Bill Barr: The Politics of "Snitty"
Preet and Anne go in-depth on Bill Barr, Emmet Flood’s letter, the FBI’s use of an undercover investigator in its probe of the Trump campaign, and more.
REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
LETTERS
- Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr
- Emmet Flood’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr
- Senator Lindsey Graham’s letter to Special Counsel Bob Mueller
- DOJ letter to Rep. Jerry Nadler regarding the unredacted Mueller report
- Senator Kamala Harris’ letter to the Inspector General regarding Bill Barr
ROD ROSENSTEIN
- Rosenstein’s resignation letter
- “Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Armenian Bar Association’s Public Servants Dinner,” DOJ, 4/25/19
BILL BARR
- Bill Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, including exchanges with Senator Mazie Hirono, Senator Kamala Harris, and Senator Cory Booker
- Video: “Mueller’s ‘letter is a bit snitty,’” PBS Newshour, 5/1/19
- “The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr,” The Atlantic, 5/2/19
- “Attorney General Barr Skips Thursday's House Hearing,” NPR, 5/2/19
- “‘I don’t know’: Barr’s professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter,” Washington Post, 5/1/19
- “Here’s How William Barr Can Be Impeached But Why It’s Unlikely to Happen, According to Experts,” Newsweek, 5/1/19
- “Is There a Perjury Case Against Barr?,” Lawfare, 5/2/19
- Barr’s exchange with Senator Chris Van Hollen on 4/10/19
- Barr’s exchange with Rep. Charlie Crist on 4/9/19
- Attorney General Bill Barr’s 3/24/19 letter summarizing Mueller’s principal conclusions
CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO BARR
- “Wednesday: House Judiciary to Markup Contempt Report,” US House Committee on The Judiciary, 5/6/19
- “Democrat mocks Barr with bucket of fried chicken at hearing,” NBC News, 5/2/19
- “Lawmakers Dispute Precedent for Holding Barr in Contempt,” Real Clear Politics, 5/3/19
THE PROSPECT OF MUELLER’S TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS
- “In reversal, Trump says Mueller ‘should not testify’ before Congress,” Washington Post, 5/5/19
“FAST & FURIOUS”
- “House Finds Holder in Contempt Over Inquiry on Guns,” New York Times, 6/28/12
- “Judge upends settlement in Fast and Furious documents case,” Politico, 10/22/18
- Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s opinion regarding the Fast and Furious settlement
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
- The Office of the Inspector General
- “Justice Dept. Watchdog’s Review of Russia Inquiry Is Nearly Done, Barr Says,” New York Times, 4/9/19
- “Justice Dept. Watchdog Will Be Tested in Next Chapter of Clinton Investigation Firestorm,” New York Times, 6/13/18
THE FBI’S COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
- “F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016,” New York Times, 5/2/19
- “The Truth About ‘Spying’ on the Trump Campaign,” New York Times, 5/3/19
TRUMP’S PHONE CALL WITH PUTIN
- “Trump Says He Discussed the ‘Russian Hoax’ in a Phone Call With Putin,” New York Times, 5/3/19
- Trump’s series of tweets (and here) about his call with Putin
DEFINITIONS
- Suggest, Merriam-Webster
- Summary, Merriam-Webster
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