Zombie
Well-Known Member
Yes. I saw something like this on Tom Nichols’ twitter today. Barr was the AG who covered up the Iran contra affair.
I remember reading that he has a Cheneyesk view of the “imperial presidency.” Cheney is known for having strong feelings about the strength of the executive branch. He developed these while serving in Nixon’s administration. He felt like Nixon never should have been compelled to turn over the tapes and had every right to use his powers to shut down investigations without any congressional oversight.
Likewise, Barr used his powers to shut down Iran contra, Mueller, and is currently (proven by the whistleblower) to be abusing his powers to manufacture dirt on Donald’s political opponents.
It's like he was created in a laboratory to be the perfect AG for Trump's corrupt obstructionist administration.