{"id":44139,"date":"2020-02-19T14:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T22:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44139"},"modified":"2020-02-19T15:22:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T23:22:25","slug":"aspiring-dictator-trump-is-still-tweeting-orders-to-ag-barr-to-prosecute-political-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44139","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring Dictator Trump is Still Tweeting Orders to AG Barr to Prosecute Political Rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the weeks since Donald Trump was let off the impeachment hook by the bootlicking Senate Republicans, Trump has demonstrated that he has learned an important lesson: He can commit any crime he likes and get away with it. He has tested this lesson by implementing an authoritarian style purge of perceived enemies<\/a><\/strong> in his administration and handing out pardons and other executive favors to elite criminals and corrupt colleagues.<\/p>\n

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In addition to granting clemency to well-connected crooks, Trump has also put pressure on his Attorney Genuflect, Bill Barr, on matters involving his political associates. Most notably, Trump made it clear that he believes his longtime political guru, Roger Stone, was treated too harshly<\/a><\/strong> after having been convicted of multiple felonies. Shortly thereafter, Barr announced that he was contradicting the sentencing recommendations by the frontline prosecutors and seeking leniency for Stone.<\/p>\n

The subsequent controversy resulted in Barr pretending to be troubled by Trump’s interference. He even opined that Trump should refrain from tweeting about legal matters before the Department of Justice. And there was talk that Barr could resign if further interference by Trump occurred. Of course, he didn’t mean it. That was an obviously staged performance to mitigate the criticism that was Barr was getting from within and without the DOJ.<\/p>\n

The proof that Barr’s concerns were phony came on Wednesday morning when he failed to resign after Trump threw some more blatant interferences in his face. Trump posted a couple of tweets asserting wholly unsubstantiated criminal behavior by Democratic opponents. While Trump is fond of whining about his misunderstanding of “due process,”<\/em> he has no problem charging others with crimes, despite a total absence of evidence. On this occasion he led off with wild accusations against former Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. Chris Murphy that he saw in a segment on Fox News:<\/p>\n

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Kerry & Murphy illegally violated the Logan Act. This is why Iran is not making a deal. Must be dealt with strongly! https:\/\/t.co\/RpTW9c09ZY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n