Barr: ‘I Would Not Carry Out’ Trump Demand To Fire Mueller Without Cause

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Attorney general nominee William Barr on Tuesday committed to not firing special counsel Robert Mueller without cause.

I would not carry out that instruction” to fire Mueller without cause at President Trump’s request, Barr told Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) during his confirmation hearing.

Coons had compared such the potential future scenario to the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre,” when Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than follow President Richard Nixon’s order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

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  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Without Cause.

    That says it all.

  2. Next question: "Would you consider the president’s request ‘cause’ "?

  3. What discrimination would he use to ‘manufacture’ just cause?

  4. Now: “I Would Not Carry Out’ Trump Demand To Fire Mueller Without Cause”

    Later: “'Cause Trump told me to”

  5. Barr is one sleazy, lubricious MoFo!

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