kemmer wrote:
If it wasn't clear before, it certainly is now: Barr's only function is to use his office of AG to protect Trump. his family, and his buddies. The once independent DOJ has, like the Republican Senate, become just another political arm of the executive branch. We're seeing Trump dismantle our form of government. Trump sits on his bed and tweets, and Barr acts.
The Department of Justice was established as a cabinet level department within the Executive Branch, it is not an independent agency. The POTUS is the chief executive officer of the Executive Branch, the AG of the US works under the POTUS and at his direction. Since the DOJ was established, every AG worked with the POTUS.
Whatever "form of government" you have in mind, it bears no resemblance to that established in our constitution.