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1-Here's more from Michael Wolff's book, "Siege, Trump Under Fire" about Barr's appointment as AG. Take it as you will, but what I've read here confirms some things that I have also also been told. RE Barr's appointment as AG..#SaturdayThoughts
2-Pg 306: "Bill Barr was McConnell's suggestion. He was a safe choice: Barr had served once before as AG, from 91-93 under President George HW Bush. He was embraced by Pat Cipollone, the WH counsel, & even by the president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, suggesting something of a
3-"consensus about the way things might need to go, if, in fact, push came to shove. Barr was sold to the president as a respected attorney who had a record of believing in a strong executive. He had publicly expressed misgivings about the Mueller investigation, especially it's
4-"emphasis on obstruction of justice. In June 2018, Barr had stated his opinion in an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department; the memo struck many legal observers as little better than an effort by a first-year law student, its purpose solely to curry favor with the
5-"president...What Barr represented was an establishment view...Barr, meanwhile, was telling friends that he was looking for a payday. If he somehow succeeded in navigating this combustible situation-an unpredictable & possibly unstable president, an uncompromising Dem House
6-"majority, & an unhappy Republican leadership-& at the same time managed to satisfy some ineffable GOP establishment ideal, there were many, many future millions in it for him." ~Michael Wolff. #SaturdayThoughts
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