Jeffrey Toobin Was Not Impressed With Bill Barr’s Press Conference

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CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin was not exactly impressed with Attorney General Bill Barr’s press conference ahead of the release of the redacted Mueller report.

“It was much more ringing in its endorsement of the President’s conduct than even the press conference several weeks ago. I mean, it was an extraordinary political commercial for the President,” he said.

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  1. You might call it a political campaign commercial.

  2. Three yes votes for Barr worth remembering all day today:

    Doug Jones
    Joe Manchin III
    Kyrsten Sinema

    ETA: Clarification in light of replies: I simply find their votes annoying, since it was all but common knowledge that today would play out just as it is playing out. I get their political calculations in casting a yes vote, and I don’t think they need to be punished or primaried. I just find it an instance of the calculating taking these three to a place of looking quite bad in retrospect. Just wish ideology and high stakes had guided them to a different result. Still rather have them in the D column than see their seats go to the GOP.

  3. Now we see where Melania’s anti bully campaign came from. Her poor little husband was so beat up by these Democratic and media bullies, that he just couldn’t keep from committing obstruction.

  4. Avatar for ur ur says:

    So, I guess obstruction of justice is okay if you get your feelings hurt.

  5. What a coincidence! Tio Wally is not impressed by Jeffery Toobin.

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