moldyoldy

Last December, then-Attorney General Bill Barr sat down with Associated Press reporter Michael Balsamo, where he essentially rejected then-President Donald Trump's claims of widespread v***r f***d in the 2020 e******n.

Barr said that the Department of Justice had looked into credible claims of fraud, but notably revealed that "to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the e******n."

After the interview, Barr then headed to the White House for a previously scheduled meeting with chief of staff Mark Meadows, where he was told by Meadows that Trump would be "livid" at the e******n-related statements from the interview, according to a new book by Washington Post reporters Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker.

Barr was told by White House counsel Pat Cipollone that Trump wanted to see him in his private dining room, where the president was watching the right-leaning One America News Network (OANN).

The scene was tense, as "everything about the president telegraphed that he was in a barely contained rage," and even resulted in him switching to the third person, which Leonnig and Rucker detailed in "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year."

Trump immediately questioned Barr about the Associated Press interview, where he threw cold water on the president's ongoing v**er-fraud claims.

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"Bill did, you say this?" Trump asked in a "sharp and quick" manner, according to the book.

After Barr confirmed that he had indeed made the statement, Trump questioned him again.

"How could you say this?" Trump said, according to the book. "Why didn't you just not answer the question?"

The president raised his voice and peculiarly began to speak in the third person.

"There's no reason for you to have said this!" he said, according to the book. "You must h**e Trump!"

With OANN in the background, Trump "started yelling" and "was so angry his words came out like spit," according to the book.

Trump then pointed to the television screen, as OANN was discussing e******n conspiracies that Pennsylvania backdated late-arriving b****ts, as well as allegations that Fulton County, Georgia, illegally added b****ts to their tally. Barr told Trump that the Justice Department reviewed the claims and found no evidence that such events occurred.

"We've looked into these things and they're nonsense," Barr said, according to the book.

After the back-and-forth, Barr reiterated to Trump that there was simply no evidence to support the most prominent allegations.

"Mr. President, I'm not up here to say there was no fraud," the attorney general said at the time, according to the book. "There may very well have been fraud. I suspect there was fraud, maybe more than usual. But there's no evidence of substantial fraud that would change the e******n, and your problem is you have five weeks. The reason you're sitting where you are today is because you had five weeks for your lawyers to mount a strategy … whereby you can turn around the e******n."

While Trump continued to act in an "explosive and crazed" manner, Barr sought to remain "calm and deliberate," according to the book.

Nearly two weeks later, Trump announced that Barr would be departing the administration shortly before Christmas, lauding the attorney general for doing "an outstanding job."

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-spoke-third-person-barr-e******n-conspiracy-theories-discussion-book-2021-7

microphor Loc: Home is TN

Don't believe it for a minute. Anybody who has ever been around Trump in person knows that when he's pissed, he doesn't scream and yell. Quiet the opposite, he gets this rock like look to his face, his tone is low and voice is deep. So I call bulls**t on this one. the answer to your question is "yes, I have"!

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

You would know how? Trump is a lunatic.

microphor Loc: Home is TN

microphor Loc: Home is TN

No more Iuniac than you people who keep selecting the same representatives over and over, getting the same results over and over, society gets worse and worse under these reps,, they call that insanity

moldyoldy

The emotional politics of US President Donald Trump have never been more intriguing. Close to two years after he was announced as the official Republican nominee, headlines are still dominated by his latest impulsive political decisions, unhinged typo-filled Twitter rants, and blustering denunciations of foes and former allies alike.

Trump’s rise has signalled a change in the emotional tone of public debate. The people of the US are angry – mostly either at or with their President.

https://theconversation.com/amp/trumps-inappropriate-anger-has-become-essential-to-his-political-success-77696

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Who are you another ex wife ?

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

Wonttakeitanymore

Are u paying attention to ur veggie in the White House? Better be!

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Surprisingly, there are people that do get emotional when the country they love is being fundamentally changed into a third-world s**thole.

Ronald Hatt Loc: Lansing, Mich

I wonder if trump was aware...{ at that point}...that *Barr was **heavily invested in the criminal v****g machines?

As for the parting "compliment"...That is political theater, & to be expected, eh "Skippy"?

Do you "really" like *Demoncrats"? { it's like "liking", *cockroaches, *vermin of all types, & *co-mingling with them, for 'fun & profit"!....{ kinda like *Kamala, "Co-mingled", with *Willie Brown?}....Like *Bath House Barry 'Co-mingled, with his *" type" at the *Chicago bath houses}...? Like *"JFK "Co-mingled, with Marilyn Monroe...Et al?

Is that what we are talking about here?

moldyoldy

Is there anybody that the right is upset with, who does not own d******n stock? The crazy just gets crazier.

Wonttakeitanymore

What’s funny is u guys spend more time listening to a real president than ur folk of a puppet! Easy to listen to a person with cognizance!

moldyoldy

trump is like a broken record, repeating his list of grievances over and over.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Something you never do, that post alone a sample of your constant whining and b***hing.