Should Barr Recuse Himself from Mueller Probe?

[georgephillip]

Bill Barr has a few previous employers who are connected to key subjects in the Mueller Report, and these facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing.

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

“The legal standard is really clear about these issues.

"'It’s not about actual conflict, it’s about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias,' Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . 'The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.'

"This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia.

"What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia."

Perhaps the House Judiciary Committee should hit Barr with another subpoena?

 

[gallantwarrior]

No.

 

[Oddball]

no

Grow up.

 

[HenryBHough]

Hell no.

 

[skookerasbil]

Meh

Nobody cares now. William Barr preparing criminal referrals....which is why we are seeing these attacks on him. Doy....alot of folks pooping their shorts in DC!

The only important association that matters with respect to Barr and Russia is who was responsible for all the fakery? Who was responsible for three illegal FISA warrants? The Meuller shit is long in the rear view mirror for Barr.....the DUMS aren't wanting anything to do with the appearance of obstructing justice.

 

[georgephillip]

No.

"Vector Group

"On his financial disclosure report, Barr notes that he earned anywhere from $5,001 to $15,000 in dividends from the Vector Group.

"The company’s president, Howard Lorber, brought Trump to Moscow in the 1990s to seek investment projects there.

"The trip is widely seen as the first of many attempts to establish a Trump Tower in Moscow.

"The problem...'is the appearance of bias.'

"...Donald Trump Jr. 'allegedly called Lorber as he was setting up the Trump Tower meeting with a Russian [lawyer]. Lorber has extensive ties to Russia and was allegedly assisting with Trump Tower Moscow plans.'

"'On top of Barr’s other choices, which reflect partisan bias, it is bad judgment…to have any financial ties to a person so directly entangled with Trump, Don Jr. and the core of events and questions of the Russia investigation.'"

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

 

[Oddball]

Newsweak....GIGO.

 

[Crepitus]

Bill Barr has a few previous employers who are connected to key subjects in the Mueller Report, and these facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing.

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

“The legal standard is really clear about these issues.

"'It’s not about actual conflict, it’s about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias,' Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . 'The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.'

"This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia.

"What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia."

Perhaps the House Judiciary Committee should hit Barr with another subpoena?

Given they statement made in his audition letter and his actions since appointment he should resign and turn himself in for prosecution.

 

[gallantwarrior]

No.

"Vector Group

"On his financial disclosure report, Barr notes that he earned anywhere from $5,001 to $15,000 in dividends from the Vector Group.

"The company’s president, Howard Lorber, brought Trump to Moscow in the 1990s to seek investment projects there.

"The trip is widely seen as the first of many attempts to establish a Trump Tower in Moscow.

"The problem...'is the appearance of bias.'

"...Donald Trump Jr. 'allegedly called Lorber as he was setting up the Trump Tower meeting with a Russian [lawyer]. Lorber has extensive ties to Russia and was allegedly assisting with Trump Tower Moscow plans.'

"'On top of Barr’s other choices, which reflect partisan bias, it is bad judgment…to have any financial ties to a person so directly entangled with Trump, Don Jr. and the core of events and questions of the Russia investigation.'"

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Aaannngggghhhh! Who gives a fuck! When the members of Congress release the same information they are demanding of the Trump administration, I'll support their demands for this. They are all criminals and are threatened by truth. Truth presented by "questionable" sources are all OK as long as it supports their agenda. Barr is great and I love his cheekiness. Hey, Pelousi! Let's see your (and your husband's) tax returns for the last 10 years.

 

[georgephillip]

no

Grow up.

no

Grow up.

"Alfa Bank

"Barr’s former law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was counsel from March 2017 until he was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. (Barr earned more than $1 million at Kirkland.)

"Barr also supervises, at Justice, another Kirkland & Ellis alumnus with Alfa ties.

"Early last year, Trump nominated Kirkland & Ellis partner Brian Benczkowski to the Justice Department’s criminal division.

"In his role with the law firm, Benczkowski had represented Alfa Bank and supervised an investigation into suspicious online communications between the bank and servers belonging to the Trump Organization."

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Surely, you recognize a swamp in dire need of draining?

 

[The Breeze]

No

 

[Oddball]

no

Grow up.

no

Grow up.

"Alfa Bank

"Barr’s former law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was counsel from March 2017 until he was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. (Barr earned more than $1 million at Kirkland.)

"Barr also supervises, at Justice, another Kirkland & Ellis alumnus with Alfa ties.

"Early last year, Trump nominated Kirkland & Ellis partner Brian Benczkowski to the Justice Department’s criminal division.

"In his role with the law firm, Benczkowski had represented Alfa Bank and supervised an investigation into suspicious online communications between the bank and servers belonging to the Trump Organization."

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Surely, you recognize a swamp in dire need of draining?

 

[gallantwarrior]

no

Grow up.

no

Grow up.

"Alfa Bank

"Barr’s former law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was counsel from March 2017 until he was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. (Barr earned more than $1 million at Kirkland.)

"Barr also supervises, at Justice, another Kirkland & Ellis alumnus with Alfa ties.

"Early last year, Trump nominated Kirkland & Ellis partner Brian Benczkowski to the Justice Department’s criminal division.

"In his role with the law firm, Benczkowski had represented Alfa Bank and supervised an investigation into suspicious online communications between the bank and servers belonging to the Trump Organization."

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Surely, you recognize a swamp in dire need of draining?

Certainly do. Oh, by-the-way, your tax dollars taught me to read, write, and UNDERSTAND the Russian language. Good luck bullshitting those of us who understand your misguided attempts at disinformation.

 

[Hossfly]

Bill Barr has a few previous employers who are connected to key subjects in the Mueller Report, and these facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing.

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

“The legal standard is really clear about these issues.

"'It’s not about actual conflict, it’s about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias,' Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . 'The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.'

"This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia.

"What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia."

Perhaps the House Judiciary Committee should hit Barr with another subpoena?

Let it go, George. The white hats are in charge now.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

No.

 

[caddo kid]

no

Grow up.

no

Grow up.

"Alfa Bank

"Barr’s former law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was counsel from March 2017 until he was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. (Barr earned more than $1 million at Kirkland.)

"Barr also supervises, at Justice, another Kirkland & Ellis alumnus with Alfa ties.

"Early last year, Trump nominated Kirkland & Ellis partner Brian Benczkowski to the Justice Department’s criminal division.

"In his role with the law firm, Benczkowski had represented Alfa Bank and supervised an investigation into suspicious online communications between the bank and servers belonging to the Trump Organization."

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Surely, you recognize a swamp in dire need of draining?

When are those two getting married? They sure have a 'thing' for each other.
The swamp is filling up pretty quick, even tho' blondie said he was gonna drain some stuff.

 

[georgephillip]

Bill Barr has a few previous employers who are connected to key subjects in the Mueller Report, and these facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing.

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

“The legal standard is really clear about these issues.

"'It’s not about actual conflict, it’s about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias,' Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . 'The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.'

"This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia.

"What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia."

Perhaps the House Judiciary Committee should hit Barr with another subpoena?

Given they statement made in his audition letter and his actions since appointment he should resign and turn himself in for prosecution.

Given they statement made in his audition letter and his actions since appointment he should resign and turn himself in for prosecution

Considering how this is the third time in his career Barr has stepped in to clean up Republican POTUS missteps, we should have an investigation into these matters that's independent of Trump's Justice Department:

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

"'All of this raises the need for further inquiry from an independent review, not a Department of Justice investigation,' Michael Frisch, ethics counsel for Georgetown University’s law school and an expert in professional ethics, tells Newsweek .

"Scott Amey, general counsel at the Project for Government Oversight, says that Barr is probably playing within the rules. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t recuse himself.

"'He’s not doing anything illegal. [But] is it good practice, given that he might have been involved with these entities in private practice? Probably not,' Amey added."

 

[Defiant1]

The Mueller witch hunt is over.

 

[skookerasbil]

Bill Barr has a few previous employers who are connected to key subjects in the Mueller Report, and these facts didn't get much attention during Barr's confirmation hearing.

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

“The legal standard is really clear about these issues.

"'It’s not about actual conflict, it’s about the appearance of a conflict, about the appearance of bias,' Jed Shugerman, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law and an expert on judicial and government ethics, tells Newsweek . 'The problem is that we have so many flagrant conflicts that are so obvious, we get distracted from what the legal standard is.'

"This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia.

"What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia."

Perhaps the House Judiciary Committee should hit Barr with another subpoena?

Given they statement made in his audition letter and his actions since appointment he should resign and turn himself in for prosecution.

Given they statement made in his audition letter and his actions since appointment he should resign and turn himself in for prosecution

Considering how this is the third time in his career Barr has stepped in to clean up Republican POTUS missteps, we should have an investigation into these matters that's independent of Trump's Justice Department:

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

"'All of this raises the need for further inquiry from an independent review, not a Department of Justice investigation,' Michael Frisch, ethics counsel for Georgetown University’s law school and an expert in professional ethics, tells Newsweek .

"Scott Amey, general counsel at the Project for Government Oversight, says that Barr is probably playing within the rules. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t recuse himself.

"'He’s not doing anything illegal. [But] is it good practice, given that he might have been involved with these entities in private practice? Probably not,' Amey added."

Well duh.....some of these legal experts want to make sure they keep getting invited to the big DC parties!

 

[georgephillip]

no

Grow up.

no

Grow up.

"Alfa Bank

"Barr’s former law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was counsel from March 2017 until he was confirmed as attorney general in February 2019, represented Russia’s Alfa Bank. (Barr earned more than $1 million at Kirkland.)

"Barr also supervises, at Justice, another Kirkland & Ellis alumnus with Alfa ties.

"Early last year, Trump nominated Kirkland & Ellis partner Brian Benczkowski to the Justice Department’s criminal division.

"In his role with the law firm, Benczkowski had represented Alfa Bank and supervised an investigation into suspicious online communications between the bank and servers belonging to the Trump Organization."

Should William Barr recuse himself from Mueller report? Legal experts say AG's ties to Russia are troubling

Surely, you recognize a swamp in dire need of draining?

When are those two getting married? They sure have a 'thing' for each other.
The swamp is filling up pretty quick, even tho' blondie said he was gonna drain some stuff.

When are those two getting married? They sure have a 'thing' for each other.
The swamp is filling up pretty quick, even tho' blondie said he was gonna drain some stuff

Road map through the Trump/Putin collusion swamp

The $400 million Trump came up with to buy multiple properties in the decade before he launched his POTUS bid came from Russian money laundering operations.

That swamp is currently draining the Republican Party.

Good riddance.