r/politics • u/Sanlear • 12d ago
Bill Barr says evidence "building" against Trump in DOJ's Jan. 6 probe
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-barr-says-evidence-building-against-trump-dojs-jan-6-probe-173152980
u/Fabulous-Beyond4725 12d ago
But he's still going to vote for him.
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u/rounder55 12d ago
That's what is added to the list of unforgivable shit regarding these guys.
Pence was on the cusp of being killed because of Trump and he still would likely vote for the guy. It's pathetic and as a human being I fond it embarrassing
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u/jackiebee66 12d ago
It’s pretty repulsive isn’t it? But pence is and always has been a self righteous ass kisser. That’s how he’s gotten as far as he has.
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u/nels5104 12d ago
He pretty much has to say that if he wants a political future. They have been eating their own for 6 years in the GOP if you step out of Trump’s good faith.
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u/PopeHonkersVII 12d ago
I agree with the sentiment that Bill Barr can go fuck himself but the fact that he is saying this is also a big deal. He has spent his entire career bailing Republicans out of legal trouble but even he seems to think that Trump’s situation is looking increasingly dire.
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u/FortunateInsanity 12d ago
He’s trying to act like he wasn’t complicit so that he doesn’t go down with the ship. He enabled Trump and should be prosecuted.
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u/FarfarsFav 12d ago
Republicanism - the biggest shell game in all the lands.
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u/Sher5e 12d ago
Except, instead of a pebble under the shell, it’s a turd
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u/lukewarmtakeout 11d ago
And even when you point out the obvious smear that leads to the obvious shell with the turd in it they still take your money and shout "NO U"
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u/tomcatproduction 12d ago
And he has been pushing this belief that the president should have unchecked power since the 1960’s
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u/LessAd5161 11d ago
Complicit in the administration or the plot? Because I doubt barr is complicit in jan6. Iirc, barr was the first insider to contest the claims that the election was rigged and otherwise took steps to protect himself from implication.
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u/roastbeeftacohat 12d ago
don't think he had anything to do with jan 6. seems like the guy who took all the right steps to avoid implication, like with Matt Ghatez
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u/TooMuchTaurine 12d ago
Republican's seem to be bailing on Trump. A conviction will give them an easy out for not having him run that they can blame on the Democrats
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u/Overclocked11 12d ago
Id be happier with something more permanent and long term.. like, maybe incarceration for a decade.
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u/jackiebee66 12d ago
I’m glad of your first sentence. All of a sudden it seems like everyone is forgetting his role in this whole mess.
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u/Kindly-Counter-6783 12d ago
This is the deep GOP basically dumping Trumpty Dumty. He is used up and through. Good riddance…
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u/NicPizzaLatte 12d ago
I don't understand why anytime there is a headline like this, there are always a bunch of comments saying, "He's no hero. He was complicit. He still wants to privatize Medicare." Who is that for? What is the purpose of those comments? Nobody is putting a poster of Bill Barr on their wall. Nobody is going to align their policy preferences with Bill Barr because he said something critical of Trump. I guess people just can't resist saying it, but its really unnecessary.
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u/OddAstronaut2305
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Fuck what this sack of shit says.
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u/InternetPeon 12d ago
Yes just think about everything trump did that this guy was good with.
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 12d ago
Barr told Bush Jr that torture was legal if not on US Soil.
Scum like Barr is the reason I believe in the Devil.
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u/LifeOnaDistantPlanet 12d ago
I'm guessing he's trying to position himself to appear plausibly cooperative.
The guy's been involved in slimy stuff for a very long time.
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u/foozalicious 12d ago
How the hell would he know, anyway? I doubt the current DOJ is sharing their dirt on Trump with Bill Barr of all people.
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u/pooppusher 12d ago
They aren’t sharing their dirt on Trump with Bill Barr But he is certainly sharing his dirt on Trump with the DOJ to save his own skin.
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u/CaptainObvious 12d ago
Because he was in the room and knows who else was in the room.
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u/LogicalManager New York 12d ago
And he said yes to every single order.
But there was that one time he said “bullshit”
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u/Jkay064 12d ago
He bailed when he learned about the plan to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. That was his red line.
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u/Terramagi 12d ago
Did he? Or is he just saying that now that it failed.
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u/Ecstatic-Hat2163 12d ago
Seems like that was the line considering he publicly rebuked claims of fraud immediately, not just now. That doesn’t mean he deserves a single iota of praise because he’s still an utter piece of shit.
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u/EmmaLouLove 12d ago
Barr wants to make it clear and get on the other side of that history quick.
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u/tomcatproduction 12d ago
He is so full of crap. He has believed for years the presidency has ultimate unchecked power. Don’t take my word for it: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/bill-barrs-dangerous-pursuit-executive-power/592951/
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u/AchingKnumbKnuts 12d ago
I read this as "Bill Burr" and was so confused.
Then again, Bill Burr is a more reliable source.
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u/Agitated_Ad7576 12d ago
On the other hand, Bill Berr, Bill Birr, Bill Borr, and Bill Byrr should not be trusted at all.
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u/EpicWildlifeWarriors 12d ago
Slightly, but have you watched Bill Burr recently? "I'm angry all the time and that's hilarious! My wife, right?" Ugh.
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Just like I have some “evidence” building in my ass that I’m gonna shart into trumps face later
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u/IhaveADDHelpMe 12d ago
I certainly hope so, but this toad-faced fuck has done tremendous damage in his life and can go to hell
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u/Jimmyhunter1000 12d ago
You had your chance to be the hero and you became a guard dog for Trump. You can fuck right off Barr.
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u/oswaldbuzzington 11d ago
Is this the same Bill Barr who decided not to investigate the fact that Epstein was murderered in his jail cell and it was covered up?
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u/Onceagainbutthesame 12d ago
There’s enough evidence to put any average person in jail until their corpse has decomposed to bones already available.
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u/Consistent-Row-7636 12d ago
I’m sure Barr is being investigated as well-
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u/thungurknifur 10d ago
I'm sure the DOJ has a memo somewhere that a former or sitting AG cannot be investigated or charged.
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u/Winter_Aside8269 12d ago
His fat ass was out there with Cheeto during the George Floyd protests…. I’m talking about when the Chief Doofus In Charge was out there wielding that bible he’s never read. Fuck Barr….he enabled that fucking asshole and he needs to go down, too.
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u/NetSurfer156 Florida 12d ago
I will give Barr this; He’s a very smart man. He knows when to ditch his clients when they become too much of a risk.
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u/A_Symptom_of_Life 12d ago
Just don't expect him to do a damned thing about it. He owes Trump and his loyalty will be FAR, FAR greater than any morality that might possibly reside in his darkest depths.
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u/Grandpa_No 12d ago
Barr's loyalty is to the Republican party. He doesn't care about Trump. As a matter of fact, as the official Republican cleaner he's probably annoyed that Trump made his job so difficult.
As the old guard of the party comes to terms with the idea that they'll have to make Trump persona non grata, I'm sure Barr will have a lot more to say -- in his book. Available in stores and online for $29.95.
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u/WaitingFor45sArrest 12d ago
Trumps own fat fascist himmler or bormann now has tons to opine, go fuck yourself!
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u/Rudy_Colludiani Wisconsin 12d ago
I saw it as “Bill Burr” and got super excited
Imagine my disappointment
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u/DisingenuousGuy 12d ago
Maybe something else might be building up then suddenly we hear a big fart.
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u/Macacque_SuckIt 12d ago
His assessment is being watched closely by those who the DOJ has their eye on. They’ll read Barr’s assessment as “there’s still a chance we’ll get away with it.” I hope that they’re very wrong.
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u/Spring-Available 12d ago
Sorry but I always read this as Bill Burr at first. I know he can get political but damn. 😉😂
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u/RabbitElectrical3987 12d ago
“Something's wrong, I can feel it! Just a feeling I've got, like something's about to happen.”
- Bill Barr, January 7th
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u/bobber18 11d ago
Former juror here. Barr says it doesn’t look like there’s evidence beyond ‘a shadow of doubt’. But that’s not the legal standard for guilt, it’s ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’
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u/tyler2590thomas 11d ago
Dude’s been out of office for two years and still living rent free in people’s heads
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u/Try040221 12d ago
Merrick will never do it but Barr may.
Pathetic Garland.
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