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William Barr
William Barr news and analysis from The Nation
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Forced hysterectomies for ICE detainees, more mass deportations, threats to bring sedition charges against protesters—this is political vandalism.
September 17, 2020
The attorney general has been chipping away at the rule of law for 18 months. Last night, he made another big claim to unfettered power.
September 9, 2020
Such is the central claim at the heart of the DOJ’s attempt to intervene in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Trump.
September 4, 2020
Fierce police union lobbying killed some important measures, but many other good bills won the day.
September 3, 2020
In a CNN interview, William Barr showed total willingness to bend, break, or deny the law on behalf of his boss.
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September 2, 2020
Too often dismissed as a personal quirk, Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories is a major threat to democracy.
July 29, 2020
Bill Barr’s long-awaited testimony before Congress should have been a chance for Democrats to hold him accountable. Instead, it was just bad summer theater.
July 17, 2020
After 17 years, attorney General Bill Barr has resumed federal executions—and the conservatives on the Supreme Court approve.
July 2, 2020
Trump and Barr are turning to the “Occupy model” to crush the current uprising against police brutality.
June 29, 2020
Barr has wrecked the DOJ. The solution isn’t to return things to the way they were—it’s to remake the AG appointment process.
