What William Barr's work under Bush 41 tells us about how he'll handle his new job
Washington Facing down a Democratic-controlled Congress in a time of mounting budget deficits, President George. H. W. Bush made it clear that he wanted the power of the line-item veto to strike down elements of left-leaning spending bills.
In public addresses, Bush asked the American people"to demand" that he gain the tool through legislation or a constitutional amendment. Behind the scenes, his administration explored the possibility that a president held the power inherently -- a theory pushed at the time by some conservative legal commentators. William Barr, then Bush's assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel, led the research effort.
Unclear whether AG Barr will share full Mueller report with Congress 02:10 The Mueller probeBarr's views on executive authority, on display in that memo and a separate one he wrote last year criticizing part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, were a source of anxiety for Democrats during his confirmation fight earlier this year.
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