Watchdog group lays out the 4 main aspects of an impeachment case against William Barr

Watchdog group lays out the 4 main aspects of an impeachment case against William Barr: ‘Putting an end to his egregious abuses of power’

The inquiry should center on—at minimum—four areas. The report says that Barr has:

Corruptly subverted the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and of President Trump for obstruction of justice;

Interfered with the lawful functions of the Department of Justice by overturning the actions of career prosecutors in the cases of Roger Stone Jr. and Michael Flynn and by firing United States Attorney Geoffrey Berman;

Obstructed lawful investigations of the United States House of Representatives; and

Abused and exceeded the powers of the Attorney General to violate the First and Fourth Amendment rights of American citizens.

The final point focuses on the treatment of peaceful racial justice protesters. “On multiple occasions, Barr appears to have given unlawful orders to federal law enforcement to use violent riot control tactics to violate or impair” protesters’ constitutionally protected rights, says the report, pointing to his directive to police to forcefully clear demonstrators in Lafayette Square as one example.



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