| They’re in rebellion. That’s what U.S. Attorney General William Barr was suggesting when, The New York Times reports, he recently told federal prosecutors they should consider charging violent protesters with sedition. Barr has also asked subordinates to consider prosecuting Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, herself a former U.S. attorney, in a move she called “chilling” and an “abuse of power” by the Trump administration. The president has often spoken of jailing political enemies. Barr said Wednesday that he has complete discretion over prosecutions, while blasting some of his own prosecutors for politically motivated “headhunting.”Sources: NYT, The Hill, AP, CNN |
What This Country Needs . . .
October 17, 2020
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by Charles Uphaus What this country needs in addition to a good five-cent cigar is a reasonable, responsible, conservative party. And, friends, the Trumpublican party
