Tag: William Barr

Barr says ‘no reason’ to seize voting machines as he pushes back on Trump conspiracy theories

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Barr says ‘no reason’ to seize voting machines as he pushes back on Trump conspiracy theories

“Let me just say that there are fraud in, unfortunately in most elections, I think we’re too tolerant of it and I’m sure there was fraud in this election,” Mr Barr said.

“But I was commenting on the extent to which we had looked at suggestions or allegations of systemic or broad-based fraud that would affect the outcome of the election and I already spoke to that and I stand by that statement.”

Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump Discussed Naming Campaign Lawyer as Special Counsel on Election Fraud

President Trump on Friday discussed making Sidney Powell, who as a lawyer for his campaign team unleashed a series of conspiracy theories about a Venezuelan plot to rig voting machines in the United States, a special counsel investigating voter fraud, according to two people briefed on the discussion.

Democratic and Republican AGs Push Back on Indicted TX AG Ken Paxton Lawsuit

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Democratic and Republican AGs Push Back on Indicted TX AG Ken Paxton Lawsuit

DAGA Co-Chairs called for Ken Paxton to resign in October.

Ken Paxton is indicted on securities fraud and currently awaits trial.

Ken Paxton is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Ken Paxton fired seven senior staffers who whisleblew on his potentially illegal behavior earlier this year.

Ken Paxton served as the Chair of the Republican AG Association and currently serves as Co-Chair of Lawyers for Trump.

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With election lawsuit, Ken Paxton — like Donald Trump — makes a Hail Mary play

If it succeeds, the lawsuit would radically alter the high court’s standard for hearing cases directly from states, critics and many legal experts say, and set a dangerous precedent that judges have the power to alter election results. “Dangerous garbage, but garbage,” said elections law expert Rick Hasen.

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends

When Mr. Barr left the Justice Department in 1993 after serving as attorney general under President George Bush, he became the general counsel of the telecommunications company GTE Corp., which eventually became Verizon. That stint at the company ended with a $10.4 million payout and made him a millionaire many times over, making it unlikely that he will take another full-time job after he leaves the department.