(1 of 2) I think some don't realize the connection between what we've been hearing about Giuliani recently and what we've been hearing about Barr. As those who read Proof of Corruption know, the suspect Trump-Ukraine scheme involved Trump, Giuliani, Barr, Toensing, and diGenova.
(2 of 2) Those key players, plus lesser US agents (Parnas, Fruman) and lawyers and oligarchs in Ukraine (e.g. Firtash) had a scheme requiring cash and DOJ largesse going to Ukraine (via Barr) in exchange for election aid (as intel) to Trump. Thus the seizure of Toensing's phones.
(NOTE) I write this because I didn't realize until tonight that some very smart legal analysts think that Barr is only facing investigation for obstruction of justice. No—I wrote a book on this. The Giuliani case involves Trump, Barr, bribery and election fraud—not just lobbying.
(NOTE2) So Barr lying to a court and Congress on Mueller wasn't just about doing a political solid for Trump—but ensuring a coconspirator in a bribery and election fraud scheme would be in a position to cover up the scheme and pardon him. That's why it was worth the risk to Barr.
(NOTE3) My role as a journalist and researcher is to gather/curate the facts, which I did in Proof of Corruption with 5,000 major-media sources. I have no control over what law enforcement does with this information and the other information it has. I do worry it will do nothing.
(NOTE4) If you wondered why Barr traveled the world conducting bizarre investigations for Trump, bringing on Durham, lying to federal officials—it was beyond politics. He, Toensing, and diGenova are thick as thieves because they're wrongdoers, not just because they're political.
(NOTE5) And anyone on here who wants to think this is loose talk and not info collated into a 600-page book with 5,000 major-media sources is disingenuous. Libraries exist; if you're *that* sure it's untrue, borrow Proof of Corruption, read its sources, and find out you're wrong.
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