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William Barr has served as Attorney General before. What his record tells us about his handling of the Mueller report
Attorney General William Barr was sworn in about two months ago. Barr served as Attorney General before, under President George H. W. Bush. In that stint as A.G., he oversaw Robert Mueller’s work for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readAttorney General William Barr was sworn in about two months ago. Barr served as Attorney General before, under President George H. W. Bush. In that stint as A.G., he oversaw Robert Mueller’s work for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Barr has always been conservative. But being conservative meant something different in the early ‘90s. He’s viewed by many as a Trump loyalist and an immigration hard-liner.
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2 of 5Attorney General Barr moves to deny bond hearings for some asylum seekers- 0:00Some asylum seekers may be forced to wait in jail without a bond hearing
- 6:53William Barr has served as Attorney General before. What his record tells us about his handling of the Mueller reportYou’re reading this
- 12:59Chinese researchers have created a new kind of monkey, with human brain genes
- 21:38Being brave is being vulnerable, says Brene Brown
- 37:29Hernando Colón’s lost library catalog has been rediscovered