Barr Watch
Democracy 21 is a leader in tracking and challenging the improprieties of Attorney General William Barr. We have filed seven complaints with the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Justice Department calling for investigations into Barr’s misuse and abuse of his office to protect, defend and promote the personal political interests of President Trump. We have published articles and issued statements challenging Barr’s failure to carry out the core mission of the Justice Department “to administer fair and impartial justice for all Americans.” We have documented a record that shows Barr is serving as a political adviser and campaign aide for President Trump rather than serving the American people as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. We have demonstrated that William Barr is unfit to serve as the Attorney General of the United States.
D21 Calls on DOJ OPR to Ensure AG Barr’s Recusal from Active Mueller-Related Cases
|Press Releases |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby DianeDemocracy 21 Calls on DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility to Ensure Attorney General Barr is Recused on Bias Grounds from Overseeing 14 Active Cases Stemming from Mueller Investigation In a letter sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer wrote that Attorney General William Barr “must recuse […]
Attorney General Barr’s Indefensible Performance
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | May 2, 2019 Attorney General William Barr is a dangerous person to be serving as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. The Attorney General is supposed to embody and stand for the Justice Department’s stated mission to “ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.” Instead, Barr has made […]
Attorney General Barr Shills For President Trump Today As He Undermines The Rule Of Law And Destroys His Own Credibility
|Press Releases |Barr Watch Ethics & Accountabilityby Jackie HowellAttorney General William Barr has been acting as defense attorney for President Trump ever since he sent his memo as a private citizen to the Justice Department in June 2018 attacking Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into obstruction of justice as “fatally misconceived.” Given that Barr had prejudged the Mueller investigation as improper, as soon as he […]