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Former Attorney General William Barr called Fox News host Mark Levins’ ridiculous defense of Donald Trump in a brutal Wednesday for the conservative outlet. (Watch the video below.)
Appearing on the Bret Baiers Fox News show, Barr reacted to a clip of Levin, a vocal supporter of the former president, from an episode of Hannity the night before.
Levin sought to justify Trump’s possession of classified documents at his property in Florida, where Trump was recently indicted.
His authority comes from the Constitution, said Levin, who was chief of staff for then-Attorney General Edwin Meese during Ronald Reagans presidency. He is the third branch of government. He. Only him. Everything else flows from him!
Baier mentioned to Barr, who was appointed to the AG post by Trump in 2018, that Levin says the Presidential Records Act protects Trump.
The position is taken that this is really a document dispute over the preservation of documents and the president has a good argument why he should keep them I think those arguments are ridiculous, and will be presented as such , Barr said. But I also think, more importantly, they are a sidelight and they distract from the real issue.
Barr said the critical charges against Trump stemmed from blocking his alleged objections after he was subpoenaed for documents. Trump could have legally contested the subpoena but did not, Barr said.
What did he do? Barr continued. He committed an outrageous act of obstruction and deception to thwart that subpoena. And that’s wrong. That is a violation of the law. A serious problem for him.
Barrs’ comments come amid a busy news cycle for Fox News as it fends off a flurry of criticism, much of it from President Joe Biden’s administration.
The White House blasted the outlet for a misleading headline about a Pride flag flying during an LGBTQ+ event and Fox News quickly changed it. The network also received flack from press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for using a graphic that called Biden a wannabe dictator.
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On Thursday, Levin tried to get the last word in on Barrs’ comments, calling him disgraceful in a tweet.
By the way, Bill, the defense counsel’s job is to jerk the government when there is a dispute. You don’t roll if you believe you’re in the right place.
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