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Attorney General William Barr Isn’t Quitting. He Just Wants People to Think He’s Still a Man

Attorney General William Barr, aka Evil Fred Flintstone, aka The White Unsullied, walked out of his Senate confirmation in January 2019 and into the White House where he gave President Trump a gift. Turns out that gift was Barr’s balls as he’s not used them since becoming attorney general and now that it’s becoming obvious,…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 19, 2020
Politics

All 4 Roger Stone Prosecutors Resign From Case as Trump Congratulates DOJ Head for Cutting His Boy Some Slack

At this point, I’m not sure why Trump is making Attorney General William Barr dance so hard. Maybe he likes watching Barr’s stomach jiggle. Maybe he enjoys knowing just how far the head of the Department of Justice will go to save him. Maybe he’s masochistic. Either way, I’m sure Trump is enjoying the newfound…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 12, 2020
Politics

The Department of Justice Gave Over $500,000 to 'Hookers for Jesus.' I Wish I Was Joking

I believe in hookers. I also believe in Jesus. I believe that both of them are doing the Lord’s work. However, I don’t believe that the Department of Justice should be giving either of them money. The DOJ, however, doesn’t give a shit about what I believe. A whistleblower (no, this isn’t a hooker joke)…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 11, 2020
Law Enforcement, News

Attorney General Issues Veiled Threat to Communities That Protest Police Brutality. You Know Which 'Communities' He's Talking About

A roomful of potential rogue cops and prosecutors breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after the chief law enforcement officer in America issued a thinly veiled threat to black communities, hinting that law enforcement officers might stop protecting people who don’t want to get shot in the face. Speaking at a ceremony for the Attorney…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

December 4, 2019
Politics

DOJ Is Reportedly Making Its Review of How Russia Probe Came to Be a Criminal Matter

Donald Trump has long derided as some “hoax” the Mueller probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election that put Trump into the Oval Office. But, now, the Justice Department that has informally reviewing the origins of the special prosecutor’s probe has turned it into an official criminal investigation. That’s according to sources to the…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

October 24, 2019
Politics

Oops! He Did It Again? Trump Reportedly Pressured a 2nd Country—Australia—to Help Him Out of a Jam

Donald Trump, at the urging of his top law enforcement official, Attorney General William Barr, pressured Australia’s prime minister to help him debunk the report on 2016 election shenanigans done by special counsel Robert Mueller. That’s according to the New York Times, which cites sources telling the news site that Trump made the ask during…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

September 30, 2019
Politics

House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Trump Decision to Bring Back Federal Death Penalty

On Wednesday afternoon, the House Oversight and Reform committee launched an investigation into the Department of Justice’s recent decision to resume executions of inmates on federal death row. The decision, announced by Attorney General William Barr late last month, marked the end of a 16-year hiatus on federal executions. Now, House Democrats are demanding answers…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 14, 2019
Criminal Justice, News

Trump Administration Reinstates Death Penalty, Schedules Five Executions

Warning: This article does not use euphemisms to refer to the federal government’s killing policies. After more than a decade without an execution, the attorney general—who previously played the role of Peter Griffin on Family Guy—announced that the federal government will start killing people once again, ordering five men to the execution chamber as Donald…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 25, 2019
Politics

Democrats Considering Contempt for Attorney General After Evil John Goodman-Face Fails to Release Full Mueller Report

Nobody puts evil Fred Flintstone-face in the corner. Nobody. The House Judiciary Committee thought they were just going to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to release Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted master’s dissertation on the investigation into Russian hijinks in the 2016 presidential election. Well, the House Judiciary Committee forgot a few things: 1. Barr is…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 6, 2019
Politics

Nancy Pelosi on Attorney General Barr: 'He Lied to Congress. That's a Crime'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is tired of Trump and his cronies’ bullshit. On Thursday, Pelosi, the top cop of the house speakers, didn’t mince her words and wants everyone to know that Attorney General William Barr—who drives a car with his goddamn feet—lied to Congress about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and how he characterized…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 2, 2019