William Barr is acting like Trump's henchman | Austin Sarat

The attorney general seems willing to distort facts, to cunningly parse words, and to condone behavior that borders on criminality

William Barr has shown himself to be a loyal foot soldier for the president who appointed him. From his 24 March summary of the “principal conclusions” of the Mueller report to his press conference on the day he released a redacted version of the Mueller report to Congress, to his testimony on Wednesday before the Senate judiciary committee, Barr’s recent performances have demonstrated the extreme loyalty Donald Trump found wanting in his first attorney general, Jeff Sessions.

And what is good for the president is bad for America.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2ZTIdPm
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