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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> but after Trump became the nominee, Barr donated only $2,700.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-has-blasted-muellers-team-for-political-donations-but-attorney-general-nominee-william-barr-has-given-more-than-500000/2018/12/11/dce5974a-fcb0-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html</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>
 
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> but after Trump became the nominee, Barr donated only $2,700.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-has-blasted-muellers-team-for-political-donations-but-attorney-general-nominee-william-barr-has-given-more-than-500000/2018/12/11/dce5974a-fcb0-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html</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>
  
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When President Trump nominated Barr to be his attorney general, some liberals praised Barr, calling him "mainstream conservative" and "less ideologically extreme" than the conservative [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>https://twitter.com/arimelber/status/1071058049769660417</ref> Sen. [[Patrick Leahy]], who was forced to resign from the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] for [[leak]]ing information related to the [[Mena/Contra]] operation in 1987, was an enthusiastic supporter. Bush DOJ official Stuart Gerson called Barr and [[Bob Mueller]] "folks of the establishment."<ref>Ballhaus, Rebecca; Gurman, Sadie; Viswanatha, Aruna (December 7, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-has-chosen-william-barr-to-be-next-attorney-general-1544193989 Trump Taps William Barr to Be Next Attorney General]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref>
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When President Trump nominated Barr to be his attorney general, some liberals praised Barr, calling him "mainstream conservative" and "less ideologically extreme" than the conservative [[Jeff Sessions]].<ref>https://twitter.com/arimelber/status/1071058049769660417</ref> Sen. [[Patrick Leahy]], who was forced to resign from the [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] for [[leak]]ing information related to the [[Mena/Contra]] operation in 1987, was an enthusiastic supporter. Bush DOJ official Stuart Gerson called Barr and [[Bob Mueller]] "folks of the establishment."<ref>Ballhaus, Rebecca; Gurman, Sadie; Viswanatha, Aruna (December 7, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-has-chosen-william-barr-to-be-next-attorney-general-1544193989 Trump Taps William Barr to Be Next Attorney General]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> Barr is personal friends with Mueller, leading to questions of whether he would do anything to stop overreach by Mueller.<ref>Manning, Richard (January 15, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-attorney-general-nominee-bill-barr-swamp-master-or-destroyer Trump Attorney General nominee Bill Barr – Swamp master or destroyer?] ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 15, 2019.</ref>
  
 
==Conservative actions==
 
==Conservative actions==

Revision as of 13:48, January 15, 2019

William P. Barr is the former Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush.

Establishment/liberal ties

Barr donated $55,000 to establishment candidate Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election,[1] but after Trump became the nominee, Barr donated only $2,700.[2] He was on the board of Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, between 2009 and 2018,[3] and he thus supported its merger with AT&T when conservatives and the Trump Administration opposed it.[4]

When President Trump nominated Barr to be his attorney general, some liberals praised Barr, calling him "mainstream conservative" and "less ideologically extreme" than the conservative Jeff Sessions.[5] Sen. Patrick Leahy, who was forced to resign from the Senate Intelligence Committee for leaking information related to the Mena/Contra operation in 1987, was an enthusiastic supporter. Bush DOJ official Stuart Gerson called Barr and Bob Mueller "folks of the establishment."[6] Barr is personal friends with Mueller, leading to questions of whether he would do anything to stop overreach by Mueller.[7]

Conservative actions

When he was Attorney General in the Bush Administration, Barr took actions to crack down on illegal immigration.[8][9][10] 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. However, Barr opposed building border barriers across the entire border with Mexico.[11]

George H.W. Bush administration

Prior to his appointment as Attorney General, Barr served as Chief Counsel for the CIA airline Southern Air Transport during Iran Contra.[12] Robert Mueller served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during Barr's tenure.

References

  1. ↑ Farivar, Masood (December 7, 2018). Trump's Justice Department Pick Has Criticized Special Counsel Probes. Voice of America. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-has-blasted-muellers-team-for-political-donations-but-attorney-general-nominee-william-barr-has-given-more-than-500000/2018/12/11/dce5974a-fcb0-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html
  3. ↑ Vazquez, Maegan; Collins, Kaitlan (December 7, 2018). Trump nominates William Barr to be his next attorney general. CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kim, Ellis (December 7, 2018). 4 Things to Know About William Barr, Trump's Pick to Replace Jeff Sessions. The National Law Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/arimelber/status/1071058049769660417
  6. ↑ Ballhaus, Rebecca; Gurman, Sadie; Viswanatha, Aruna (December 7, 2018). Trump Taps William Barr to Be Next Attorney General. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Manning, Richard (January 15, 2019). Trump Attorney General nominee Bill Barr – Swamp master or destroyer? Fox News. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  8. ↑ Binder, John (December 7, 2018). William Barr Prioritized Illegal Immigration Crackdown in 1990s–Similar to Sessions. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ Arthur, Andrew R. (December 11, 2018). The Once (and Future?) AG William Barr on Immigration. Center for Immigration Studies. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ Donachie, Robert (December 12, 2018). William Barr, Trump's pick as attorney general, is an immigration hardliner. Washington Examiner. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ Trump’s pick for AG once questioned value of border wall. Politico (from the Associated Press). December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  12. ↑ Terry Reed & John Cummings, Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA, Shapolsky Publishers, 1994

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