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Bill Barr
October 2, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
Can We Stop Pretending Prosecutors Are Impartial Now?
Attorney General Bill Barr and ex-prosecutor Rudy Giuliani share the same job: defending the president.
July 25, 2019
Matt Ford
We Are All Executioners Now
Attorney General Bill Barr announced that the government will put five prisoners to death in six months, ending a 16-year hiatus.
May 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
His Master’s Voice
Michael Wolff’s latest exposé says Mueller thought indicting Trump was possible and proper—but the special counsel himself isn’t talking.
May 6, 2019
Matt Ford
Waiting for Peak Trump
With the Russia investigation over, and an obsequious attorney general in his corner, the president may be truly unleashed.
May 1, 2019
Matt Ford
America Needs to Hear From Robert Mueller
After Attorney General Bill Barr’s misleading portrayal of the Russia investigation, it's critical that the special counsel testify to Congress.
April 19, 2019
Matt Ford
Who Will Say No to Trump Now?
The underlings who resisted his abuses of power have since left the administration.
April 19, 2019
Walter Shapiro
The Mueller Report’s Lasting Damage to Trump
A lesson from Watergate: Never underestimate the power of political gravity.
April 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Will Rod Rosenstein Regret Defending Bill Barr?
The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.
April 11, 2019
Matt Ford
U.S. Charges Julian Assange With ... Well, What Exactly?
A relatively narrow indictment leaves critics to wonder if the threat to press freedom fits the crime.
March 25, 2019
Matt Ford
History Will Damn Donald Trump
Robert Mueller couldn't prove Trump colluded with Russia or obstructed justice, but future generations of Americans will be less forgiving.
January 14, 2019
Matt Ford
Five Dealbreakers for Confirming Trump’s Next Attorney General
If Bill Barr can’t answer “yes” to these few simple questions, the Senate should reject him.
November 27, 2012
Timothy Noah
The Illusory Power of Grover Norquist
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