Former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr recently slammed his former boss, Donald Trump, on CBS Mornings Tuesday and argued that the Department of Justice has treated the president more than fairly while probing the ex-president’s retention of classified documents.
Bill Barr opens up on Donald Trump
Gayle King asked Barr to weigh in on Trump’s attorney’s meeting with DOJ officials this week.
“What does it say to you? What is the significance? Because you know how this game is played. You know this record. You know this song. What did it say to you?” King asked.
“I think that meeting was probably held to complain about some aspects of the special counsel’s work, because generally the special counsel is generally independent and can make up their own mind. And I think they probably went to Main Justice, which is where this meeting was held, to complain about the claim that the special counsel hasn’t been following the rules,” Barr replied.
“But does it say to you that an indictment is near?” King followed up.
“I suspect it’s, I suspect it’s near. I’ve said for a while that I think this is the most dangerous legal risk facing the former president. And if I had to bet, I would bet that it’s near,” Barr replied.
Barr was then asked if he believed the DOJ had enough evidence.
“Well, they won’t indict if there’s not enough evidence. But from what I’ve seen, there’s substantial evidence there,” he replied.
King then asked, “And if there is a federal indictment, Bill, do you think that that hurts him politically? You know, it seems that whenever he’s indicted or he’s under scrutiny, his numbers go up, the support goes up, the donations go up. Do you think a federal indictment will make a difference? And I know it won’t for his core base.”
