Bill Barr: Trump criminal trial was ‘abhorrent’
Former Attorney General Bill Barr appears on “Fox Across America” to respond to former President Trump’s New York criminal trial verdict and assess how it may affect the presidential election.
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Burr Appearing on “Fox Across America” on Wednesday, he shared his reaction to President Trump being convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
“When people were talking about this, I said this case was an abomination. I didn’t think it would end up resulting in any charges because it was so vague,” Barr told the Fox News hosts. Jimmy Failla.
“I was surprised they did it… it was abhorrent and everyone was talking about it. But if you think about it, how would the American people react if Trump lost a very close election and this lawsuit was overturned? Yes, this lawsuit would be overturned,” he said.
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Barr, who served as attorney general during the Trump administration, also commented on how Trump’s ruling could affect his own judiciary. 2024 Presidential Election.
“It’s unfair to the voters. And, you know, the conspirator in all of this is the mainstream media. Yes, they won’t talk about the issues, they won’t give honest coverage of anything,” he said.
“I believe the Department of Justice knows that the facts alleged in this case do not violate federal election law,” Barr added, “if they abide by this gag order. Again, it is unprecedented and insane that a major candidate would not be able to defend himself.”
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President Biden and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
While shocking to some, Trump’s conviction resonated with voters of all political parties.
“Donald Trump was said to bring about the end of democracy, but it turns out it was Democrats, not Republicans, who escalated legal war tactics. That’s why I believe Republicans are less of a danger to democracy than Democrats right now,” said Sean Maguire, a former Hillary Clinton supporter.“Free Press”
Adam Mortara, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, also told The Free Press, “What’s brought me off the sidelines is that if he doesn’t win, and doesn’t win by a significant margin, it justifies this kind of weaponization of the justice system in the future. Before, I would have said that Joe Biden winning the election is not a danger to America. Now, I think it is, in some ways.”
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Rank-choice voting (RCV) comes in many different forms and is used in various states and territories across the United States. (Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)
Barr noted the difference in the justice system’s approach from one case to the next. Hunter Biden’s laptop He called the discrepancy “total interference” in Trump’s criminal prosecution and called the media “complicit in the whole laptop thing.”“
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