In an interview with Fox News, former Attorney General Bill Barr asserted that Trump’s claim that his indictments are “political interference” are “silly,” backing up a similar sentiment expressed by Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
“I mean, the basic principle in the criminal justice system is if a prominent person commits a crime and is seeking office, that doesn’t give them immunity,” Barr told host John Roberts.
Barr continued: “If there’s enough time to have it resolved before the election, it should be resolved. The idea that, ‘Oh, okay. Well, I’m sorry, we’ll let you get to run in the election and then after will address it.’ That’s not a principle of the criminal system.
“I mean, just think some mayor charged, you know, charged with massive embezzlement and he says, ‘Well, you know, it’s a year and a half to the election. Let’s put that on hold. While I run for reelection.’ It’s silly. It’s silly. Now, you can argue about whether he should have been charged and so forth. But the idea that this is interfering with the election is simply wrong.”
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Barr also said that Epstein committed suicide and was a coincidence the guards were removed and cameras turned off. Far from emes
It is not illegal to be silly!
The issue in the criminal cases is whether Trump actually believed he was trying to prevent Biden from stealing an election that Trump genuinely believed he had won (not “silly” per se, since the changes in the voting systems gave a reasonable belief that some “hanky panky” took place) and Trump was urging his supporters using lawful means to encourage the Congress to certify the legitimate winner (himself) as president, or whether Trump had concluded that Biden had in fact won the election and Trump was using extra-legal means to seize the government.
The problem is that Barr is talking about some hypothetical “criminal justice system”. But the reality is (for one example) Georgia’s own argument against Trump (meaning, Trump’s alleged intent) is actually a projection about themselves. Whether or not some hypothetical “criminal justice system” would wait until after the election to indict, the fact remains Georgia could have indicted Trump more than two years ago. But Georgia deliberated waited until now to indict Trump for the express purpose of interfering with the election. And that interference is not limited to only keeping Trump tied down (and depleting resources to keep Trump) from properly electioneering. It is also about deliberately (and with intent) of creating a distraction away from the Biden administration and particularly the Biden family crimes.
First of all, the investigations began way before he became a candidate, did he think if he ran for office he could get out of it? He’s so stupid he probably did. If he shoots Giuliani, does he think he won’t be arrested?
Barr is part of the problem
The cheating happened under his “justice department” what a corrupt individual
@mazeltov: Because you killed him?
Another idiotic comment by bill fatso barr
The point is the entire reason they are trying to digging up alleged crimes on the guy to indict him, is to interfere with the election.
Btw why are they charging him now and not when he left office? because he wasn’t the Republican leading candidate 2.5 years ago and now he is.
How come all 4 indictments in distinct jurisdictions come out 2.5 years later? To interfere with the election.
Why didn’t Barr say there is no rule that if you are a sitting president and have committed treason we won’t investigate it, push it under the rug that’s not part of our justice system. Why didn’t he say that? because he is a rino, a fat rhino btw
is there a reason they are charging him now and waited 2.5 years
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Another idiotic comment by bill fatso barr
The point is the entire reason they are trying to dig up alleged crimes on the guy to indict him, is to interfere with the election.
Btw why are they charging him now and not when he left office? because he wasn’t the Republican leading candidate 2.5 years ago and now he is.
How come all 4 indictments in distinct jurisdictions come out 2.5 years later? To interfere with the election.
Why didn’t Barr say there is no rule that if you are a sitting president and have committed treason we won’t investigate it, push it under the rug and that’s not part of our justice system. Why didn’t he say that? because he is a rino, a fat rhino btw
We used to think Bill Barr was part of the solution. Bill Barr is part of the problem!
Epstein was the highest profile prisoner in the system and Barr knew him personally as he was an employee of his dad at the Dalton School in Manhattan. Sure, Epstein’s roommate was removed. people could hear him screaming, the cameras suddenly went off as the guards suddenly fell asleep and the are counting on the public to believe it was a suicide! Bald Faced liar! Then when the facts certainly don’t add up they scream”conspiracy theorist”.