Attorney General William Barr is following the Trump playbook: Deny, deny, deny | By Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio for CNNOpinion
Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book"Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" and co-author with Peter Eisner of"The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's. View more opinion articles on CNN.
Asked about his claim that he didn't know what special counsel Robert Mueller -- supposedly a long-time friend -- thought of his handling of the Mueller report's key findings, Attorney General William Barr would not admit any wrongdoing and correct the record. Instead, he followed the President Donald Trump playbook, offering spin and evasion like a man desperate to avoid accountability.
The issue is easy to grasp. On April 9, after Mueller wrote to voice his unease over the four-page summary that Barr issued, Barr was asked if he knew how the special counsel's team felt about his conclusions."No, I don't," said Barr. When asked about this lie during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, he responded:"I talked directly to Bob Mueller, not members of his team," said Barr, suggesting he and Mueller were not in disagreement.
Barr firm on using 'spying' to describe Trump campaign 01:59Everyone has a dark side. It's the part of us that feels jealousy and hatred, that fantasizes about revenge. Maturity allows us to see that this shadow exists; morality prevents us from indulging it. The President, who has misled the public more than 10,000 times, according to the Washington Post, is neither mature nor moral. He gives his dark side free rein and looks for others to recruit into his schemes.
Harris questions Barr over report's underlying evidence 03:38And it turns out, Trump made the right choice. After Barr issued his four-page summary -- stating that Mueller had not found sufficient evidence of any Trump campaign official conspiring with the Russians and that Barr had decided Trump had not obstructed justice -- Trump claimed"complete and total exoneration.
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