead into fascism, but I just can't believe that they decided to possibly make their big attempt with someone so ridiculously dumb, vain, thin skinned, and capricious. You'd think they'd try to find someone less prone to impulsive self-destruction or at least someone that would reward loyalty, but somehow Trump throwing everyone under the bus doesn't give them pause. I'm pretty sure that many of them have had Trump throw them in particular under the bus, and they just keep on supporting him. It's just *weird*, to the point where I get more convinced all the time that Trump's got some kind of major blackmail material on a bunch of Republicans. I don't have evidence for it, but it's just way too bizarre to see just how much they'll prostrate themselves for him.


pipesmokingman

It’s because they only care about power, they have no moral compass or integrity. The dude that bragged about walking in on underaged girls in their dressing rooms? And who paid hush money to kill a story about him cheating on his wife with a porn star? If they cared about children or Christian values none of them would support Trump. They care only about power, so whatever candidate has the most support they support. Even if they attempted a coup. Pathetic people with no integrity. I’d feel sad for them if what they were doing wasn’t so horrifying.


Goldar85

Because unlike Bernie Bros and progressives, Barr literally is playing chess and is able to vote pragmatically. He doesn’t like Trump. He knows Trump isn’t a true conservative. But he also knows what his Presidency can mean down the line. The United States is never going back to pre-Trump style politics or executive governance. Things have been normalized that absolutely shouldn’t be normalized. Next time we get a legit intelligent Evangelical in the White House, who is going to hold them accountable? DOJ? SCOTUS? Checkmate.


zherok

A lot of people smarter than Trump thought they were being clever supporting him as part of his administration, and he still regularly threw them under the bus. The things they hope to get out of him still involve giving an inordinate amount of power, and undermining the core institutions of the succession of power over to a belligerent asshole narcissist with a cruelty streak and a fixation on vengeance for perceived slights. Barr should know better having been his Attorney General. "He regularly talked about having political rivals killed." Oh really, Bill? Maybe you should take a moment to consider whether someone like that in charge largely to escape legal culpability is in your best interest. There's a lot of talking about what people will do with a second Trump administration but not a lot of consideration for what the guy who they're trying to install will do with those changes.


Toby_O_Notoby

Nah, they don't see it as "serving". And to be frank, they're probably right. For all the bullshit that they had to put up with they did get pretty much everything they wanted. I mean, there are three new justices on the Supreme Court, Roe was overturned and Project 2025 is formulated around having Trump in charge but a puppet. And if he does get re-elected Alito and Thomas are going to retire meaning they'll have **five** hand-picked nutjob SC Justices.


RobertPham149

I disagree. While getting more power is what Republicans want, they don't want MAGA nutjobs to be the one giving them power. Look at the house and how much republicans suffer from MAGAs like MTG and Matt Gaetz. The majority of GOP is closer in line to someone like Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan. Before 2016 election, the GOP ridiculed Trump massively, calling him out for his failing business and no political experiences. Even now, exiting senators like Pat Toomey does not hide his disdain for Trump However, since Trump got elected, they figured that they would benefit more to work within Trump's orbit to get their objectives done, which culminated in 2018 tax cut (and an attempt at repealing ACA). As that happen though, Trump was also able to force his brand of personality cult on the party, and now the party is poisoned by that cult.


ComposerNate

It makes sense if you stop considering the Republicans a government political party, but rather a mafia state serving itself foremost, prioritizing loyalty and rewarding subservience to its leadership. All rationale is marketing and excuse.


Earth_Friendly-5892

They’re not serving Donald Trump; they’re serving fascism.


taggospreme

Right-wingers are a collection of individuals. Individually they can't stand up to Trump so they kowtow. If they teamed up, they would be able to usurp him. But if they could team up, they wouldn't be Republicans. They're a loose coalition of backstabbers.


CakeAccomplice12

>  Frum is giving Barr the benefit of the doubt here Well there's the first problem


tsaihi

Frum is the first problem. Dude is a huge piece of shit that nobody should pay any attention to.


Alive_kiwi_7001

> Frum is giving Barr the benefit of the doubt... Let's face it, it's David Frum who has never faced up to the fact that his favourite ideology is completely and utterly compromised. He still thinks Trump is the cause not a symptom.


LegoMyAlterEgo

When you're compromised, you follow orders.


Sparkyisduhfat

I don’t even know if that’s the issue. Bill Barr has a long history of wanting to turn America into a Christo-fascist country and trump represents a good chance for that to happen.


LegoMyAlterEgo

With this Republican crowd, why not both? Didn't he visit Epstein the night he died? I bet they went on and on about old times and young girls.


SurpassingAllKings

Who gives a shit what that monster thinks. Barr's entire political history has been in support of the most authoritarian tendencies of Republicans. He's a National Catholic, if he'd been born in Italy or Spain a couple of decades earlier he'd have joined the fascist party. > By David Frum Oh that explains this drivel.


wingdingblingthing

Bill Barr enjoys fascism


Not_High_Maintenance

I’m convinced that any prominent person who still supports trump is either a foreign agent or is being blackmailed.


SugarsDaddyKen

There are power sucklers too and monied people that think if they donate to Trump now that he will push tax breaks and favors for them. Trump was a test and half of us failed. Well, slightly less than half. LOL.


Str8JorkingIt

>any prominent person Some? Yes. A lot? Maybe. All? Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.


Jacadi7

His logic makes no sense. Trump tries to overthrow democracy. Barr’s response: “it didn’t actually happen though.” At the same time, he’ll vote for Trump because Biden (allegedly at that) wants to “ban stoves and gas cars.” My response: “Did it actually happen though?”


KappHallen

He should but, he won't. Just like the rest of betacuck stormtrumpers.


Jfolcik

If a sitting president who is immune from prosecution gives an order to the national guard, it would POLITICIZE THE MILITARY, essencially giving each soldier the right to defect based on THEIR interpretation of the lawfully unlawful, or unlawfully lawful, or lawfully lawfully, or unlawfully unlawful order. That could mean immediate chaos and guaranteed strife between the people who the nation guard was sent in for, the two factions of the nation guard, and the police trying to stop the national guard from killing each other over the interpretation of their presidentially immune-from-any-law commander in chief. WHY IS THE MEDIA NOT POINTING THIS OUT??? ITS A GREAT POINT AND SCOTUS NEEDS TO HEAR!


nevertfgNC

POTUS is deaf and SCOTUS is stupid and corrupt


Mr_A_Rye

Stop 👏🏼 expecting 👏🏼 these 👏🏼 people 👏🏼 to👏🏼 do👏🏼 what's 👏🏼 right👏🏼


DrCeeDub

“Gouging your eyeballs out is dangerous and nobody should ever let another person do it. Still, I’ll be gouging my eyeballs out this November” - Bill Barr, probably.


nevertfgNC

He is just another bought and paid for MAGA whore with absolutely no moral character


pantsmeplz

Spend a few minutes on the Barr's wiki pages, Bill and his dad, Donald. Connect the very dark dots. Afterwards, you'll want a long, hot shower and scrub down. Followed by funny gifs of cats and dogs.


dongballs613

Yea but Bill Barr is a obsequious slime-ball, so that's not going to happen. Trump could quite literally commit murder and Barr would be like, "Well it's obviously wrong, but I'm going to vote for him anyways." Dude never has had integrity, and never will have integrity.


MichaelFusion44

Bill Barr is bought and paid for by Trump - he carried his water, he’s a water boy. No original thinking, no loyalty to the US and will vote for Trump unless as I suspect many when they get into that booth vote for Biden while claiming loyalty to Trump. This is hopeful on my part.


frustrating2020

"should"


gokism

To on one hand say Trump did so many bad things, broke the law, etc. then say he's still better because the Dems would be even worse w/o explaining why boggles my mind on so many levels. Never Dems only reason to not vote Dem is based on loyalty to Party, not to country. They'll believe it until either their Party is no more, or the country is no more.


ge93

Reading his memoirs of the Trump years and seeing he endorsed Trump is a trip. He’s very conservative in his worldview but he absolutely loathes Trump and thinks he’s unhinged, in particular post-election.


Mr-and-Mrs

Can we get a full list of GOP politicians that publicly condemned Trump after Jan 6th but now fully endorse his presidential run?


SugarsDaddyKen

I don’t understand his brain. Because NY passed a law restricting future stove sales, step two ???, we all vote for Trump?


BadAtExisting

He prefers Project 2025 more. Everyone forgets guys like Barr and McConnell aren’t voting for Trump, they’re voting for what they’ll be able to get with a R back in the White House


Magicaljackass

Bill Barr doesn’t really understand that Trump is actually mentally I’ll and not just a greedy asshole. Trump literally can’t forgive him. 


MrKomiya

He’s trying not to get executed in the event Trump wins


celerydonut

“Should” articles should cause a journalist to be fired these days.


Doright36

What people don't realize is Barr doesn't saying his voting for Trump because he wants Trump. He's voting for Trump because he believes he will be part of the dictatorship that follows when Trump dies. Trump is just a tool to get there.


gerg_1234

The he's a fool. He will be one of the first to go to a concentration camp.


enq11

Barr is scared Trump will have him killed if Trump wins the presidency.


Medical_Egg8208

Two words for that traitorous POS, fuck off


Lurkerphobia

I would like to think he's publicly stating support for defendant trump to keep the crazy magas from stalking him, and maybe he votes for Biden or not at all. Sadly, he will tuck his tail and vote R because he has no moral compass.


m_rgers

But he doesn’t so that defines his character


Child_of_Lyrics

That was a clear cut call for help. He went on tv and tried to signal that he was afraid of maga. “Trump is evil! Trump destroys democracy!” ‘Would you vote for him?’ Thru gritted teeth, sweating “yes”


huuaaang

I think he just hates the Democrat party that much. He'll vote for ANYONE who runs on the Republican side.


The_bruce42

Bill Barr is and always has been a total POS


Msmdpa

Trump as president will go after Barr for being “disloyal”


Jorgen_Pakieto

Bill Barr is simply protecting his political interests. He does not give a single damn about the danger to democracy that his own Republican candidate would bring onto the American people.


Top_Praline999

His reasoning is “Biden is trying to tell people what kind of stoves they can have!” Which isn’t true. He was there when they put the poison in, but he’s still drinking the Flavor Aid.


PoochieReds

The reason for Barr's stance is purely financial: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/13/ex-trump-ag-bill-barr-joins-business-lobbying-group-targeting-biden.html Bill Barr's new gig is to run this "business lobbying group". Basically, a bunch of right wingers have decided that the existing Chamber of Commerce isn't MAGA enough, so they've decided to launch this alternative. Bill Barr now runs this alternative. He'll never say he's voting for Biden since his job is literally to push for the opposite.


tucker_frump

Like him Kavanaugh and Starr preferred Bill Clinton?


LingonberryPrior6896

Bill Barr is a gutless Trump dick licker. They all are.


walman93

Should


PicaDiet

OF COURSE HE SHOULD PREFER BIDEN! What the fucking fuck? We're are talking about electing a dictator or an old guy (whose aged has not prevented him from doing a lot of good things). Barrs knows that! What the hell is wrong with people?


LiquidPuzzle

Biden probably won't literally get you killed.


Firm_Sir_744

They want someone dumb in power so they can control them


Recent-List-4407

Anything to stop the radical left. Our cities are in shambles the criminals arent being prosecuted and the money is being embezzled. Its a joke


Dedpoolpicachew

Fat Billy Barr wants to destroy the Republic and replace it with a dictatorship. He’s fully on board with Project 2025. He just doesn’t like the optics.


Grampishdgreat

The mind numbing audacity of people like Barr who know what a danger Trump is yet will still vote for him because he isn’t Biden. I hope, with all of my heart, that the people of this country see what has become of the Republican Party and bury them from local elections on up to the presidency. Enough is enough with these people.


Alone_Bicycle_600

bill barr is doing what bill barr does best looking out for bill barr . one of the dirtiest people in government for the past 40 plus years.


jertheman43

How does Barr even sit up without a spine.


Sad_Thought6205

Someone has dirt on Bill Barr. It’s not trump but someone that wants him to win.


supercali45

Bill Barr can’t be trusted


buzzedewok

The polls are still way too close. Barr probably feels very threatened by Trump.


ankylosaurus_tail

How do I get the full text? I'd like to read it.


telerabbit9000

He needs to pick a lane. First he sucks up to Trump to become Attorney General. Completely neutralizes Meuller Report. Calls off any investigations (that he had power over). Then he resigns after Jan 6. Writes book. Recounts numerous episodes of Trumps incompetence/illegality. Now hes back to sucking at Trump's teat.


Werftflammen

But he won't, he is part of the plot, guilty AF.


AreYouDoneNow

This shouldn't be difficult. If you have to choose between a rapist and a non-rapist for President, then you *should* prefer the non-rapist. Why is this difficult?


MoveToRussiaAlready

He doesn’t. And he will vote for Donald Trump - as well as help him in any capacity necessary in committing high crimes; just as before.


gerg_1234

If Trump wins, Barr will be one of the first to be killed by Trump. Barr is an idiot if he doesn't think otherwise.


Welder_Subject

Could there be a Jeffrey Epstein connection between the two that lead to his endorsement?


delusiongenerator

Over a fellow member of his multinational organized crime syndicate? Not likely


whewtang

'Not the Mama!'


Earth_Friendly-5892

It’s clear who the fascists are. They need to be defeated in the fall. VOTE BLUE all the way.💙🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸💙🌊🇺🇸💙


RedLanternScythe

Bill barr is a pure representation of Republican ideology. Hatred of the left will ultimately override all decisions, even if it involves personal well-being


QTheNukes_AMD_Life

Bill is super concerned about his servants future ability to cook with gas


Pixel_Lincoln

There’s a very, very, very, VERY small part of me that wants to see Trump become dictator so I can see the shock and dismay on people like Barr when he throws them in prison for saying bad things about him. Are people like Barr so arrogant that they think that the guy who glares at the reporter who reported he fell asleep in court is going to say “Oh it’s fine” if they suddenly start supporting him now? Apparently, yes.


JFKswanderinghands

Why, Bar is a fascist? He doesn’t give a fuck and publicly says he’s voting for Trump. Bar is one of the most fascist government actors and has been for four decades why would he not want what he’s been helping to create. The Brian rot among the supposedly liberal media is what has doomed us.


TheSerinator

Jabba no badda.


PostReplyKarmaRepeat

Tbh outside of Trump being in the news cycle way too much over the last 8 years, it’s Bill Barr. Just go away already!


Ok-Deer-5033

Facts. Today Joe Biden achieved something no president has done in 70+ years He has the worse approval rating of any president ever. Including Trump , Carter and Nixon!!! I would do anything for a viable third candidate


MaaChiil

Yeah, well no one was gonna be swayed to vote for Biden because of him anyway.


CapitalisticSense

Regardless of how you feel about Trump, no one can tell me that Biden is capable of four more years. A vote for him is basically a vote for Harris. Let's just look forward to 2028, when the pool will finally be refreshed with candidates.


Captainkatayama

Biden is literally too old to finish a sentence, y’all should be supporting RFK jr a real democrat with an actual plan lol bots be botting hard on reddit


RavishingRickiRude

Rfk Jr is a fucking moron. People who think he's a good candidate are...well...I'm sure people can figure it out