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‘Stunning’: William Barr Hits Establishment Media for ‘Bovine Silence’ on Collapsed Russiagate Narrative

June 22, 2020June 21, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr hit the establishment media in an interview aired Sunday for what he called its “bovine silence” regarding the debunked narrative of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government.

In an interview on “Fox Sunday Futures,” Barr also asserted that the various government investigations into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Kremlin were the “closest we have come to an organized effort to push a president out of office” since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

AG Barr Says Regional Joint Terrorism Task Forces Directed to Locate, Apprehend Antifa Leaders, Other ‘Radical Agitators’

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in a Sunday statement that the regional Joint Terrorism Task Forces of the FBI have been directed to locate and apprehend Antifa leaders.

His statement was issued after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization for its alleged involvement in the terrorizing of major cities after the death of George Floyd.

Senator Lindsey Graham Sets Vote to Subpoena Comey, Brennan and Dozens More in Oversight of Crossfire Hurricane

May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 Mitch Shirley

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on June 4 whether to authorize subpoenas for documents and testimony from more than 50 current or former government officials, including James Comey and John Brennan, as part of the panel’s investigation into abuse of the surveillance process during Crossfire Hurricane.

The committee will debate and vote June 4 on whether to issue the subpoenas, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Judiciary panel.

AG Barr: Mueller ‘Ignored’ Evidence of Russian Disinformation in Steele Dossier

May 10, 2020May 9, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr said in an interview aired Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators “ignored” evidence of possible Russian disinformation in the Steele dossier.

“I think that’s one of the most troubling aspects of this whole thing,” Barr told CBS News when asked about the possibility that the Kremlin fed disinformation to Christopher Steele, a former British spy who investigated the Trump campaign.

AG Barr: FBI Under Comey Set a ‘Perjury Trap’ for Michael Flynn

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr said he believes the FBI under James Comey set a “perjury trap” for Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser.

Barr defended the Justice Department’s decision to drop charges against Flynn for making false statements to the FBI.

Barr Supports House’s FISA Bill, Says It Addresses ‘Past Failures’

March 12, 2020March 11, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he supports the House’s version of a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, saying that it adequately addresses problems identified in an investigation into the FBI’s surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Judge Accuses AG Barr of ‘Lack of Candor,’ Orders Review of Full Mueller Report

March 7, 2020March 6, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

A federal judge on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of displaying a “lack of candor” regarding his public statements about the special counsel’s report on the Russia probe.

Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison

February 20, 2020May 21, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Roger Stone to 40 months in prison Thursday.

DOJ Assigns U.S. Attorney to Review FBI’s Ambush Interview of General Flynn

February 15, 2020February 14, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr has reportedly assigned a prosecutor to review the criminal case against General Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser.

AG Barr Blasts ‘Completely Irresponsible Press,’ Hits FBI For ‘Gross Abuses’ in Trump Probe

December 11, 2019December 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr blasted the “completely irresponsible press” Tuesday as well as the FBI for their respective roles in pushing the debunked theory that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government in 2016.

Oversight Committee Files a Lawsuit Against Barr and Ross Over 2020 Census

November 30, 2019November 29, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The House Oversight Committee has sued Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over the Trump Administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Politico reports.

Commentary: Attorney General Barr is Right, the Left is Deconstructing the Constitution and the Presidency

November 20, 2019November 19, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Apparently now saying that Article II of the Federal Constitution’s vesting of executive power to the President was an unambiguous, broad grant of unitary executive authority to the President of the United States by the Framers of the Constitution, and arguing for preserving such separation of powers from encroachment, is an impeachable offense.

William Barr Asked About US Intelligence Activity During Recent Trips to Italy, Prime Minister Says

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Italy’s prime minister said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr visited Italy twice in recent months as part of his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

Commentary: Why Faith Is Key to Preserving Our Liberty

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr gave an extraordinary speech at Notre Dame Law School last week, providing one of the most robust defenses of religious freedom in a generation.

Commentary: Dear AG Barr and Sen. Graham, the Time to Expose Spygate, Russiagate and the Impeachment Coup Is Closing

October 24, 2019October 23, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Don’t look now, but in just one short year, the American people will be headed back to the polls to decide whether to reelect President Donald Trump, and at times it seems the country is no closer to piercing the veil of what really happened in 2016, when the Obama administration, intelligence agencies and the Justice Department unconstitutionally, illegally spied on the opposition party — the Trump campaign and the GOP — in an election year on bogus charges they were Russian agents.

Commentary: The Anesthetic Effect of Ukrainegate

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Wary political commentators on the Right have noted that the ginned up outrage over President Trump’s call with the Ukranian president serves two political purposes: One, to supply the impeachment goods that Special Counsel Robert Mueller could not deliver and two, to obfuscate the ongoing investigations led by Attorney General William Barr into how the Obama White House unleashed the country’s most powerful government agencies against the Trump presidential campaign in 2016.

Commentary: Attorney General Barr and President Trump Are Constitutionally Obligated to Enforce the Law, Prevent Intel Abuse and Root Out Corruption

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

To hear House Democrats and left-wing media outlets tell it, any discharge of President Donald Trump’s official duties that might tangentially benefit him politically is now a high crime or misdemeanor and an impeachable offense.

Letter Casts New Light on NYT Report That Trump ‘Pushed’ Aussies to Help With Probe of CIA, FBI Activities

October 2, 2019October 1, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Australia’s ambassador to the U.S. sent a letter earlier in 2019 offering Attorney General William Barr support in his investigation of the FBI and CIA’s activities in 2016, casting new light on a New York Times report from Monday that President Donald Trump “pushed” Australia’s prime minister to help with the probe.

Report: AG Barr Is Ramping Up His Probe of CIA, FBI Activities in 2016

October 2, 2019October 1, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr has met with foreign intelligence officials, including during a trip to Italy earlier in September, regarding an investigation into surveillance activities against the Trump campaign, The Washington Post reported.

DOJ Inspector General Has Complete FISA Abuse Probe, Says Top House Republican

September 15, 2019September 14, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The Justice Department’s inspector general told Attorney General William Barr on Friday that he completed his investigation into possible FBI abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during the Trump-Russia probe, according to the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.

Lindsey Graham Urges AG Barr to Declassify Nine Categories of Information From FISA Abuse Probe

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is calling on Attorney General William Barr to declassify and publicize nine categories of information from the inspector general’s FISA abuse investigation.

Attorney General William Barr on Epstein Death: ‘Any Co-Conspirators Should Not Rest Easy’

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he was “appalled” by Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend, but urged that the millionaire pedophile’s co-conspirators “should not rest easy.”

Attorney General William Barr Puts Additional Limits on Asylum Claims

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr ruled Monday that being a member of a family harassed by gangs is not enough to qualify for asylum.

Commentary: Trump, Barr Set Sights on Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns

July 27, 2019July 26, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department is setting its sights on big tech firms like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon in announcing a review of potentially anticompetitive activities that could be limiting consumer choices, hurting small businesses and some say even engaging in censorship.

Commentary: How Technicalities Ended the Census Case

July 13, 2019July 12, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by GianCarlo Canaparo Speaking from the Rose Garden on Thursday, President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr accepted that they couldn’t put the citizenship question on the 2020 census. Barr said that the administration would have won the lawsuits, but that “logistical impediments” made it impossible to win the…

ACLU and Allies Cite Trump’s Immigration Policies in Objecting to Cleveland’s Participation in Program to End Violent Crime

June 15, 2019June 14, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio and allied organizations don’t want Cleveland to participate in a federal program to crack down on violent crime because of the Trump administration’s policies. On June 3, Attorney General William Barr announced that Cleveland and nine other cities would be joining…

House Committee Holds Barr, Ross in Contempt of Congress

June 14, 2019June 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

A day after the U.S. House passed a resolution authorizing its committees to take the Trump administration to court and pursue criminal contempt cases to enforce their subpoenas, the House Oversight Committee took the next step. The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted in favor of holding Attorney General…

Justin Amash Joined Democrats in Vote to Hold Barr And Ross In Contempt

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Evie Fordham Republican Michigan Rep. Justin Amash joined with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress Wednesday. Amash was the lone Republican to vote to hold them in contempt for failing to comply with…

Schiff: AG Barr Is ‘Second Most Dangerous Man in the Country’

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Tuesday called Attorney General William Barr “the second most dangerous man in the country,” seemingly after President Donald Trump. “We find ourselves, I think, for the first time with an attorney general who really is the president’s defense lawyer…

Barr Says Official Explanation for Trump Surveillance Isn’t Adding Up

June 1, 2019May 31, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Attorney General William Barr says that official statements about the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation “are just not jiving” with information he has learned during his short stint in office. “I assumed I’d get answers when I went in and I have not gotten answers that…

Commentary: Jurisprudence and the Failed Coup

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Stephen B. Presser The indispensable Victor Davis Hanson recently noted, “Real coups against democracies rarely are pulled off by jack-booted thugs in sunglasses or fanatical mobs storming the presidential palace. More often, they are the insidious work of supercilious bureaucrats, bought intellectuals, toady journalists, and political activists who…

Trump Gives Attorney General Authority to Declassify Russia Probe Documents

May 24, 2019May 23, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross President Donald Trump has directed the heads of several government agencies to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr’s investigation of the origins of the Russia probe. In a memo sent out Thursday, Trump also authorized Barr to declassify documents related to the Russia investigation. The memo…

William Barr Thinks Nationwide Injunctions Are a Problem

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Kevin Daley Attorney General William Barr condemned the rise of nationwide injunctions Tuesday, saying such sweeping orders undermine the rule of law. Nationwide injunctions prohibit the federal government from enforcing a particular law or policy across the entire country. Progressive cause lawyering groups have used such injunctions to…

Barr: ‘Very Unusual’ for FBI to Rely on Steele Dossier Given ‘Clear Mistakes’

May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Attorney General William Barr said in an interview that aired Friday that he is investigating what role the Steele dossier played in the Russia probe, and that the salacious document had “a number of clear mistakes.” “It’s a very unusual situation to have opposition research like…

House Judiciary Committee Passes Vote to Hold Attorney General William Barr In Contempt of Congress

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Henry Rodgers The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not giving the committee special counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report. The committee, led by New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, originally gave Barr a deadline of 9 a.m.…

William Barr Made a Major Disclosure in His Senate Hearing That Hardly Anyone Noticed

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross In a little-noticed exchange during his Senate hearing Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr made a surprising disclosure that could allow the public and press to obtain sensitive details about the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. During a back-and-forth with Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Barr identified…

Attorney General William Barr Skips House Hearing

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Barr’s decision, made after a disagreement with a House committee over questioning, came the day the department also missed a…

Report: Mueller Expressed Frustration to AG Barr About Letter to Congress

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to William Barr about how the attorney general described the findings of his investigation regarding obstruction of justice to Congress, according to a new report. The Washington Post reported that Mueller sent the letter on March 27, three days after…

William Barr: ‘Surprised’ That Mueller Didn’t Make a Decision on Obstruction

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that he was “surprised” that Special Counsel Robert Mueller declined to make a decision on whether President Trump obstructed the Russia probe. During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr said that he was “absolutely” confident in his decision…

Democratic Lawmaker Says AG William Barr Is Acting Like Trump’s ‘Fixer’

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chris White Democratic Rep. Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania likened U.S. Attorney General William Barr to President Donald Trump’s fixer as her party colleagues react to the publication of the report on the Russian investigation. “I think that what we’re seeing is with Attorney General Barr confusion. He’s not…

Three Keys to Understanding the Attorney General’s Move to Limit ‘Catch and Release’

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Fred Lucas Attorney General William Barr has announced a new asylum policy to curb the government’s practice of catching illegal immigrants and then releasing them into the nation’s interior. The American Civil Liberties Union already has vowed to challenge the change in court even as President Donald Trump…

Your Guide to the Mueller Report

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross After nearly two years of investigation, a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is set to be released on Thursday morning. The report, which clocks in at nearly 400 pages, will contain Mueller’s findings about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. It will…

Attorney General Expands Indefinite Detention for Asylum-Seekers

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The U.S. Attorney General on Tuesday struck down a decision that had allowed some asylum-seekers to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge, in a ruling that expands indefinite detention for some migrants who must wait months or years for their cases to be heard. The first immigration…

Commentary: The Real Reason Democrats Went Nuts Over AG Barr’s Testimony

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by George Ralsey Democrats and their allies in the Leftwing media went nuts after Attorney General William Barr testified that the government did indeed spy on the Trump campaign. “I think spying did occur,” Barr said during an explosive hearing before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. “The question is whether…

Potential Consequences of Spying on the Trump Campaign

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Fred Lucas Actions by Justice Department officials in spying on a Donald Trump campaign adviser in 2016 could be a crime or merely an administrative offense, legal experts say. Crimes could include perjury or misleading a court, they say, while disciplinary action for an administrative offense could mean…

DOJ: The Long-Awaited Mueller Report Will Be Released Thursday Morning

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Attorney General William Barr plans to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s Russia report on Thursday morning, a Justice Department official told reporters. The report is expected to contain redactions for classified information as well as information provided to a grand jury that special…

Mark Meadows Expects Criminal Referrals In DOJ Inspector General’s Report

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows said Sunday that he expects the Justice Department’s inspector general to issue criminal referrals as part of an investigation into the FBI’s possible abuse of the surveillance courts during the Trump-Russia probe. “We’re fully anticipating that the [inspector general’s] report…

Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General’s Handling of Mueller Report

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel’s Russia report. “He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people,…

Commentary: Of Course the Obama Administration Spied on the Trump Campaign – That’s What FISA Is For

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Robert Romano “I think spying did occur… but the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated?” That was Attorney General William Barr testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Justice on April 10, acknowledging that the Trump campaign was spied on by the Obama…

Barr: ‘I Think Spying Did Occur’ Against Trump Campaign

April 11, 2019April 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Attorney General William Barr dropped a bombshell Wednesday, telling a group of senators that he believes spying against the Trump campaign did take place in 2016. “I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal,” Barr said during an exchange with Democratic New Hampshire…

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