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12 Jan 2021, 7:00 am by Brian Tashman
The sheriffs in Gwinnett County, Georgia and Charleston County, South Carolina were elected in November in part due to their campaign pledges to stop doing ICE’s bidding under a program known as 287(g). [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm by Series of Essays
Attorney General William Barr’s alleged interference in the prosecution of Roger Stone, the U.S. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Attorney General William Barr to Step Down Politico – Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney | Published: 12/14/2020 Attorney General William Barr is leaving his position, a decision that follows months of complaints from President Trump about the administration’s top lawyer. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Barr Taps Durham as Special Counsel, Pushing Probe into Biden Era Politico – Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein | Published: 12/1/2020 Attorney General William Barr appointed U.S. attorney John Durham as a special counsel to investigate the origins of the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Kelly Loeffler, a fellow Georgia Republican, David Perdue faces an unusual runoff election in January. [read post]
2 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “‘No Corporate PAC’ Pledges Hit Record in 2020, But May Face Uncertainty in 2022” by Kate Ackley for Roll Call Texas: “Lawyers for Nate Paul Gave AG Ken Paxton $25k After He Waded into Civil Suit” by Taylor Goldentein and Jay Root for Houston Chronicle Elections National: “Disputing Trump, Barr Says No Widespread Election Fraud” by Michael Balsamo for Associated Press News Alaska: “Lawsuit Challenges… [read post]
2 Dec 2020, 10:30 am by Tom Smith
” Attorney General Bill Barr said this gently on Tuesday, but GOP leaders refuse to do the same -- they’re down for the con. [read post]
Barr’s decision to break with the Trump campaign’s rhetoric comes on the heels of a series of high-profile court losses in Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Pennsylvania state and federal courts, none of which found credible claims of election fraud alleged by the campaign. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
For example, he railed at his most loyal yes-man, Attorney General William Barr, because Trump wanted Barr to arrest his political opponents—a classic move by autocrats who attempt to seize power illegally. [read post]
11 Nov 2020, 10:59 am by Benjamin Wittes
And of the Republican governor of Georgia echoing those attacks? [read post]
10 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat and Daniel B. Edelman
Stripped of the electoral votes of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada, Biden’s Electoral College victory would be converted to a 306 to 232 victory for Trump.This nightmare scenario could be the way things end, but it does not have to be. [read post]
16 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Critics say Trump and Attorney General William Barr seem to be working in concert to undermine public confidence in the election result, and the newly issued guidance could aid in that effort – allowing prosecutors to publicize cases of suspected fraud they previously would have been barred from discussing. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 7:22 am by Kate Evans
Some state statutes sweep broadly, like the Georgia law at issue in Moncrieffe v. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Sullivan emphasized his role is not to serve as a “rubber stamp” when it comes to reviewing Attorney General William Barr’s questionable request to toss the prosecution of the highest-ranking Trump adviser charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Barr Accuses Justice Department of Headhunting and Meddling with Politics Washington Post – Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky | Published: 9/16/2020 Attorney General William Barr delivered a scathing critique of his own Justice Department on, insisting on his absolute authority to overrule career staffers, who he said too often injected themselves into politics and went “headhunting” for high-profile targets. [read post]
4 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Barr Tightens Rules on Surveillance of Political Candidates and Advisers Washington Post – Devlin Barrett | Published: 9/1/2020 Attorney General William Barr imposed new rules tightening the use of government surveillance on political candidates or their staffers, a move likely to cheer conservatives who have long criticized how the FBI investigated the Trump campaign in 2016. [read post]