He also failed to make clear exactly who did the spying or on exactly whom the spying was done or for what reason. Barr has acted as Attorney General before and he must know that it is reckless as Attorney-General to make such evidence-free accusations. The evaluation of Barr’s conclusion was not enhanced by the rapidity of his reaching it. With almost 10,000 false or misleading statements to his credit and multiple attacks on the judiciary and the press, Trump presents only two options for an Attorney General. More seriously, by aligning the DOJ with Trump, Barr is delivering a body blow to the very concept of government, which depends on a commitment to truth and the pursuit of the rule of law.

Source: Forbes April 15, 2019 00:56 UTC