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:[[Bill Barr]] was incompetent and disloyal, and panders to the [[liberal media]].  I would consider anything he did to have any precedential value.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 00:31, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:[[Bill Barr]] was incompetent and disloyal, and panders to the [[liberal media]].  I would consider anything he did to have any precedential value.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 00:31, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:: How, exactly, was Barr disloyal? Remember, Trump is a stable genius and only hired the best people. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r2qQUfh_ls] I’ve noticed all CP admins are Trump sycophants, as a result, everyone running this encyclopedia is required to believe Barr was a competent Attorney General. No excuses.--[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 10:00, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:: How, exactly, was Barr disloyal? Remember, Trump is a stable genius and only hired the best people. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r2qQUfh_ls] I’ve noticed all CP admins are Trump sycophants, as a result, everyone running this encyclopedia is required to believe Barr was a competent Attorney General. No excuses.--[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 10:00, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

 

:::This is a regulation issued by the attorney general, so the AG can interpret it. As a practical matter, I don't think that we'll see Garland held in contempt. But what happened to, "No one is above the law"? The special counsel regulation says: "The Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 06:38, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

::This is a regulation issued by the attorney general, so the AG can interpret it. As a practical matter, I don't think that we'll see Garland held in contempt. But what happened to, "No one is above the law"? Here is the relevant text:

::::Mr. Ka: Why are you quoting the relevant US Code concerning the appointment of Special Counsels? I included these references in my first post concerning the appointment of Weiss. PLEASE read 28 U.S.C. §§ 509, 510, and 515. I’m begging you. CP admins seem to be very inconsistent when it comes to the appointment of Special Counsels. John Durham was a DOJ employee when he was appointed a Special Counsel yet the CP article on him does not contain any griping about how the Trump administration flouted the law. Will this oversight be remedied?--[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 10:00, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

{{cquote|An individual named as Special Counsel shall be a lawyer with a reputation for integrity and impartial decisionmaking, and with appropriate experience to ensure both that the investigation will be conducted ably, expeditiously and thoroughly, and that investigative and prosecutorial decisions will be supported by an informed understanding of the criminal law and Department of Justice policies. The Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government.}}

:::::I am quoting from CFR 600, the [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-VI/part-600 special counsel regulation]. And no, you didn't include this reference in the OP. I don't think there is any question that Garland has violated it. There is no practical way to require an A-G to follow a DOJ regulation. He makes the regulations, so what would be the point of making him go through meaningless hoops? The hypocrisy is that if you make the same argument with respect to Trump, the rejoinder is, "No one is above law." [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 00:29, August 15, 2023 (EDT)  

::Are these rules really that hard to follow or to understand? If they are, Garland should change the regulation instead of pretending to follow it.  [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 06:38, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:::Mr. Ka: Why are you quoting the relevant US Code concerning the appointment of Special Counsels? I included these references in my first post concerning the appointment of Weiss. PLEASE read 28 U.S.C. §§ 509, 510, and 515. I’m begging you. CP admins seem to be very inconsistent when it comes to the appointment of Special Counsels. John Durham was a DOJ employee when he was appointed a Special Counsel yet the CP article on him does not contain any griping about how the Trump administration flouted the law. Will this oversight be remedied?--[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 10:00, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

::::There's an obvious [[bias]] here, which was not so obvious in the Durham probe at the outset. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 12:14, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

::::There's an obvious [[bias]] here, which was not so obvious in the Durham probe at the outset. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 12:14, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:::::Thirty-one Senate Republicans demanded Special Counsel status for Weiss. [https://www.scott.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Hunter%20Biden%20Special%20Counsel%20Letter%20FINAL.pdf] Now that their demands have been met, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is actually complaining about what she demanded. She's using words like 'collaborator'.[https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/marsha-blackburn-hunter-biden-david-weiss/2023/08/14/id/1130657/] Real classy. --[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 14:38, August 14, 2023 (EDT)

:::::Thirty-one Senate Republicans demanded Special Counsel status for Weiss. [https://www.scott.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Hunter%20Biden%20Special%20Counsel%20Letter%20FINAL.pdf] Now that their demands have been met, Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is actually complaining about what she demanded. She's using words like 'collaborator'.[https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/marsha-blackburn-hunter-biden-david-weiss/2023/08/14/id/1130657/] Real classy. --[[User:LSimons|LSimons]] ([[User talk:LSimons|talk]]) 14:38, August 14, 2023 (EDT)