Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Trump 'orchestrating a mob' to storm the Capitol was a 'betrayal of his office'
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Via: krishna • 4 years ago • 72 commentsBy: Grace Panetta and Sonam Sheth
"Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable," Barr said.
Breaking News from our "Dept Of Rats Deserting A Sinking Ship".
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Attorney General William Barr arrives in the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, as his nominee to the court at the White House September 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
- Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that President Trump inciting a violent insurrection on Capitol Hill on Wednesday was a "betrayal of his office and supporters."
- "Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable," Barr said in a statement to the Associated Press.
- The president's supporters converged on Washington, DC on Wednesday to attend a "March for Trump" rally that the president headlined and used to spin nonsense conspiracy theories and urge his backers to march to the Capitol.
- Shortly after, as Congress was counting states' electoral votes to finalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory, throngs of violent, pro-Trump insurrectionists breached the Capitol and forced both houses to go into recess.
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Rats.
Deserting.
Sinking.
Ship.
Many of Trump's supporters continue to make excuses for him.
Anyone who continues to make excuses for Trump at this point has lost all credibility in my eyes. Well earned too.
Well, fortunately we don't have any of those fools on NT!
(/sarc)
They lost it years ago with me.
Barr ia an asshole, a hypocrite, and a coward.
He served as Trump's lap dog... and now he wants to find a new virginity?
No.
I applaud Barr for taking a stand against Trump. I would applaud other former Trumpsters who do likewise.
Except that he is not taking a stand, he simply released a sound byte. Does anyone here actually think that if Barr were still AG, he would not be defending Trump right now?
When a political opponent does something right, why not acknowledge it?
Well, of Trump's numerous ass-kissers and other assorted mentally-challenged apologists...the fact is: some continue to defend his incitement to violence, his minimizing the seriousness of Covid, etc. Still trying to defend his hoaxes...
But, OTOH, some have finally begun to see the light.
I can agree with that statement to a point. I can agree with it when it is from someone who has not bought into the ideals of the "extremists. I'm not sure how I feel about apologies from the "far left." I CAN NOT accept an reversal from those radicals who supported this action. I'm appalled that ANY veteran would support this, I feel it is a betrayal of the oath we all took.
Semper Fi- 1/9, 3/1, 3rd SRIG- '84 to '94.
We both know there were vets in that mob, and I'm sure they would say to you that they were "protecting democracy"....
As we both know, when one lives one's life inside the propaganda bubble, lies become gospel to the intellectually lazy.
Man do we need to start teaching critical thinking skills again......
Without the proper motivation, saying something doesn't make it true. Barr just doesn't want to be dragged down with Trump.
Barr just doesn't want to be dragged down with Trump.
The undertow from the SS Trump on it's way to the bottom is going to be tremendous....
To be clear, you cannot accept a reversal from someone who supported yesterday's mobbing of the capitol. Correct? But you can accept a reversal from those who have supported Trump but see this as the last straw for their support and have turned against him?
Well I give Barr credit for saying the right thing. I cannot look into his head and do not care to. What matters to me is that he is not supporting Trump, he is defying him (at least with words). Good enough.
Well, I guess we will just disagree.
I will give Barr credit for uttering certain words, in a certain order, so that he looks less despicable than he had when he worked for Trump. But will not give him credit for truly meaning any of those words he uttered.
That is correct, I can't support the extremist elements. Those who followed Trump and didn't agree with his extremism, I can forgive. Just because someone enables you to do something, doesn't mean you have to do it. Yes people enabled Trump. But he chose to what he did, and HE is should be held responsible for his actions.
It happens.
This would be a very boring debate otherwise...
What is most interesting (and sickening) are those who continue to give Trump a pass. Now that is some serious disagreement. But trying to get them to explain themselves is pointless. Nothing but mere repeating of the same tired claims ('stolen election, ...'), deflection, equivocation and other tactics.
Nothing but mere repeating of the same tired claims ('stolen election, ...')....
It does get monotonous does it not...?
Now, for probably the 1st time ever, Trump is realizing there are consequences to his actions. Unfortunately criminal charges are unlikely, but removal from office and possible civil suits are very real.
Kettle/Pot. Barr betrayed his position when he stopped being the People's AG and became Trump's kiss ass toadie.
Absolutely imperative to take Barr at his word that Trump's actions were, "A betrayal of his office."
After all, Barr is an expert and knows firsthand the what's, why's and how's to the procedures of 'betrayal of office'.