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It embeds into official U.S. policy a shockingly extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people

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"Mr. Barr’s recent actions and statements ... are the latest examples of a broader pattern of conduct that is inconsistent with the role of the Attorney General in our legal and constitutional system"

At the top there’s corruption, down below there’s dismantling and disarray. Americans are entering a period of immense danger

Impeachment is a constitutional tool designed for times of extraordinary abnormality — say, for instance, when a president presides over an obscenely lawless administration. It's a way of bringing politics back to normal.

Time is short and the risks of failure are high, but Democrats have no choice except to proceed. The anonymous whistle-blower's complaint that the House Intelligence Committee released is a straightforward and clearly written document.

In 2001, at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, I witnessed the execution of Juan Raul Garza. What, I wondered then, does the death penalty accomplish?

Barr’s call for absolute compliance with unjust police commands can basically be read as a license to kill.

Now, Congress must act. Answers were in response to basic questions about attempts by the president and his aides to undermine his inquiry. This corrected the ongoing disinformation campaign conducted by Trump and his attorney general, William Barr.