Category: william barr

Barr: US Legal System Is ‘Rigged Against Republicans’

Former Attorney General William Barr called the Russiagate “a dirty political trick” against former President Donald Trump and criticized the justice system as “rigged” to target Republicans. “I thought we were heading into a constitutional crisis,” Barr told conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck in a recent episode, after being asked about his return to…


Barr Says Durham Did ‘Exceptionally Able Job’ After Jury Finds Sussmann Not Guilty of Lying to FBI

Former Attorney General William Barr has praised special counsel John Durham and his team for doing an “exceptionally able job” after a jury on May 31 found Hillary Clinton campaign cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann not guilty of lying to the FBI. Sussman, who in 2016 represented the Clinton campaign, was indicted in September 2021 for lying to the FBI when he…


How Bill Barr’s Silence Impacted the Outcome of an Election

Commentary On May 18, 2020, then-Attorney General Bill Barr made a statement to the media, declaring that special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Russiagate hoax wasn’t focused on either former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden, stating that “I don’t expect Mr. Durham’s work will lead to a…


Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Stories ‘Definitely’ Impacted 2020 Election: Barr

The widespread action against stories on emails and other material from a laptop believed to be owned by President Joe Biden’s son impacted the 2020 election, former Attorney General William Barr said on March 17. After the New York Post reported on the materials, Twitter blocked the circulation of the story and other news outlets…


William Barr and Trump’s 2024 Conundrum

Commentary In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper—authors will go anywhere to flog a book—William Barr said he would back a candidate other than Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The former attorney general, whose new book is “One Damn Thing After Another,” explained: “Yes, I think the coming presidential election would be a…


Barr Denies Allegation He Pressured US Attorney Not to Investigate Possible Voter Fraud

Former Attorney General William Barr is denying the allegation that he pressured a U.S. attorney not to pursue a voter fraud probe. William McSwain, who was a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania from 2018 until January, said he wanted to fully investigate fraud allegations in the wake of the 2020 election but Barr “instructed me not…


William Barr Colludes With ABC’s Jonathan Karl

Conmentary I doubt it’s an accident only days before we are supposed to learn some of the results of the epochal recount in Arizona’s Maricopa County, an article has popped up in The Atlantic—“Inside William Barr’s Breakup With Trump.” The subtitle is: “In the final months of the administration, the doggedly loyal attorney general finally…


Trump Responds to Former AG William Barr’s Claims About 2020 Election

Former President Donald Trump responded to remarks from former Attorney General William Barr that criticized the former commander-in-chief over his claims following the 2020 general election. Barr made the remarks in an upcoming book from ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl, who claimed the relationship between Trump and Barr deteriorated last year. “Bill Barr was a…


4th Circuit Court Dismisses Challenge to Federal Bump Stock Ban

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, which are designed to help make semi-automatic firearms behave more like fully automatic ones. When attached to a semi-automatic firearm, a bump stock uses the weapon’s recoil energy after a shot is fired to…


John Durham Announces Resignation as US Attorney, Will Continue Role as Special Counsel

U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was tapped by former Attorney General William Barr to lead a special counsel probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia inquiry, announced his resignation from his position as U.S. attorney of the District of Connecticut. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed to the Daily Caller and other news…