William Barr
William P. Barr is the former Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush. Previously he served as Chief Counsel for the CIA airline Southern Air Transport during Iran Contra.
Establishment/liberal ties
Barr donated $55,000 to establishment candidate Jeb Bush in the 2016 presidential election.[1] He was on the board of Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, between 2009 and 2018,[2] and he thus supported its merger with AT&T when conservatives and the Trump Administration opposed it.[3]
Conservative actions
When he was Attorney General in the Bush Administration, Barr took actions to crack down on illegal immigration.[4] However, it should be noted that the Administration was trying to fend off Pat Buchanan's primary challenge at the time, and his actions happened at a time when even liberal Democrats claimed to support tough border security.
George H.W. Bush administration
Robert Mueller served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during Barr's tenure.
References
- ↑ Farivar, Masood (December 7, 2018). Trump's Justice Department Pick Has Criticized Special Counsel Probes. Voice of America. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Vazquez, Maegan; Collins, Kaitlan (December 7, 2018). Trump nominates William Barr to be his next attorney general. CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ↑ Kim, Ellis (December 7, 2018). 4 Things to Know About William Barr, Trump's Pick to Replace Jeff Sessions. The National Law Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ↑ Binder, John (December 7, 2018). William Barr Prioritized Illegal Immigration Crackdown in 1990s–Similar to Sessions. Breitbart News. Retrieved December 8, 2018.