Bill Barr, former Attorney General under the Trump Presidency, says he believes the federal government has enough evidence to indict Trump.
Barr said in an interview with PBS that aired on Friday that the Justice Department “probably has the evidence” to “legitimately” charge the former president. He estimated that their charge would be with a crime related to sensitive presidential documents that he allegedly stored at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Bill Barr, what the hell happened to this guyhttps://t.co/3bYF619Hpq
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) November 19, 2022
“If the Department of Justice can show that these were indeed very sensitive documents, which I think they probably were, and also show that the president consciously was involved in misleading the department, deceiving the government, and playing games after he had received the subpoena for the documents, those are serious charges,” Barr explained.
“I personally think that they probably have the basis for legitimately indicting the president. I don’t know, I’m speculating. But given what’s gone on I think they probably have the evidence that would check the box,” Barr continued.
I think Bill Barr is probably legitimately right. Don't you? https://t.co/qcWMsy9fMt
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) November 19, 2022
The current Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in charge of the federal investigations into Trump. The former president is being investigated by the DOJ for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 capitol riot. He is also being investigated for his handling of presidential records, including classified material, after his presidency.
Barr, who was appointed by Trump swiftly turned on the former president. He went on to say that Trump, who announced earlier this week that he will embark on his third presidential campaign in 2024, “failed” as president and should not be seeking another term.
“He failed. He didn’t do what the whole country hoped – that he would rise to the occasion and rise to the office, and he didn’t do that,” Barr said of Trump’s presidency.
“So, he’s had his chance. He obviously doesn’t have the qualities necessary to unite the party, which is the first step on the road back, and he should stand aside,” the former attorney general added.