| It's been almost six months since Donald Trump's campaign to disrupt the lawful transfer of power culminated in the attempted insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. In the weeks since, we've learned much about how deluded activists, a massive right-wing media apparatus and Republican politicians contributed to a dark day in American history. And, says contributing columnist George Conway, "We've been learning more about how lawyers stood in the way of [Trump's] attempt to commit the ultimate abuse of public trust during his final days in office." "The latest revelations," Conway writes, "involve former attorney general William P. Barr. An excerpt from a forthcoming book by ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl describes what Barr thought about the 45th president's claims of electoral fraud: 'It was all bulls---t.' The Justice Department 'realized from the beginning it was just bulls---.' No legal term, English or Latin, fits better than that." "To be sure, Barr's rectitude that day doesn't excuse his earlier kowtowing to Trump or his politicization of the Justice Department," Conway concludes. "But make no mistake: Barr, in Karl's telling, did the right thing by refusing to treat Trump's fraud claims as anything other than what he believed them to be: factual and legal manure."  (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) A book by ABC News's Jonathan Karl sheds new light on the vital role played by the culture of the legal profession in blunting efforts to overturn the 2020 election. By George Conway ● Read more » | | | | One red flag was the White House's apparent attempt to inflate the size of the package. By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » | | | | A decade and a half after Twitter launched, a voice of exasperated reason. By Erik Wemple ● Read more » | | | With a legally questionable move to shut down facilities for immigrant children, he's sending a message to 2024 primary voters. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | | The president's realistic approach transcends the usual right-left ideologies. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » | | | | This manufactured controversy seeks to alarm White voters into believing that they are threatened. By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » | | | | Trump has bet his continued domination of the GOP on revenge primaries in 2022. But his tired message probably isn't up to the task. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | When they cry that President Biden hurt their feelings, you know they're looking for an excuse to walk away from bipartisanship. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | |
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