Analysis: Barr said things Trump liked, and now he wields huge power. He’s not alone.
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 17 at 3:42 PM In less than 24 hours, William P. Barr will issue the special counsel report. His decisions about what to redact could be one of the most important calls from a U.S. attorney general in modern history. And the man making those calls once called special counsel Robert S.
In other cases, the people either pulled 180s on Trump, set aside their personal principles to cozy up to him or just seemed to be almost lobbying for jobs.1. Attorney General William P. Barr What he said: In an unsolicited 20-page memo shared with the Justice Department and lots of people around Trump, Barr said Mueller’s obstruction probe was “premised on a novel and legally insupportable reading of the law.
Then-Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh speaks during his confirmation hearing Sept. 5. 3. Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh What he said: His previous legal commentary suggested quite a broad view of executive power. In one 1999 interview, he questioned the unanimous 1974 Supreme Court decision that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
5. Federal Reserve Board nominee Herman Cain What he said: After once hailing Powell’s rate hikes as “good news,” Cain recently pulled a 180 and expressed concern that they were overly aggressive. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow talks to members of the media at the White House this week. 7. Chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow What he said: After writing a 2015 op-ed with Moore in which the two of them suggested that Trump could be a “21st Century Protectionist Herbert Hoover” , Kudlow, like Moore, softened his criticism of Trump and became an adviser.
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