Bill Barr Is Happy to Debase Himself for Donald Trump Again Mother Jones – Mother Jones

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Once again,theres not much love lost between Bill Barr and the man he accused of betraying the Oval Office, Donald Trump. When the former attorney general confirmed this week that he would support the Republican presidential ticket in November, his former boss took the opportunity to mock Barr as slow-moving and lazy.

Thats classic Trump, Barr chuckled on Friday when CNNs Kaitlan Collins asked about the insults. Whats the question?

He went on to express frustration that voters are faced with a rematch between Joe Biden and Trump. But given that choice, Barr explained that he would happily vote for Trump, who, he revealed in the same interview, routinely broached the idea of executing his rivals.

But hes mocking you, Collins pressed.

So? Its not about me.

The endorsement aligns with much of what Barr has already told us despite the occasional condemnation. As he said during a 2022 book tour, I believe that the greatest threat to the country is the progressive agenda being pushed by the Democratic Partyits inconceivable to me that I wouldnt vote for the Republican nominee. Those remarks are almost exactly what he told CNN to claim that the progressive movement and the Biden administration were the biggest threats facing the United States today.

For Barr, these remarks fit the story he keeps telling. That above all, hes just a principled, just-doing-my-job law enforcement official stuck with tough choices. That, of course, couldnt be further from the truth.

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