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The article discusses how Trump’s influence over the DOJ increased during his second term, with top officials like Bondi and others often complying with his demands, including replacing resistant prosecutors and influencing high-profile cases, raising concerns about the weaponization of the Justice Department.
Hunter Biden has filed a motion in federal court to subpoena former President Donald Trump, former Attorney General William Barr, and other former Justice Department officials for documents and materials that allegedly show a partisan pressure campaign to investigate him. The motion is part of Hunter Biden's defense in a federal trial related to his purchase and possession of a firearm. He argues that the push for more severe charges against him was politically motivated. The ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden's personal finances and foreign business dealings has raised questions about potential obstruction of criminal probes and whether President Joe Biden benefited from any foreign business involving his family.
Former President Donald Trump's recent attack on former Attorney General William Barr, who could potentially testify against him in the trial regarding his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, collided with a court-imposed gag order that prohibits Trump from targeting witnesses. Trump's campaign claims that he is being unconstitutionally muzzled and argues that he should be allowed to speak freely as a presidential candidate. The issue of whether Trump can conform to the gag order and the court's ability to enforce it will be a constant question leading up to the trial. The challenge may eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never ruled on the constitutionality of gag orders against criminal defendants.
Nora Dannehy, a former federal prosecutor who worked on the Trump-Russia probe, revealed during her confirmation hearing for the state Supreme Court that she resigned from the investigation due to concerns with then-Attorney General William Barr's public comments about the case and her disagreement with a draft of an interim report he considered releasing before the election. Dannehy stated that she believed Barr's comments violated DOJ guidelines and that she had concerns about the investigation's objectivity. The probe, overseen by former special counsel John Durham, concluded with underwhelming results, leading to a strained relationship between Barr and former President Trump.
Nora Dannehy, a nominee for the Connecticut Supreme Court, testified at her confirmation hearing that she resigned from the Department of Justice and the Trump-Russia investigation due to Attorney General William Barr's improper pressure for an interim public report ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Dannehy, who worked as a career prosecutor under both Republican and Democratic administrations, stated that she strongly disagreed with conclusions in a draft interim report and saw Barr as pressing her and John Durham, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation, to act in favor of Trump's reelection. The committee voted 30-4 to recommend her nomination for confirmation.
Former Attorney General William Barr suggests that Attorney General Merrick Garland should release the FBI-produced FD-1023 document – alleging a criminal bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden – to Republican lawmakers, provided necessary steps are taken to protect the life and safety of the confidential human source in the document. Barr's suggestion comes amid an outcry that the Justice Department is not evenhanded with respect to investigations of former president Donald Trump and the Biden family. The document alleges that Joe Biden was paid $5 million by an executive of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, where his son Hunter Biden sat on the board, in a bribery scheme that involved influence over U.S. policy decisions, according to sources familiar with the document.
Former Attorney General William P. Barr criticized former President Donald J. Trump for his "reckless conduct" that led to his indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents, saying that the case was "entirely of his own making." Barr also attacked Trump's character, describing him as a "consummate narcissist" and a "fundamentally flawed person" who would always put his own ego ahead of everything else. Trump is accused of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing efforts to retrieve them after he left office, and is the first former president to be charged with federal crimes.
Former Attorney General William Barr criticized his former boss, Donald Trump, for his alleged actions described in his recently unsealed federal indictment, comparing him to a "defiant, 9-year-old kid." Barr also condemned the legal theory used to justify Trump's actions as "absurd" and "wacky." He believes that Trump will always prioritize his own interests over the country's interests and should not continue to be the Republican standard-bearer. Barr also stated that he believes Trump is vulnerable in the Jan. 6 case and that the government acted responsibly in his indictment. Some Republican presidential hopefuls are refusing to condemn Trump, while others, including Mark Esper, former defense secretary under Trump, stressed the dangers of anyone retaining classified documents.
Former Attorney General William Barr stated in an interview on "Face the Nation" that former President Donald Trump's alleged conduct in the indictment case is indefensible and that he should not be given a pass. Barr also believes that Trump's legal theory for taking sensitive national security information as his personal papers is absurd and that he will always put his own interests ahead of the country's. Barr thinks that Trump is a target in the January 6th case and that he may be indicted by the Fulton County District Attorney in Georgia.
Former Attorney General William Barr rejected claims that Donald Trump's indictment is a continuation of the "witch-hunt" that plagued his presidency. Trump has been indicted on 37 felony counts, including obstructing an investigation, making false statements, and 31 violations of the Espionage Act for the unlawful retention of national-defense secrets.
Former President Donald Trump has dismissed the 37-count federal indictment against him as a "distraction" from the bribery allegations against President Biden. He also criticized his former attorney general William Barr for not supporting him over the classified documents case. Trump urged his supporters to join a protest planned for Tuesday outside the Miami federal court building where he is set to appear for his arraignment on the charges. The first-ever federal case filed against a sitting or former president was filed on the same day GOP Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) revealed Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky allegedly told an FBI source that he paid $5 million apiece to Hunter Biden and his dad then-Vice President Joe Biden in an attempt to shake off a corruption investigation.
Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr defended Special Counsel Jack Smith's 37-count indictment against Donald Trump, saying if the allegations that the former president willfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents are proven true, then "he's toast." Of the 37 counts against Trump, 31 of them relate to secret and top secret classified documents that he kept after leaving the White House in early 2021. Trump is due to appear in a federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday to make his initial appearance on the charges, which include the willful retention of highly sensitive national defense records under the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, making false statements, conspiracy, and concealment.
Former Attorney General William Barr said the newly released Durham report proved that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was a “grave injustice” to ex-President Donald Trump. Barr added that Durham has “gotten as close to the bottom [of the Russia probe] as anyone is going to get to this” in his investigation. However, Barr said Trump no longer has the same power to unite the Republican party the way he did back then and won’t endorse Trump in his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination for president.
Attorney General Merrick Garland's handling of the release of special counsel John Durham's report on the Trump-Russia probe differed from that of his predecessor, William P. Barr. The Durham report was written as an unclassified document with a 29-page classified appendix that has not been made public, and there are no known ongoing investigations from Durham's work. Garland received the report on Friday and sent it to congressional leaders on Monday, shortly before the entire document was shared with reporters and posted online. He did not offer his own analysis or summary.
Former Attorney General William Barr, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, criticized the former president's ability to execute his policies and achieve them, saying that Trump lacks discipline, strategic thinking, and the ability to get things done in the system. Barr warned that Trump would deliver chaos and set his policies much further back than they would otherwise be. Barr has recently soured on Trump, calling him a "weak candidate" who cannot win the 2024 election, but said he would still vote for him if he wins the GOP nomination.