Joe Conason: Bill Barr Ordered the Little Rock FBI Office to ‘Concoct’ a Criminal Investigation of the Clintons By Oct. 16th

>>> Mr Barr how s ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Mr Mueller ░░░░░░░░ William Barr Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to be the next ░░░░░░░░ general of the United ░░░░░░░░ made the Senate rounds ░░░░░░░░ of his confirmation hearing ░░░░░░░░ week He s sure ░░░░░░░░ face tough questions about ░░░░░░░░ prior criticism of the ░░░░░░░░ investigation namely a memo ░░░░░░░░ which he called it ░░░░░░░░ fatally misconceived to say ░░░░░░░░ a president could be ░░░░░░░░ of obstructing justice for ░░░░░░░░ the FBI director The ░░░░░░░░ confirmation of Barr also ░░░░░░░░ as deputy rod Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ s overseeing the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ is set to resign ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ potentially the Mueller probe ░░░░░░░░ Barr s hands once ░░░░░░░░ s inevitably confirmed by ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Joe conason author of ░░░░░░░░ of the world The ░░░░░░░░ endeavors of bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ want to start with ░░░░░░░░ and Elliott on just ░░░░░░░░ question of whether now ░░░░░░░░ Barr is going to ░░░░░░░░ to answer some pretty ░░░░░░░░ questions because his memo ░░░░░░░░ obstruction not being possible ░░░░░░░░ the president has the ░░░░░░░░ to fire the FBI ░░░░░░░░ and Elliott I ll ░░░░░░░░ with you that s ░░░░░░░░ different now Because The ░░░░░░░░ York Times story says ░░░░░░░░ the obstruction is the ░░░░░░░░ Oh absolutely Look let ░░░░░░░░ start with a really ░░░░░░░░ big point There s ░░░░░░░░ lot of chatter about ░░░░░░░░ fact that Barr was ░░░░░░░░ general and confirmed once ░░░░░░░░ attorney general before and ░░░░░░░░ should take away a ░░░░░░░░ of the questions for ░░░░░░░░ fitness and his integrity ░░░░░░░░ the job Just to ░░░░░░░░ clear having been attorney ░░░░░░░░ or any government position ░░░░░░░░ doesn t entitle you ░░░░░░░░ the position for life ░░░░░░░░ you need to be ░░░░░░░░ American people deserve a ░░░░░░░░ and thorough investigate on ░░░░░░░░ of the important questions ░░░░░░░░ issues that might come ░░░░░░░░ this individual including whether ░░░░░░░░ know whether he ought ░░░░░░░░ be ought to recuse ░░░░░░░░ or has compromised himself ░░░░░░░░ on positions he s ░░░░░░░░ with respect to the ░░░░░░░░ Now based on the ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen from ░░░░░░░░ New York Times a ░░░░░░░░ amount of time should ░░░░░░░░ spent on his confirmation ░░░░░░░░ getting into these questions ░░░░░░░░ for instance would he ░░░░░░░░ the advice of career ░░░░░░░░ at the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ his predecessor did not ░░░░░░░░ to whether to recuse ░░░░░░░░ respect to the investigation ░░░░░░░░ he you know would ░░░░░░░░ commit to making any ░░░░░░░░ public based on everything ░░░░░░░░ know now So yes ░░░░░░░░ reporting from yesterday raises ░░░░░░░░ number of significant questions ░░░░░░░░ needs to be able ░░░░░░░░ answer and give clear ░░░░░░░░ on Otherwise he can ░░░░░░░░ demonstrate merely having had ░░░░░░░░ job 25 years ago ░░░░░░░░ t render him fit ░░░░░░░░