Attorney general nominee William Barr said Tuesday that he would be open to reconsidering the Justice Department’s position on a lawsuit by Republican states attorneys general over Obamacare.
Attorney General Sessions refused to defend Obamacare in court, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) noted during Barr’s confirmation hearing.
“Would you reverse the Justice Department’s position and defend the Affordable Care Act in court?” the senator asked.
“That is a case that, if I am confirmed, I would like to review the department’s position on that case,” Barr responded.
Asked if he was “open to reconsidering the position?” Barr responded “yes.”
Watch below:
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— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) January 15, 2019
So yes or no are still viable choices.
So what’s the point of answering at all?
This guy is a Trump hack to the core. We are in for a very rough ride.
Ah, crap. Now I have to clean all that vomitous spittle off my screen.
Yeah, Barr would consider that for about -0.1 seconds after confirmation.
A more honest answer:
“I’m open to reconsidering it. I’m also likely to reaffirm it. I am, after all, a Republican who has been nominated to this position for, shall we say, reasons.”
And then he laughed until the tears came down his face.
Isn’t the DOJ supposed to support all the laws of the US? I mean the Republican Congress tried 4-5 times to repeal it, but it is still law.