Former Attorney General William Barr fired and laughed on Saturday at former President Donald Trump’s insult to him after a House of Representatives committee investigating last year’s U.S. Capitol riots held its first public hearing this week.
The commission aired a clip of Bar, who was widely regarded as one of the most loyal members of Trump’s cabinet, testifying that the former president’s allegations of massive voter fraud in the 2020 election were “bullshit” during a hearing. in prime time, broadcast on television on Thursday. In addition, the commission released a short video of the daughter of former President Ivanka Trump, which shows that she respects the former lawyer and “accepts” his assessment of the last presidential election.
Trump posted on his social media site TruthSocial in response to the videos, writing: “Ivanka Trump was not involved in reviewing or studying the election results. She checked herself a long time ago and I think she was just trying to be respectful to Bill Bar and his position as Attorney General (he sucks!).
During a Saturday interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto, Bar was asked about Trump’s response. “What did you think of that?” Cavuto asked.
Former Attorney General William Barr fired and laughed on Saturday at former President Donald Trump’s insult to him after a House of Representatives committee investigating last year’s U.S. Capitol riots held its first public hearing this week. Above, Bar laughed during an interview after Fox News host Neil Cavuto asked him about Trump, who said he was “sucked.” Fox News / screenshot
After laughing for a few seconds, Bar said, “Well, I thought about the source.”
“Somehow I ignore such comments,” the former Trump administration official continued. “But, you know, it wasn’t the new Neil. I think people need to understand that on December 1, I made a public statement through the Associated Press … “
“Yes, I remember quite well,” Cavuto said.
Bar told the AP on December 1, 2020, that “there is no evidence of mass voter fraud that led to President Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election.” He made the assessment after prompting the Ministry of Justice to investigate the allegations.
Bar also told Cavuto on Saturday that he had made “the same point” during a press conference when he left the Justice Department on December 22, 2020, after resigning.
“Obviously I looked at some of the details of my thinking in my book,” he added. “I think the president’s response is something I would expect from him, which is essentially ad hominem attacks.
Barr wrote in his memoirs that he had told Trump directly that the allegations were “nonsense” and that his legal team after the 2020 election was a “clown show.” The former chief prosecutor made similar comments in his testimony before the elected commission, reiterating that allegations of electoral fraud were “bass”.
“Honestly, a year and a half later, I didn’t see anything to change my mind about it,” Bar said in a video released Thursday.
Newsweek turned to Trump’s press office for comment.
Prior to joining the Trump administration in February 2019, Bar previously served as deputy attorney general under former Republican President George HW Bush from 1990 to 1991. The conservative former Justice Department official received significant criticism and reactions from Democrats throughout his tenure under Trump, with some prominent liberal lawmakers even calling for his impeachment.
Although Trump continues to insist that the 2020 election was “rigged” or “stolen,” no evidence has emerged to support the claim. In addition to Bar, dozens of judges from state and federal courts are weighing themselves after the 2020 election, consistently speaking out against legal challenges posed by the former president and his allies. Even Trump-appointed judges have dismissed cases.
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