Former attorney general who has largely broken with Trump ‘shocked by the degree of sensitivity’ of documents
, Barr, who served as the US attorney general under Trump from 2019 to 2020, said that he was “shocked by the degree of sensitivity at these documents and how many there were”.
“I do think we have to wait and see what the defense says and what proves to be true. But I do think…if even half of it is true, then he’s toast… It’s a very detailed indictment and it’s very damning,” said Barr. Barr has largely broken with Trump since he left office. His comments stand in stark contrast to Trump’s tirade against federal prosecutors whom he said is pursuing him as part of aBarr added: “The government’s agenda was to … protect those documents and get them out and I think it was perfectly appropriate to do that. It was the right thing to do.”
Barr went on to push back against Trump’s narrative that he is the victim of a broader government “hoax”, saying: “Presenting Trump as a victim here, the victim of a witch hunt is ridiculous.” “He’s been a victim in the past. His adversaries have obsessively pursued him with phony claims and I’ve been at his side defending against him when he is a victim, but this is much different. He’s not a victim here,” said Barr.
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