Joyce Vance on Bill Barr: It Looks Like Trump’s ‘Appointing a Wingman’ Rather than Appointing an AG

TUR The President s ░░░░░░░░ has a new warning ░░░░░░░░ Special Counsel Robert Mueller ░░░░░░░░ starts GIULIANI My ultimatum ░░░░░░░░ put up or shut ░░░░░░░░ Bob What do you ░░░░░░░░ There are those of ░░░░░░░░ who believe you don ░░░░░░░░ have anything on collusion ░░░░░░░░ the way if you ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ So what the heck ░░░░░░░░ you doing What do ░░░░░░░░ have on collusion You ░░░░░░░░ t have a darn ░░░░░░░░ on collusion The whole ░░░░░░░░ is a phoney Clip ░░░░░░░░ TUR But Mueller isn ░░░░░░░░ the only legal concern ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump He has ░░░░░░░░ whole host of other ░░░░░░░░ problems as well Let ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ There is an investigation ░░░░░░░░ what foreign governments might ░░░░░░░░ given to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ fund The incoming Attorney ░░░░░░░░ here in New York ░░░░░░░░ she plans to look ░░░░░░░░ Trump s family business ░░░░░░░░ a New York Times ░░░░░░░░ suggested his father moved ░░░░░░░░ around to evade tax ░░░░░░░░ Also in New York ░░░░░░░░ Southern District is looking ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Organization and ░░░░░░░░ money payments to women ░░░░░░░░ of the 2016 election ░░░░░░░░ of course there s ░░░░░░░░ the emoluments cases involving ░░░░░░░░ constitutional clause that bans ░░░░░░░░ President from profiting from ░░░░░░░░ office Joining me former ░░░░░░░░ York Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman ░░░░░░░░ voted to impeach President ░░░░░░░░ And her new book ░░░░░░░░ Case for Impeaching Trump ░░░░░░░░ is in bookstores right ░░░░░░░░ Also with me former ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney and University ░░░░░░░░ Alabama law professor Joyce ░░░░░░░░ Joyce is also an ░░░░░░░░ contributor I don t ░░░░░░░░ we need to fact ░░░░░░░░ Rudy Giuliani we ve ░░░░░░░░ done that before So ░░░░░░░░ ll leave that aside ░░░░░░░░ the President is facing ░░░░░░░░ lot in 2019 If ░░░░░░░░ were his counsel what ░░░░░░░░ you be doing VANCE ░░░░░░░░ would be preparing on ░░░░░░░░ fronts and in addition ░░░░░░░░ these sort of litigation ░░░░░░░░ that he has to ░░░░░░░░ about there are criminal ░░░░░░░░ that are potentially impacting ░░░░░░░░ President there is the ░░░░░░░░ matter and this emolument ░░░░░░░░ litigation that s being ░░░░░░░░ by private parties is ░░░░░░░░ serious But there s ░░░░░░░░ the impending congressional investigations ░░░░░░░░ will kick in when ░░░░░░░░ House flips Democratic on ░░░░░░░░ 3rd The President has ░░░░░░░░ lot of issues He ░░░░░░░░ to be preparing on ░░░░░░░░ fonts to deal with ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t look ░░░░░░░░ that s what s ░░░░░░░░ on TUR You talk ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department s ░░░░░░░░ in a new article ░░░░░░░░ Slate I ll read ░░░░░░░░ to you You say ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department s integrity ░░░░░░░░ at stake If Congress ░░░░░░░░ an Attorney General nominee ░░░░░░░░ is believed to work ░░░░░░░░ the President not the ░░░░░░░░ concern that DOJ s ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ compromised will become a ░░░░░░░░ The implication of losing ░░░░░░░░ confidence in our justice ░░░░░░░░ are far greater than ░░░░░░░░ concerns about just this ░░░░░░░░ Expand on that Joyce ░░░░░░░░ You know one thing ░░░░░░░░ you understand as a ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor is that you ░░░░░░░░ have the credibility to ░░░░░░░░ your work to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ that people in the ░░░░░░░░ believe that you have ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ making decisions about who ░░░░░░░░ indicted and who gets ░░░░░░░░ then the community has ░░░░░░░░ have good faith of ░░░░░░░░ that you re doing ░░░░░░░░ with integrity The criticism ░░░░░░░░ I make is less ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr a person ░░░░░░░░ has a reputation He ░░░░░░░░ as Attorney General previously ░░░░░░░░ problem is because he ░░░░░░░░ written this 20 page ░░░░░░░░ indicating the President shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be prosecuted on obstruction ░░░░░░░░ and it was sent ░░░░░░░░ to DOJ and made ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ his name surfaced as ░░░░░░░░ s pick it looks ░░░░░░░░ people out in the ░░░░░░░░ as though what s ░░░░░░░░ here is the President ░░░░░░░░ appointing a wingman rather ░░░░░░░░ appointing an Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ will look at the ░░░░░░░░ with independence That hurts ░░░░░░░░ and that hurts all ░░░░░░░░ us not just in ░░░░░░░░ investigations but in all ░░░░░░░░ DOJ’s work.”