William Barr is the loyalist Trump always wanted, writes alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON — President Trump finally has what he has wanted all along: a U.S. attorney general who will protect his interests, as opposed to one focused on unequivocally upholding the laws of the nation. William Barr may protect those too, but only if they pose no threat to Trump.
The Democrats on the committee, though, really did feel as if they were being treated like children by the experienced Washington attorney. “Give us some credit for knowing what the hell is going on around here,” Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said. Barr appeared flustered then, but not at too many other moments during the hearing.
In the five weeks since Mueller delivered his report, Barr has played the role of Trump’s offensive lineman. He has shoved aside congressional Democrats seeking to know more, wanting to see the whole report, demanding to know why the four-page summary Barr delivered in late March — his “verdict,” as he called it on Wednesday — seemed less like a factual recapitulation of the special counsel than a press release from the Trump reelection campaign.
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