NBC News Exclusive: AG Bill Barr Blurbed a Book One Time

The book argued Obama-era directives led colleges to tar innocent men as rapists

Alex Griswold
September 19, 2019 4:00 PM

NBC News reported that, two years before he became attorney general, William Barr positively reviewed a book supporting due process protections for college students accused of sexual misconduct, a view he also espoused publicly during his confirmation hearing.

Arizona Progressives Seek to Censure Sinema for ‘Disappointing’ Voting Record

'We want Democrats to vote like Democrats'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 17, 2019 10:55 PM

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) is facing a censure vote from the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party, due to her support for some of President Donald Trump's nominees.

MSNBC Analyst: Trump, Barr ‘Facilitated’ Epstein Suicide

Chris Matthews says analyst is making a 'Hell of a leap'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 14, 2019 10:20 AM

MSNBC legal analyst Paul Butler on Tuesday night floated a conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr, saying they “facilitated Mr. Epstein's suicide.”

Barr Promises Fast Track for Federal Death Penalty

White House to propose expedition for cop killers, mass shooters

Charles Fain Lehman
August 13, 2019 3:45 PM

The Trump administration is pushing for legislation that would accelerate certain federal death penalty cases.

MSNBC Suggests Barr, Russia Could Be Responsible for Epstein Death

Reid floats theory about Barr protecting Trump from implication in Epstein scandal

Cameron Cawthorne
August 10, 2019 5:00 PM

Following the death of disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, MSNBC hosts have offered a variety of theories tying the incident to the Trump administration or to Russia.

Cotton Blasts Dem Nominees Over Death Penalty Criticism

'Dems have lost their mind since the 1990s'

Graham Piro
July 26, 2019 10:25 AM

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton blasted presidential hopefuls Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg for their criticisms of the death penalty. He described one of the inmate's heinous crimes and pointed out the inmate's conviction occurred under the Clinton Department of Justice.

After Near-Two-Decade Hiatus, Feds to Resume Executions

Five to be put to death, Attorney General Barr orders

Charles Fain Lehman
July 25, 2019 1:10 PM

The federal government will resume executions of federal death row inmates, the Department of Justice announced Thursday, ending a 16-year spell in which not a single federal execution has occurred.

DOJ Announces Release of 3,100 Under FIRST STEP Act

Also debuts new risk assessment tool

Charles Fain Lehman
July 19, 2019 1:50 PM

Roughly 3,100 federal prison inmates will soon be released, the Department of Justice announced Friday, as part of implementation of federal criminal justice reform enacted into law last year.

1990’s Biden Called Barr ‘One of the Best’ AG’s

Biden also praised Barr for 'candid' response on abortion rights

Graham Piro
June 11, 2019 11:30 AM

Former vice-president and current Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden praised Attorney General William Barr in 1995, calling him "one of the best" attorneys general Biden ever worked alongside. But Biden went back on his praise of Barr when he called for the attorney general to be fired in early May.

Barr on Caring About His Reputation: ‘Everyone Dies’

Nic Rowan
May 31, 2019 10:14 AM