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‘ROTTEN’

Trump Insults Female Reporter for Busting His Election Lies

The president resorted to insults when a reporter asked him a question he didn’t like.

Vic Verbalaitis

Bill Barr and Donald Trump.
‘NO FAVORITE’

Trump Agonizing Over Finding AG to Carry Out His Agenda

The incoming president is reportedly being extra careful after his last attorney general refused to carry out his orders.

Janna Brancolini

Former Trump advisor Roger Stone.
TOTALLY NORMAL

Roger Stone Floats Crazy Election Day Plan in Undercover Vid

The Trump ally also really wants to throw former Attorney General Bill Barr in prison.

AJ McDougall

Kamala Harris in front of a S.F.P.D branded lectern with a police officer behind her
opinion
CLAIM A SCALP

Why Kamala Harris Is the Prosecutor This Nation Needs

A telling case about domestic violence showed her mettle as a career prosecutor. Maybe, just maybe, now is the moment for her biggest case of all.

Michael Daly

A photo illustration of Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and Bill Barr.
opinion
PARTY BEFORE COUNTRY

Why Are Republicans Who Despise Trump Voting for Him Anyway?

Bill Barr, Mitch McConnell, and other GOP bigwigs have all lambasted Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. But partisanship is a helluva drug.

Matt Lewis

Former attorney general Bill Barr
‘CLASSIC TRUMP’

Barr: Trump Brought Up ‘Things Like’ Executing Rivals a Lot

“He would say things similar to that on occasions to blow off steam. But I wouldn’t take them literally every time he did it,” the former attorney general said.

William Vaillancourt

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Jordan Klepper declares Donald Trump as “The King of Pettiness” on “The Daily Show.”
‘YOU GO GIRL’

Jordan Klepper Declares Donald Trump ‘The King of Pettiness’

“The Daily Show” co-host also suggested that Trump would have fit in well as a backhanded sorority president.

Jennifer M. Wood

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr during a discussion with state attorneys general on social media abuses in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2020.
‘WOW!’

Trump Mercilessly Mocks His Ex-AG Barr for Endorsing Him

The former president thanked his one-time attorney general by reminding him he once called him “weak, slow moving, lethargic, gutless and lazy.”

Allison Quinn

A photo of a smiling Hunter Biden.
PLOT TWIST

Hunter Biden Wants to Drag Trump Into His Criminal Case

His lawyers are seeking internal documents exchanged between Trump and Justice Department officials, including former Attorney General William Barr.

Justin Rohrlich

William Barr on Fox News with Neil Cavuto.
SPEAKING OUT

Bill Barr: Trump’s Federal Indictments Are ‘Legitimate’

Barr also called the former president’s conduct “outrageous.”

Erik Uebelacker

Bill Barr discusses the latest indictment against Donald Trump relating to the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
OUCH

Barr Trashes Trump’s First Amendment Argument in Jan. 6 Case

“Free speech doesn’t give you the right to engage in a fraudulent conspiracy.”

Dan Ladden-Hall

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