Speaking on the phone for 90 minutes with Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel as his tenure at the Justice Department comes to a close, Attorney General Bill Barr let down his guard. He must have been far too relaxed while talking to a devoted ally who once gratuitously referred to him as “real attorney general,” because his comments were much more revealing and inculpatory than he seemed to realize.
Strassel has been a consistent propagandist for the Trump administration, so it’s little surprise that Barr went to her to deliver a sprawling interview on his controversial time in office. Nor is it surprising that he got a fawning reception.
Early in the piece, Strassel revealed that Barr made a stunning admission: Continue reading.