ADBut the most revealing part of Barr’s speech was its angrily partisan tone, an us-vs.-them belligerence unbefitting the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. No doubt, the attorney general — any attorney general — is a political appointee. While other Cabinet secretaries may campaign for political candidates, it has been the practice of attorneys general to refrain from such partisan activity. Would you feel as though William Barr’s Justice Department has a place for you? ADThis is the language of an ideological warrior, not an attorney general.

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 22:30 UTC