In some ways, Barr's criticism is not a surprise. "What is unjust is not prosecuting Trump at this stage," Barr said to Morning Edition. Special counsel Jack Smith responded on Thursday in a new court filing opposing the request to delay saying it "borders on frivolous." On Monday, lawyers for Trump requested a federal judge postpone his trial regarding classified documents arguing that it could happen during the 2024 presidential race and "will impact both the outcome of that election and, importantly, the ability of the Defendants to obtain a fair trial," his lawyers wrote in a court filing.įederal prosecutors are asking for a December 11 trial start date. "He was going to show them that no one was going to push him around, and that he was, in effect, still the president and could do what he want and get away with it," Barr said. He characterized Trump's behavior as "contumacious," which he defined as "a willful violation that was effectively flipping the bird at the government." government documents.ĭuring the interview, Barr switched between legal terms and colloquial phrases in his effort to describe Trump's long refusal to return the documents.
Attorney General during an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep for Morning Edition.īarr said Trump brought the indictment on himself through his "egregious" refusal to return U.S. "I think he got into trouble because he defied the subpoena," said William Barr, former U.S.
Trump have denounced the federal indictment against him, his former chief law enforcement officer sees it differently. While defenders of former President Donald J.
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