The president also said Justice Department officials “haven’t looked very hard, which is a disappointment, to be honest with you.”
President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he continues to have confidence in Attorney General William Barr, again demanding that the Justice Department investigate and back up his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Addressing reporters in the Oval Office after presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former college football coach Lou Holtz, Trump complained that Barr “hasn’t done anything” and that DOJ officials “haven’t looked very hard, which is a disappointment, to be honest with you.”
Trump went on to pledge that “when [Barr] looks, he’ll see the kind of evidence that right now you’re seeing in the Georgia Senate” — repeating the fraud allegations that Republicans fear could foment depressed voter turnout in two decisive Senate runoff races early next year.
……..
Asked Thursday whether he still had confidence in Barr in light of the attorney general’s assessment, the president paused before replying: “Ask me that in a number of weeks from now. They should be looking at all of this fraud.” A spokesperson for Barr declined to comment on Trump’s remarks.
- Discussion
-
Donald Trump declined to say whether he continues to have confidence in Attorney General William Barr, again demanding that the Justice Department investigate and back up his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud https://t.co/cAlW22h3qL
— POLITICO (@politico) December 3, 2020
When asked if he still had confidence in Barr, the president said "Ask me that in a number of weeks from now" https://t.co/kH3J8DIMdC pic.twitter.com/sVQSOSsj8g
— POLITICO (@politico) December 3, 2020
I think firing Bill Barr after publicly humiliating him might be just the palate cleanser I'll need at the end of this admnistration https://t.co/u9sllSjvQ8
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 3, 2020
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.