Published on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:00am
When Bill Barr was appointed attorney general, I was hopeful. Impeccable credentials, long experience in law, not to mention a previous stint as attorney general, Bill Barr was an obvious choice. He was also someone who, at least in his prior jobs, had never lost the respect of those who disagreed with him. Perhaps, we thought and I say we because it’s what I thought, and I was wrong — he would be a stabilizing force; he would respect the department’s independence and recognize that he is America’s attorney general, not Donald Trump’s private solicitor.