Former Attorney General William Barr has penned a soon-to-be-published 600-page memoir entitled One Damn Thing After Another. The New York Times printed extracts over the weekend, including some damning lines concerning former President Donald Trump.
Barr says Trump “lost his grip” following his election defeat in 2020. The two men famously fell out over Trump’s claims of election fraud.
“He stopped listening to his advisers, became manic and unreasonable, and was off the rails,” Barr writes in his new book. “He surrounded himself with sycophants, including many whack jobs from outside the government, who fed him a steady diet of comforting but unsupported conspiracy theories.”
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Barr went on to call the idea of another Trump presidency campaign “dismaying”. For 2024, he urged the Republican Party to find other, younger candidates who did not show Trump’s “erratic behavior.”
“Donald Trump has shown he has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers to provide the kind of positive leadership that is needed.”
Barr says he believed Trump could have won the 2020 campaign if he had “just exercised a modicum of self-restraint, moderating even a little of his pettiness.”
However, that was not to be, and Barr says Trump lost fair and square.
“The election was not ‘stolen,’ ” Barr writes. “Trump lost it.”
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Following the election, the Department of Justice, to Trump’s fury and frustration, was unable to find evidence to support his claims of election fraud. Barr says Trump accused him of “pulling the rug out from under me” when confronted with this. When Barr offered to resign, he says Trump slammed the table and yelled “accepted!”
Subsequently, Trump has taken every opportunity to denounce Barr, saying last summer his former AG was “a disappointment in every sense of the word” and calling him a “swamp creature.”
Barr’s book will be published March 8.
Although pointing out that Trump was “off the rails” hardly takes much genius, many have questioned Barr choosing to speak out only now.
No kidding. It would have been helpful for this to be disclosed in 2020 rather than waiting 2 years when there’s a book to sell.
— Dade Felon’s Ghost (@EvilDowlen) February 28, 2022
Where was he with this info when it would have HELPED?
— John Urie (@MercMarten) February 28, 2022
Too little. Too late. But make that money. America @ it’s finest.
— David Dennison (@dbreezy007) February 27, 2022
another person who saved important stuff for his book that I will NEVER buy. 😡😡😡😡
— christina m. brooks (@runewarrior) February 27, 2022
Gosh if only Barr had said that publicly when he resigned Dec 20th…🤷🏻♂️
— David S (@superdavidnyc) February 27, 2022
white-queer-african
Hopefully my comment will not await “moderation” by Queerty?
Trump has been “off the rails” since birth Mr Barr.
wikidBSTN
Took the words right out of my mouth. Incredible that Barr didn’t realize until the end of Trump’s term. Not very bright.
Den
Most of the time it is editing, it seems, that gets comments held for moderation. Even simple typos, when edited, will get a comment held. There are some words that flag comments, but that seems inconsistent.
Eternal.Cowboy
Barr, while correct, is way late to the game. It was clear to the majority of voting Americans that Trump was unfit for president and that is why they didn’t vote for him. Republicans politicians that are just figuring this out are only demonstrating that they are equally unfit for office.
Den
Let’s not forget that right wingers are not well tethered to reality. Certainly they had no reason to expect Trump to win the popular vote when he lost it in his first bid for office, gaining office only through the outdated and suspect electoral college.
But when, predictably, he lost the popular vote the second time around, but did not manage to win the right states most republicans lost what little sanity they had.
Eternal.Cowboy
I realize my post wasn’t totally clear. The majority of Americans realized Trump was unfit for off in 2016 and that is why they didn’t vote for him. Barr is two elections behind the painfully obvious.
Covid Hermit
Trump lost in 2020 because of (a) his botched response to COVID-19 and (b) people in general had had enough of his batshit craziness.
Cam
Another treasonous Republican that sat on information about dangers to America so he could try to cash in later and write a book. (See also, John Bolton, Maggie Haberman, etc.)
Criminals in America can’t profit from their crimes by writing books. Those laws should also apply here.
wikidBSTN
What are you smoking today Cam?
Cam
@wikidBSTN
Translation: The right wing troll can’t dispute my comment so just puts up a vague post hoping it will deflect.
You are more than welcome to point out any specifics you have problem with. But as always, your trolling is sad and weak.
Caddy4J
@Cam, You forgot Mary Trump……
RosemarysBaby
Sorry to say Cam, but the troll got exactly what he wanted. A response from you. I guess you’ll never learn.
MISTERJETT
@Cam, seriously, what is wrong with you?
Cam
@Caddy4J
LOL!!!
Wow, the right wing troll account brought out THIS old screename to defend itself. Precious, if you’re going to try to back up your own comments, at least respect this site enough to bring on a name we don’t already know is you. That’s just lazy.
Cam
@RosemarysBaby
Actually, if my responding was what the troll wanted, it wouldn’t get so enraged when I did it.
And it is still welcome to dispute anything in my comment.
Den
“You forgot Mary Trump……”
1. Mary was not a part of the Trump administration.
2.Mary is neither politician nor traitorous, her comments are those of a family member, not one of Trumps co-conspirators.
3. Mary did not wait at all or “sit on” information, but published material about the danger of her uncle, as well as giving interviews, throughout his presidency.
4.Mary was completely ignored by clueless right wingers such as yourself, just as others were during that period who pointed out Trump’s corruption and lack of fitness for office.
Learn to think (if you can).
Kangol2
Barr kissed the deranged, treason psycho Don the Con’s @ss nonstop until he finally woke up, at which point it was too late for him and nearly too late for the US.
Let’s not forget, Don the Con was rightly impeached twice, once over blackmailing Ukraine to try and get Zelenskyy to smear Biden before the election, and the second time for inciting his failed coup to overthrow the 2020 election.
Barr should have spoken out loudly and frequently long before issuing this bowel movement of a “memoir”!
Den
The right is filled with corrupt power hungry sycophants who will hitch their wagon to any “leader” they think will help them get more power and influence. Barr is simply one of those. It is rather amazing that he had enough actual concern for something other than his own skin and vision beyond his nose (stained as it was with the feces of his idol) to jump ship.
But, given who and what he is, I hope nobody buys the damned book!
Jaquelope
@Den : Don’t rats always try to escape a sinking ship, as it goes under the waves? It’s when it is actually sinking that they start to leave, not before.
Diplomat
Definition of sociopathic narcissist, clinically known as anti social personality disorder APD aka psychopath:
self grandizing, charming, arrogant, no empathy for others, attacks when challenged, causes pain to others without regret, must have their own way or gets rageful, lies incessantly, manipulative, controlling. No regard for laws or social norms. A distinct danger to society.
MISTERJETT
he was born that way. the world wishes to God that his parents used a condom that night.
MISTERJETT
Queerty, please no more close-up photos of pgrabber. he’s gruesome.
Fahd
If ever there was anyone who could give some credibility to the theory that reptilian shape shifters have infiltrated the government, it is Barr. Another book I will not be buying or reading.
scotty
some one went outside the wire. figures its you.
CNY1983
someone get him a turkey leg to suck on, his hands have been greasy since the 90’s.
BDAguy
Barr is a feckless opportunist who deeply damaged both the Dept of Justice and the rule of law in America. He should be dis-barred…