Trump Is Mad At Barr For Pressuring Him To Release Ukraine Call Transcript

US Attorney General William Barr listens during the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Place Convention Center October 28, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. (Pho... US Attorney General William Barr listens during the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition at the McCormick Place Convention Center October 28, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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In the early days of the unfolding Ukraine scandal, before the White House released its version of President Trump’s infamous call with the president of Ukraine, Attorney General Bill Barr privately urged Trump to allow for its release, The New York Times reported.

At the time, Barr told Trump releasing a version of the transcript would combat Democrats’ hype over the complaints outlined in the whistleblower report and would show that Trump did nothing wrong. Obviously, Barr miscalculated.

According to the Times, Trump is now aggravated with Barr for pressuring him to release the transcript. Barr is reportedly annoyed that Trump lumped him in with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani as if he were working personally as Trump’s lawyer as well.

While the two are still on far better terms than Trump ever was with his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, there’s been noticeable distance created between the two in recent weeks.

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  1. They both belong behind bars

  2. Barr: “Oopsie, Praps I shoulda “read the transcript”.”

  3. Yesterday I was thinking Trump needs Barr too much to underbus him. Today I’m thinking wait, the stupidest thing you could do is pretty much a summary of his daily schedule. So who knows?

  4. Trump should reclassify the transcript, and start arresting anyone who keeps a copy.

    Then declare that the impeachment inquiry is invalid, as the core piece of evidence is now classified and DOJ will not allow Congress to have it…

  5. This is a non story. Barr is, behind the scenes, trashing the original Russia investigation (and, by implication, Ukraine) with his phony quest to get dirt on the FBI/DOJ initiation of the entire review.

    This story from the New York Times and a few other sources is cover. Don’t buy it. Barr is in this corrupt cover up to his fat neck.

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