Who Knew William Barr Was A Corrupt Bullshit Artist?!

We should know Attorney General Trump attorney William "Low" Barr is a lying bullshit artist from his various performances on his client's behalf (the Mueller report bullshit "summary," the bad faith "investigations" of the origins of the Russia probe and the Bidens, weasel performances before Congress, etc.), so most thinking people weren't fooled by his latest trick:

“I’m not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody….whether it’s Congress, newspaper editorial boards, or the president," Bill Barr tells @ABC News.

"I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me.” https://t.co/14rnEMD65c pic.twitter.com/QuoTgpUVHp

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 13, 2020

HuffPo, among others, has curated some responses to his performance.  Here are a few, starting with the former chairman of the RNC:

Slow your roll if you think Barr is breaking from Trump. This was a carefully staged message to cool down pissed off DOJ attys whom Barr undercut & to avoid any further internal strife. This message does not get sideways with Trump because he’s already done what Trump wanted. https://t.co/jYWYJFovpO

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) February 14, 2020

This is absolutely nonsense theatrics and I don't buy if for one moment. Barr interfered in the Stone case for purely political reasons and Barr's sole problem is the inconvenience of Trump saying it out loud. https://t.co/rAVeMo9u9s

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) February 13, 2020

Barr on Trump: "I think it’s time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases"

If you believe Barr is being sincere, you probably also believe his "summary" of the Mueller report. https://t.co/4WmyFND6t0

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) February 13, 2020

Imagine believing this gelatinous tower of bullshit let alone repeating it as if it were fact. https://t.co/F1nmkLk9u4

— Violet Blue® (@violetblue) February 14, 2020

Barr staged it and I’d bet with a heads up to the White House! https://t.co/tPn5MsK02i

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) February 14, 2020

Barr dishonestly trashed the Mueller report.  Barr has set up a mechanism to launder Rudy's tinfoil claims from Ukraine.  Barr has directed Trump's obstruction of Congress and overruled career prosecutors on Stone. We're to believe now he's independent and standing strong
Please

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) February 13, 2020

Barr is a true believer, who's been shown to be willing to blow up his own reputation in service of Trumpism and, beyond that, of an extremist religious philosophy that considers Trump its defender against "progressive secularism."

It's a measure of the willingness to believe anything this rotted out regime feeds them that so much of the "mainstream media" reported this story as that of a principled man standing up for the Justice Department against Trump's interference and abuse of power.  These are the credulous defenders of our democracy?  As Joe Lockhart says, please.

BONUS:   Look at the sub- headline of the lead story this morning in the should- know- better- by- now Washington Post --



"Assertion of Justice Dept. Independence", my ass! 

The New York Effing Times follows suit --

How do you fall for this obvious con, @nytimes? How?!? We're more than 3 years into Trump, and now a full year into Barr
He didn't challenge POTUS. He tried to provide himself cover--a sheen of independence--to continue his politicization of DOJ.
And you decided to help. Suckers. pic.twitter.com/ArHsX0lqsR

— Nicholas Grossman (@NGrossman81) February 14, 2020