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Barr will lie, lie and then lie some more. His only goal is to act as the President's publicly-paid personal attorney. He will continue to do so today.

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Bill Barr has blatantly violated the constitution and has acted as Trumps personal attorney instead of performing the duties of the Attorney General. He needs to be removed from office. I am encouraged that congress is investigating his actions. I am skeptical that the spineless Republicans will actually take any meaningful action. I expect that Barr will repeatedly lie and distort the truth in an attempt to justify his actions. I will watch the testimony as my schedule allows, probably won't see all of it.

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Great job putting context around today's witnesses and activities. I am glad to see Congress trying to be effective and trying to hold people whom we KNOW to be complicit responsible. I find, however, that I am too invested in outcomes now. The protests, the DOJ corruption, the pandemic, Trump, and now Biden's VP choice are all weighing on me, as I know must be true for everyone else, too. This has happened before. It is easy to lose objectivity and to become emotional. So I will take a few days to recalibrate and then come back with a steadier perception. Thanks for putting this stuff in context and in perspective. Your work is always appreciated, even when reading it DRIVES ME CRAZY! <smile>

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

He'll lie, nothing will be done.

Rinse.

Repeat.

I am not optimistic, at all, about this. If something does happen, whatever that may be, I will be shocked. The corruption is so vast and deep, it will take years to clean up.

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Great headline. Ha ha ha! What COULD he possibly say? He's already published his introduction. He is creating a dictator. How can he have advanced as far as he has career-wise with this skewed view?

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Dear Amee, I tried, I really tried, but I can´t listen anymore to the deflections, denials, the wheeling and dealing of Bill Barr or Trump. I´m raised & educated to be open minded and to see both sides in a “discussion” but for me this goes beyond any form of comprehension or empathy.

And again, I know I´m repeating myself, I really don´t understand that still 40% of Americans approve of Donald Trump. How big a mess can he make?

But for me that begs the question: How is it possible that the 60% that disapprove are completely unable to communicate this to the rest?

You have Lincoln project, Meidas Touch, Eleven Films, Don Winslow, Vets … etc etc. But they´re all preaching for their own parish. The 60% stays 60% …

I understand there will always be a % of hardcore racists/fascists, we have ´m here in Europe too. But 40%? I find that hard to imagine.

Shouldn´t some different tactics or strategies be applied? This way Trump will go into the elections with 40% secure support? Damn

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Nah, I don’t need to waste my time listening to that lying, traitorous sack bluster and BS while repugs waste time with procedural machinations, objections, and childish disruptions. They make a mockery of their oaths. I’ll be watching Law & Order reruns.

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Jul 28, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

I’m feeling particularly pessimistic this morning; probably the excellent, but uncompromising report I listened to this morning here: https://youtu.be/DtLDrskGLqU https://youtu.be/DtLDrskGLqU

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Hearing delayed by 45 min. due to Rep. Nadler being in an auto accident. He's ok, was in backseat.

Bill Barr is a "Constitutional Scoundrel",per Glenn Kirschner, and I agree 100%. Bill Barr is Trump's dog and needs to be impeached/removed.

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He's an idiot, plain and simple and a corrupt one at that.

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I held down my gorge while Jordan rapped drivel. Again. I stayed with it until Barr said there was no cause to investigate Flynn because he had not committed a crime. But he knows better than I do that the charging of a crime follows an investigation, not vice versa. He cares only about his chance to create a theocracy. Which church got gobs of relief money? “His” church.

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