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==Establishment/liberal ties==
==Establishment/liberal ties==
Barr donated $55,000 to [[establishment]] candidate [[Jeb Bush]] in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>Farivar, Masood (December 7, 2018). [https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-s-justice-department-pick-has-criticized-special-counsel-probes-/4691725.html Trump's Justice Department Pick Has Criticized Special Counsel Probes]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.</ref> He was on the board of Time Warner, the parent company of [[CNN]], between 2009 and 2018.<ref>Vazquez, Maegan; Collins, Kaitlan (December 7, 2018). [https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/politics/william-barr-attorney-general-nomination/index.html Trump nominates William Barr to be his next attorney general]. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.</ref>
Barr donated $55,000 to [[establishment]] candidate [[Jeb Bush]] in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>Farivar, Masood (December 7, 2018). [https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-s-justice-department-pick-has-criticized-special-counsel-probes-/4691725.html Trump's Justice Department Pick Has Criticized Special Counsel Probes]. ''Voice of America''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.</ref> He was on the board of Time Warner, the parent company of [[CNN]], between 2009 and 2018,<ref>Vazquez, Maegan; Collins, Kaitlan (December 7, 2018). [https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/politics/william-barr-attorney-general-nomination/index.html Trump nominates William Barr to be his next attorney general]. ''CNN''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.</ref> and he thus supported its merger with [[AT&T]] when conservatives and the Trump Administration opposed it.<ref>Kim, Ellis (December 7, 2018). [https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/12/07/four-things-to-know-about-william-barr-trumps-pick-to-replace-jeff-sessions/ 4 Things to Know About William Barr, Trump's Pick to Replace Jeff Sessions]. ''The National Law Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref>
==Conservative actions==
When he was Attorney General in the Bush Administration, Barr took actions to crack down on illegal immigration.<ref>Binder, John (December 7, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/07/william-barr-prioritized-illegal-immigration-crackdown-1990s-similar-sessions/ William Barr Prioritized Illegal Immigration Crackdown in 1990s–Similar to Sessions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> However, it should be noted that the Administration was trying to fend off [[Pat Buchanan]]'s primary challenge at the time, and his actions happened at a time when even liberal Democrats claimed to support tough border security.
==George H.W. Bush administration==
==George H.W. Bush administration==