Continuing a previous line of questioning during attorney general nominee William Barr’s confirmation hearing Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked Barr under what scenario he “would you imagine that you would not follow the recommendation of the career ethics officials in the Department of Justice to recuse yourself from the Mueller investigation?
“If I disagreed with them,” Barr responded.
As Harris continued to quiz Barr on what might prompt him to ignore ethics officials’ recommendations, the attorney general nominee repeatedly declined to offer specifics.
Barr: I wouldn't follow ethic officials' advice on Mueller recusal "if I disagreed with them." pic.twitter.com/EGc9ZMAj8m
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) January 15, 2019
Get the hook!
So he’s basically saying “If I didn’t want to”
“Why would Barr ignore ethics officials on the matter of a Mueller recusal?”
Because Donald Crime told me to.
He’ll follow the brave lead of the Acting AG, Whittaker, and ignore the ethics committee. Heaven forbid that experts in ethics should override his personal deeply held views.
i think the GOP has become the party of narcissists who have no doubt that they know what’s best, experts and knowledgeable people be damned, not to mention the law. It’s quite frightening since these folks seem to think ethics are for losers.
These people don’t care about ethics or following the law, which is why the House needs to get a move on and start forcing people to come testify non stop.