History will judge him. Does he care? What do you think?
HUFFPOST put it this way on their top story:
Things to consider (based on the NY Times: Who is William Barr?)
- Mr. Barr’s views on executive power leave Mr. Trump with a nearly free hand. The Constitution, according to Mr. Barr’s interpretation, does not consider it a crime for the president to wield his executive powers corruptly, for instance by firing a subordinate or by pardoning a loyal aide.
- Mr. Barr was considered for Mr. Trump’s legal defense team, he met briefly with Trump and told him he knew Robert Mueller and never heard from him again.
- Barr and Mueller have been friends for 30 years, dating back to their early days at the Justice Department.
- Mr. Barr once defended Mr. Trump’s calls for new investigations into Clinton. In November 2017, he said that there was “nothing inherently wrong about a president calling for an investigation.” He cautioned that such an investigation should only be launched if the “matter warrants investigation,” and not just because Mr. Trump wanted it.
What do you think: release or rumble?