It was, predictably, something to be aired on television that triggered Donald Trump to attempt to scorch the earth beneath his former ally and attorney general, William P. Barr. Few Americans are as invested in the importance of television and television news as Trump, and the advent of NBC News interviewing Barr about a new book in which he offers constrained criticisms of Trump prompted the former president to extend his typical galaxy of complaints into full paragraphs.
The result is a three-page letter, obtained by Axios, in which Barr is recast by Trump as a hobbled opponent, someone unwilling to address the various invented tragedies that pestered the president. It’s a document offered in response to questions from the network that’s transparent in its dishonesty but also one that collects a number of Trump’s favorite false claims in one place.
Given that, it’s an opportunity to similarly collect the rebuttals to and explanations for his claims in one place. Consider this an incomplete crib sheet for a set of untrue assertions that will emerge over and over as Trump progresses toward a likely presidential bid in 2024.
“Bill Barr was not one of my better picks. … When the Radical Left Democrats threatened to hold him in contempt and even worse, to Impeach him, he became virtually worthless for Law and Order and Election Integrity. … The man making statements in this fake book, or in the interview with NBC News, is not the same man who asked for the job of Attorney...
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