Monday, June 29, 2020

The Rush Of Judgment: How Recent Stories On Barr Left The Relevant Facts And Law Behind

The Hill newspaper that looks at three different stories attacking Attorney General Bill Barr as acting unethically and corruptly from the Flynn case to the Berman decision to the Cohen case.

THE FLYNN CASE. The case of Michael Flynn has been in the media, including the hearing exploring the involvement of Barr.

THE COHEN CASE. Finally, the attacks on Barr returned to the case of Michael Cohen.

The Daily Beast refers to Cohen as a close confidant of Trump without any mention that, by the time Barr had raised questions about the case, the president despised Cohen and celebrated his conviction.

This entire "Scandal" is due to Barr reportedly asking whether aspects of the Cohen prosecution were based on flawed interpretations of the underlying federal law.

Barr spends much time thinking about the right move to make but little time about how it is seen.

Last week's stories show that, to take a line from King Lear, Barr remains "a man more sinned against than sinning."

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