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William Pelham Barr is an American attorney who served as the 77th Attorney General of the United States.

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One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns.

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In any age, the so-called progressives treat politics as their religion. Their holy mission is to use the coercive power of the State to remake man and society in their own image, according to an abstract ideal of perfection. Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end. They are willing to use any means necessary to gain momentary advantage in achieving their end, regardless of collateral consequences and the systemic implications. They never ask whether the actions they take could be justified as a general rule of conduct, equally applicable to all sides.

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I feel I'm in a position in life where I can do the right thing and not really care about the consequences, i can be truly independent.

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Found on CNN 13 days ago Politics

We're going to be sitting down evaluating them together.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago Top News

I think our nation was turned on its head for three years, I think, based on a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by an irresponsible press.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago US News

( Horowitz) is not definitively ruling that there was no bias. I think that's why we have John Durham.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago US News

I don't believe it's the case where somebody, including a branch of government, is asserting a legal privilege that William Barr have under the law that that constitutes obstruction.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago US News

I think Chris has been working hard to address the problems of the past.

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Found on Reuters 2 months ago Politics

Jewish students who support Israel are frequently targeted for harassment, Jewish student organizations are marginalized, and progressive Jewish students are told they must denounce their beliefs and their heritage in order be part of' intersectional' causes.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago Top News

The greatest danger to our free system is that the incumbent government use the apparatus of the state, principally the law enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies, both to spy on political opponents, but also to use them in a way that could affect the outcome of the election.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago Top News

The inspector general's report now makes clear that The FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a US presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions, that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken, it is also clear that, from its inception the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago Politics

The inspector general's report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a United States presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken.

– William Barr

Found on CNN 2 months ago Politics

The inspector general's report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a William Barr presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions, that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken, it is also clear that, from its inception the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory.

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Found on CNN 2 months ago Top News

Legal Counsel is Legal Counsel, legal Counsel is the lawyer for the Cabinet.

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Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

It's been reported and it's my understanding that it's imminent, a number of people who are mentioned in the report are having an opportunity right now to comment on how they're quoted in the report and after that process is over, which should be very short, the report will be issued. That's what the inspector general himself has suggested.

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Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

The Inspector General Horowitz is a fiercely independent investigator, The Inspector General Horowitz, who I think has conducted this particular investigation in the most professional way and I think The Inspector General Horowitz work when it does come out will be a credit to Justice Department.

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Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

Right now it does not appear that things in Washington are amenable to those kinds of negotiations and compromises.

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Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

We will consult with our state and local colleagues to determine whether there is available a mental health response, and try to ensure that this does not fall through the cracks simply because we don't have an immediate law enforcement basis to arrest the person.

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Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

The status quo is exceptionally dangerous, unacceptable, and only getting worse.

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Found on Reuters 4 months ago Business

I was appalled to learn that Jeffrey Epstein was found dead early this morning from an apparent suicide while in federal custody. Mr. Epstein's death raises serious questions that must be answered, in addition to the FBI's investigation, I have consulted with the Inspector General who is opening an investigation into the circumstances of Mr. Epstein's death.

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Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

Robert Mueller stated three times to us... that Robert Mueller emphatically was not saying that but for the OLC opinion Robert Mueller would have found obstruction.

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Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

I don't think big is necessarily bad, but I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers, and you know, you can win that place in the marketplace without violating the antitrust laws, but I want to find out more about that dynamic.

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Found on CNN 7 months ago Technology

My concern today is that under the banner of identity politics some political factions are seeking to obtain power by dividing Americans and they undermine the values that draw us together, such as a shared commitment to our country's success. This is the breeding ground for hatred and we must reject it.

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Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

Just like a physical body, the body politic must have an immune system that resists anti-Semitism and other forms of racial hatred.

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Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

There is simply no way to litigate these issues and obtain relief from the current injunctions in time to implement any new decision without jeopardizing our ability to carry out the census.

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Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

In life, if you're fighting to defend the Constitution and you find a way to do it that's different and more effective, then you have to think about that.

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Found on CNN 8 months ago Top News

There were counterintelligence activities undertaken against the Trump campaign. And I'm not saying there was not a basis for it, ... but I want to see what that basis was and make sure it was legitimate.

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Found on Reuters 9 months ago Politics

I just think it has to be carefully looked at because the use of foreign intelligence capabilities and counterintelligence capabilities against an American political campaign to me is unprecedented and it's a serious red line that's been crossed.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

I will say that when we met with( Robert Mueller)... we specifically asked Robert Mueller about the OLC opinion and whether or not Robert Mueller was taking the position that Robert Mueller would have found a crime but for the existence of the OLC opinion, and he made it very clear several times that that was not his position. He was not saying that but for the OLC opinion he would have found a crime. He made it clear that he had not made the determination that there was a crime.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

He reiterated several times in a group meeting that he was not saying that but for the OLC opinion he would have found obstruction.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

If we do nothing because we are afraid of the polls or the politics, or the repercussions in the next election, we will set a precedent that, in fact, some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

Many people seem to assume that the only intelligence collection that occurred was a single confidential informant and a FISA warrant, i'd like to find out whether that is, in fact, true. It strikes me as a fairly anemic effort if that was the counterintelligence effort designed to stop the threat as it's being represented.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

I don't know, inferred ? Attorney General William Barr don't know. OK.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Top News

Robert Mueller is the equivalent of a William Barr attorney. Robert Mueller was executing the powers of the attorney general, subject to the supervision of the attorney general, robert Mueller work concluded when Robert Mueller sent Robert Mueller work to the attorney general. At that point, it was my baby, and I was making a decision as to whether or not to make it public.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

William Barr know, the letter's a bit snitty, and I think it was probably written by one of his staff people.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

No, why not ?

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Found on CNN 10 months ago Politics

You know, the letter's a bit snitty, and I think it was probably written by one of his staff people.

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Found on CNN 10 months ago Politics

If you think Justice Department's such an outrageous position, you have nothing to worry about. Let the courts do their job.

– William Barr