William Barr
77th and 85th United States Attorney General
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William Pelham Barr is an American attorney serving as United States Attorney General since 2019, and previously from 1991 to 1993. He served as the 77th U.S. Attorney General from 1991 to 1993 during the George H. W. Bush administration, and returned to the post as the 85th U.S. Attorney General in February 2019 during the Trump administration.
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![Attorney General Barr Attended 'Super-Spreader' WH Event, But Won't Self-Quarantine [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20201004/2010041813-Attorney-General-Barr-Attended-Super-Spreader-WH-Event.jpg) Attorney General Barr Attended 'Super-Spreader' WH Event, But Won't Self-Quarantine Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published | |
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The US government plans to file antitrust charges against Google today Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Attorney General William Bar has filed suit against Google for illegal monopolization of the search and ad markets, kicking off one of the largest..The Verge - Published | |
Third Justice Dept. Prosecutor Publicly Denounces BarrThe prosecutor also said he retired after staying on to protect a public corruption case against a Republican congressman.NYTimes.com - Published | |
Trumpâs âunmaskingâ investigation went nowhere, but the press made sure he didnât come away empty-handed To the shock of absolutely no one, the Justice Departmentâs monthslong investigation of alleged Obama administration wrongdoing in âunmaskingâ Trump campaign officials whose identities had been..WorldNews - Published | |
Trump expresses frustration with Attorney General BarrCBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" with a look at the latest on the Durham investigation and why President Trump has been lashing out at..CBS News - Published | |
Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a LiftThe secretary of state said he would make Hillary Clintonâs emails public, handing the president a weapon to attack his political foes as the attorney general resisted his overtures to prosecute..NYTimes.com - Published | |
Trump Pushed False Claims of Voter Fraud as Justice Dept. Moved to Investigate MatterFormer department officials from both parties have warned that under Attorney General William P. Barr, the department is slipping into a partisan morass it had long sought to avoid.NYTimes.com - Published | |
Trump lashes out at Barr after realizing inquiry into Russia probe won't be public before electionPresident Trump has ramped up his criticism of Attorney General Barr as he seeks to make the origins of the Russia probe a major election issue.USATODAY.com - Published | |
USA: Amnesty International delivers one million signatures calling for justice for George Floyd Amnesty International has delivered more than one million signatures from around the world to US Attorney General William Barr demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man killed by police in..WorldNews - Published | |
Judge halts Trump, Barr law enforcement reportThe commission on "Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice" was helmed by Attorney General Barr.CBS News - Published | |
Federal judge halts work of Trump's national law enforcement commission after NAACP complaintThe order comes weeks before the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was due to deliver findings to Attorney General William Barr.USATODAY.com - Published | |
1,600 former Justice Department lawyers accuse Barr of using DOJ to help Trump in electionIn an open letter, former Justice Department attorneys expressed concerns Thursday that Attorney General William Barr is using the power of the agency to help Trump win reelection.USATODAY.com - Published | Like Hitlerâs Gleiwitz Event To Invade Poland, Was Trumpâs Discarded Ballots Staged To Destroy Democracy? Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barrâs rush to politicize the handful of discarded military ballots in Pennsylvania (a battleground state)..WorldNews - Published |
Judge Scrutinizes Justice Dept. Request to Drop Michael Flynn CaseThe judge has signaled skepticism about the legitimacy of Attorney General William Barrâs intervention to help a Trump ally.NYTimes.com - Published | Barr has brought the D.O.J. closer to the White House than it has been in a half-century, historians say.NYTimes.com - Published |
Barr briefed Trump on a mail-in ballot inquiry, prompting fears of Justice Dept. politicization.NYTimes.com - Published | 'His abuses have escalated': Barr's kinship with Trump fuels election fears The attorney general has been spouting attacks on election, and, critics say, has a deep sense of mission about re-electing the president Donald Trumpâs astonishing suggestion at a campaign rally..WorldNews - Published |
Justice Dept. Denies House Panelâs Request for Officials to AppearThe department cited what it called Democratsâ âscolding and insultingâ of Attorney General William P. Barr at a contentious hearing in July.NYTimes.com - Published | Justice Dept. Threatens to Withhold Federal Funds From N.Y., Seattle and PortlandAttorney General William P. Barr criticized the cities for their responses to protests against police brutality. Democrats called it an effort to help President Trumpâs re-election campaign.NYTimes.com - Published |
U.S. Justice Dept weighs stripping federal funds from cities allowing 'anarchy' WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) â The U.S. Justice Department on Monday threatened to revoke federal funding for New York City, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, saying the three liberal cities were..WorldNews - Published | Covid 19 coronavirus: US Attorney General William Barr compares lockdown to slavery US Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation on Thursday (US time) for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery.In remarks on Wednesday night at an event hosted..New Zealand Herald - Published Also reported by •TMZ.com |
Barr under fire for comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slaveryAttorney General William Barr is under fire for comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slavery. Jeff Pegues reports.CBS News - Published | House Whip James Clyburn calls Barr's slavery comment the most 'God-awful thing I've ever heard'Barr said Wednesday, "other than slavery," the coronavirus lockdown measures were the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."USATODAY.com - Published |
Trump's unrestrained full partner? Attorney General William Barr echoes president in slamming DOJAttorney General William Barr launched an extraordinary rebuke of lawyers under his command that drew parallels to Trump's recriminations against the DOJ.USATODAY.com - Published | Attorney General Barr criticizes Black Lives Matter movementAttorney General William Barr criticized the Black Lives Matter movement in a speech Wednesday, accusing activists of exploiting the deaths of Black people at the hands of police for political gain...CBS News - Published |
Attorney General Barr urges federal charges against violent protestersAttorney General William Barr is calling on U.S. attorneys nationwide to seek federal charges against violent demonstrators. He even suggested invoking the rarely-used sedition law, which can punish..CBS News - Published | Attorney General Barr suggests charging protesters with sedition in call to federal prosecutorsAttorney General William Barr urged federal prosecutors to consider filing sedition charges against violent protesters, USA TODAY was told.USATODAY.com - Published |
Barr compares coronavirus stay-at-home orders to slaveryAfter slavery, Barr said stay-at-home orders were the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."CBS News - Published | Attorney General William Barr brings up slavery when referring to quarantining during the pandemicThe attorney general made several shocking statements at a Constitution Day event sponsored by Hillsdale College. Catherine Herridge reports from the Department of Justice.CBS News - Published |
Barr assails DOJ prosecutors, says some are "headhunters"In a rare rebuke by an attorney general of his department's own prosecutors, Barr said they sometimes fixate too much on prominent targets and on "ill-conceived" political probes.CBS News - Published | William Barr takes aim at prosecutors inside his own Justice Department WASHINGTON â Attorney General William Barr took aim at his own Justice Department on Wednesday night, criticizing prosecutors for behaving as âheadhuntersâ in their pursuit of prominent targets..WorldNews - Published |
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Now Trump wants Americans to pay for his defense in a rape-related defamation caseThis is Barr's most egregious act and the logical conclusion of his campaign to remake the DOJ into Trump's personal, taxpayer-funded legal service.USATODAY.com - Published | Barr says itâs normal for the Justice Dept. to defend the president in a defamation suit.NYTimes.com - Published |
White House Asked Justice Dept. to Take Over Defamation Suit Against Trump, Barr SaysThe attorney general argued that the intervention was routine but did not say why the department waited 10 months to step in.NYTimes.com - Published | FBI agent ousted by Trump accuses Barr of "political partisanship"In his new book, "Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump," Peter Strzok recounts the process investigating then-candidate Trump and makes the case for the president being..CBS News - Published |
Trump lawyers describe how they first saw Barr's letter, with help from Major GarrettThis week on "The Takeout," President Trump's personal lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow discuss the conclusion of the Mueller investigation, and how they first got their hands on the attorney..CBS News - Published | Kamala Harris: 'We do have two systems of justice in America' (CNN)Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris strongly rebuked President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr for denying there's systemic racism in the US justice system, saying..WorldNews - Published |
'We do have two systems of justice in America': Kamala Harris says Barr, Trump in 'different reality' on raceHarris qualified her previous call for the officer in Jacob Blake's shooting to be charged, conceding she is "not in full possession of the facts."USATODAY.com - Published | Race to the White House: Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail vote As President Donald Trump sows doubt about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, he's found a powerful partner in Attorney General William Barr.Like Trump, Barr has repeatedly sounded alarms about the..New Zealand Herald - Published |
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The Department of Justice is preparing to file antitrust charges against Googleâs parent company Alphabet possibly as early as this month, The New York Times reported...The Verge - Published | What does it mean if the attorney general is held in contempt of Congress?Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr defended his decision not to charge President Trump with obstruction of justice and the way he summarized, and ultimately..CBS News - Published |
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'False narrative': AG Barr rejects claims of an 'epidemic' of police shootings of unarmed Black suspectsAttorney General William Barr says the idea that there is an epidemic of police shootings of unarmed Black suspects is "a false narrative."USATODAY.com - Published | President Trump pays controversial visit to Kenosha, WisconsinPresident Trump and Attorney General William Barr visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, following days of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and..CBS News - Published |
