Barr Now Claims He’s ‘Not Surprised’ By Pro-Trump Violence After Mocking ‘Liberals’ For Concerns

Former Attorney General Bill Barr totally saw this coming, really!

On Monday, Barr told ITV News that he was “sad to see but not surprised” by the pro-Trump insurrection on January 6, asserting that loss of faith in the elections was “the thing that precipitated” the violence.


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I looked into the genesis. Incitement was involved.

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Barr was not surprised by what he enabled.

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“All this bullshit about how the President is going to stay in office and seize power? I’ve never heard of any of that crap,”

Any bets he wouldn’t repeat that under oath?

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No pardon for you, Fat Boy…

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Oh do go away and don’t show your face again until you’re subpoenaed

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Go back under your rock, asshole, and stay there.

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John Kass is the print version of Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller and QAnon.

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LowBarr has always been and will, until his death, continue to be a dickhead without compare.

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He’d say, “‘Heard?’ Not quite sure what that means. Could you define it for me?”

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Blah, blah, lies…blah, blah, lies.

Why does anyone even care what you say?

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Aaahh. Bill. Bill. Just GFY. And I mean that in the most respectful way possible, you maggot-riddled pile of rotting hog entrails.

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Totally O/T but listen all the way through, It could save your life

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In other words, his newspaper column is not good enough for puppy house training?

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“On Monday, Barr told ITV News that he was “sad to see but not surprised” by the pro-Trump insurrection on January 6, asserting that loss of faith in the elections was “the thing that precipitated” the violence.”

I hope one day the the mystery of why the citizenry lost faith in the electoral process can be solved. Tis a puzzle to be sure.

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I really hope that within the first 10 days of the Biden Administration, and before Fat Nixon’s second (2nd) impeachment trial, that the unredacted Mueller report is released.

Would undoubtedly add some much needed context for the Senate to consider.

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“ …and also when they lose faith in the integrity of elections, you are going to have some people resort to violence,” Barr said.

Sixty bogus and frivolous law suits denied. Yup, it can happen. It’s just like losing your car keys.

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“They are projecting,” he continued. “They are creating an incendiary situation where there will be loss of confidence in the vote.”

So many layers of rich, chocolaty irony. “They” are creating an incendiary situation, says the guy who created the incendiary situation. “They” are projecting, says the guy who is literally projecting.

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Well, it does feature his picture, so the puppy would have something suitable to aim for.

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Barr’s calling bull shit is in itself bull shit! He is that much of a weasel.

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