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A federal prosecutor who was part of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation told Congress on Wednesday Roger Stone, a close ally of Donald Trump, was given special treatment before sentencing because of his relationship with the US president. “What I heard repeatedly was that Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his […] More
Attorney General fires New York attorney after bizarre standoff Judiciary chair says he will cut $50m from ‘personal budget’ Opinion: SDNY disaster suggests Barr is not so smart after all William Barr looks on as Donald Trump makes remarks in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Photograph: Doug Mills/EPA Attorney general William Barr “certainly […] More
Trump’s Berman-SDNY disaster suggests William Barr is not so smart after all Lloyd Green The attorney general lied about the US attorney from New York, had to fire him, and landed the president with a big problem William Barr listens to Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/EPA Maybe […] More
Attorney general originally claimed Geoffrey Berman had quit Trump ‘not involved’ though only he has authority for move Geoffrey Berman, the United States attorney for the southern district of New York, arrives to his office in New York on Saturday. Photograph: Kevin Hagen/AP The US attorney general, William Barr, said on Saturday Donald Trump had […] More
‘An abuse of power’: alarm grows over top Trump lieutenant’s military masquerade Attorney general William Barr stands accused of directing violence against peaceful protesters, and pushing Trump’s unhinged conspiracy theories William Barr’s critics now fear that he has taken a new step, of trying on a military hat as the president’s top lieutenant in the […] More
M aybe the 1960s never ended. Police, protesters and rioters once again fill our rage-filled streets and television screens. Amid a pandemic that has already claimed over 100,000 lives, a cultural divide that burst into flames more than a half-century ago is back – and burning furiously. Earlier this week, Donald Trump seemed to morph into Richard Nixon, America’s self-proclaimed […] More
Ex-Trump adviser Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to FBI Judge appointed to argue against DoJ’s motion to dismiss Michael Flynn, a retired general, was fired by Trump for lying to the vice-president about conversations with the Russian ambassador. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Fifteen Republican state attorneys general have filed a legal brief telling a federal judge […] More
William Barr says review of origins of Russia inquiry highly unlikely to lead to criminal investigation of Obama and Biden William Barr with Donald Trump last month. Barr said on Monday: ‘Not every abuse of power, no matter how outrageous, is necessarily a federal crime.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images As Donald Trump continued […] More
