Hiding behind a lie.
Donald Trump hired William Barr to "land the plane". In other words, to stop the Mueller investigation.
Like a good soldier, Barr did just that.
Then, he gave his conclusions. After waiting for 3 or 4 weeks, he made public a redacted version of the Mueller Report.
His conclusions were not true and not accurate. But the damage had already been done. Those that supported Donald Trump were totally convinced by Bill Barr's summation. That was all they needed.
Donald Trump needed more.
He ordered that the full Mueller Report be withheld from the Congress. Furthermore, he ordered all his staff and former staff to not cooperate with any subpoenas or requests from the Congress. It was over. He had been totally exonerated. Mitch McConnell was marched out to the Senate floor to announce that the "case was closed". It was time to bury this "witch hunt".
But, the Democrats in Congress and many Americans did not think it was over. It looked like a cover-up. The House Judiciary Committee charged AG Barr with contempt of Congress when he refused to turn over the full Mueller Report.
Donald Trump continued to hide behind AG Barr's lies about the Mueller Report and declared himself not an equal branch of government, but superior to the other two branches. He stated that he would not cooperate with any requests from the Congress. It was an unprecedented action from a president.
As Donald Trump hides behind the lie, in order to cover-up the truth, the country slides into a political, if not constitutional, crisis. The battles lines are being drawn.
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AG Barr shut down the Mueller investigation! He ordered Mueller to turn in his report before he was finished with his investigation.
I agree with you.
