AG Barr: DOJ had been drawn into 'political maelstrom'; department used as 'political weapon'
Posted on AllSides July 28th, 2020
From The Left
![William Barr Justice Department, US House, House Judiciary Committee](https://dev.allsides.com/sites/default/files/styles/news_large_image/public/b2e3821c-dce3-498b-9da7-af91bfffb809-XXX__JG_137975_Bill_Barr_is_on__5_1__jmg_81683.jpeg?itok=cokcYVCI)
Attorney General William Barr, facing a hotly anticipated appearance before a House panel Tuesday, offered a forceful defense of his actions as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, asserting that he has acted apart from the interests of the White House while "applying a standard of justice without partisan considerations."
Even before taking office in 2019, Barr said he became "deeply troubled by what I perceived as the increasing use of the criminal justice process as a political weapon and the emergence of two separate standards of justice."
"The Department...
Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.