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ACLU of Arkansas sues over man being denied appointment on election board – KLRT – FOX16.com
Posted: January 19, 2022 at 11:38 am
Posted: Jan 18, 2022 / 07:35 PM CST / Updated: Jan 18, 2022 / 07:35 PM CST
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against members of the Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners for what they say was a violation against an election officials first amendment rights.
According to court filings, Kristi Stahr in her capacity as Chairwoman of the Pulaski County Board of Election Commissioners, and Commissioners David Scott and Susan Inman are specifically cited in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims that Barry Haas free-speech rights were disregarded when he was denied an appointed position for the September 2021 special Little Rock tax election due to his political and ideological views.
The lawsuit alleges that he was denied the appointment after a meeting where Chairwoman Stahr claimed he was refusing in-person and on social media to follow Arkansas photo I.S. requirement as an elected official.
I previously challenged Arkansass voter-identification laws requiring photo I.D. in court, because I believed the laws were unconstitutional and bad policy, Haas said.
The case was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Global Online Banking Market Projected to Boost at 1,55,230.60Mn And Growing at A CAGR of 22.59% By 2031 – Taiwan News
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The global Global Online Banking Market is expected to be worth around 1,55,230.60Mn by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 22.59% during the forecast period 2021 to 2031
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Humans of CU: Kevin King, the saxophone king – Daily Illini
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A man holding a tenor saxophone stood in front of an excited and anxious small crowd. He felt the anticipation of the other musicians who were by his side electrify his nerves. The music began playing, and from the moment he lifted the wooden reed to his mouth, he was lost in the rhythm.
From playing piano at only three years old to jamming out in big house shows with several bands, Kevin King, recent graduate of FAA and a member of the band The Data Waves, is a musical protge.
I play saxophone obviously, I also play oboe, clarinet, flute, he said. I play like the whole entire woodwind family.
King explained that initially, he had a hard time maneuvering across the keys. But when he started playing saxophone at the age of six, everything changed for him. His love and appreciation of music blossomed.
Saxophone is really what bred my love for music; the rest is history, King said. So now, I just play music every day, you know, and cant stop.
He also explained that his musical ability does not necessarily come from his family. They do not consist of many musically inclined individuals. However, his household played a lot of music that influenced him to join the art.
They played a lot of different kinds of, what I call, Black-American music, King said. Hip-hop, gospel, funk, rock; all types of music. I remember listening to Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin.
He added that he did not really get exposed to jazz music until he picked up the saxophone and began taking lessons. He also attributes much of his love and passion for music and the saxophone to the values his teacher instilled in him.
The person that introduced me to jazz music is this woman named Diane Ellis, he said. Shes still around, but she had a stroke. She was my first saxophone teacher.
He also emphasized the fact that he didnt perfect the saxophone overnight. His current success came from many years of practice.
King describes who he was in high school as being equal parts athlete and musician. However, after joining a jazz scholars program, he became an all-parts musician.
I was learning how to be a professional, you know, really make money with it and really take my musical ability to the next level, he said.
When it was time to pick an area to major in at the University, King considered his love for jazz and his musical talent. With that, he decided to major in jazz studies.
However, King explained that being in the academic program was not the most influential part of being in college but rather the experience he got working with other creatives.
My teachers very much helped me, he said. But the academic program didnt necessarily make me better. Just playing house shows, like every weekend. That gave me so much experience.
King joined The Data Waves when he was a freshman. He began translating his love for music into performances.
I wasnt an original member, he said. They (original members) were a band called The Apothecaries. Ive learned so much from being in that group.
Shravan Raghuram, recent graduate of the College of Business and the drummer of The Data Waves, described his relationship with King as a unique bond; the two were never short of compliments for each other. He also commented on Kings musical ability.
There is nobody I would rather share a stage or a recording session with, Raghuram said.
He also commented on Kings musical ability.
His ability as a musician goes without saying, he said. Hes always been the most dedicated and passionate musician I know. Watching him practice and gig and train for 10+ hours a day is a level of commitment I had never seen before. He makes everyone around him better in every sense of the word.
Joey Parker, another alumnus in FAA and keyboard player for The Data Waves, said King changed his life when he was at his lowest.
Even at the worst of my depression, Kevin remained an optimistic force and was so encouraging despite my difficulties, he said. No matter what, Kevin always prioritizes kindness above all else although music is a close second.
The current member, bassist Aditya Kashyap, agreed with Parker.
Kevin has a serious work ethic but such a goofy personality, he never fails to make me laugh, he said. I think that though Kevin has been playing for a long time and in many different musical settings, he still appreciates the opportunity to play with us.
Kevins personality is as loud as his playing, Parker said.
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NAHL announces Bauer Hockey Stars of the Week – NAHL.com
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January 17, 2022
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) today announced the Divisional Stars of the Week presented by Bauer Hockey for the week ending January 16, 2022. The Divisional Stars of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2021-22 regular season that honors the top performing players in each of the four NAHL divisions. Only players that are nominated by their respective teams are considered for the Divisional Players of the Week award.
Central Division Star of the Week: Jake McLean, Forward, Bismarck Bobcats
McLean, 19, had a big weekend for the Bobcats as they picked up a sweep of a home-and-home series against the Aberdeen Wings. The 61/175 lbs. native of North Vancouver, BC, had four points in the two wins, which included 3 goals and an assist and a +4 rating. On Friday, McLean had two goals and an assist in a 5-2 road win, and then on Saturday, he had a goal in a 4-1 win. For the season, McLean currently leads the Bobcats in scoring with 30 points in 34 games played. Jake has been our most consistent player all year for us. He is an all-around 200-foot player and gets rewarded almost every night for it, and it's going to make him a very effective college player as well, said Bobcats head coach Layne Sedevie.
2nd Star: Oskar Spinnars Nordin, G, Bismarck Bobcats
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Jacob Bosse, F, Aberdeen Wings Nick Catalano, F, Austin Bruins Owen DuBois, F, Aberdeen Wings Byron Hartley, F, North Iowa Bulls Colby Joseph, F, Minot Minotauros Blake Mesenburg, F, St. Cloud Norsemen Michael Mesic, F, North Iowa Bulls Austin Salani, F, Austin Bruins Austin Zavoda, G, Minot Minotauros
East Division Star of the Week: Chris Carroll, Forward, New Jersey Titans
Titans forward Chris Carroll, 20, helped his club widen their lead in the East Division with a weekend home sweep of the Maine Nordiques. The 511/180 lbs. native of Islip, NY had four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in the two wins. On Friday, Carroll had two assists in a 3-1 win. On Saturday, he picked up a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win. For the season, Carroll is 3rd in team scoring with 39 points in 33 NAHL games played this season. Chris has been a consistent force for our club since being acquired shortly before Thanksgiving. He is a talented 200-foot hockey player, who had added veteran leadership to the dressing room as well. This past weekend he was able to contribute some big time points for us in two big home wins vs Maine. We look forward to Chris continuing his strong play as we continue to chase the Robertson Cup Playoffs, said Titans head coach Craig Doremus.
2nd Star: Salvatore Evola, G, Johnstown Tomahawks
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Tyler Gaulin, F, Maine Nordiques Ryan Gordon, F, Northeast Generals Kyle Schroeder, F, Northeast Generals Avery Sturtz, G, Maine Nordiques Andrew Takacz, G, New Jersey Titans
Midwest Division Star of the Week: William Persson, Forward, Minnesota Wilderness
The Wilderness got back to the winning side of things this past weekend with a home-and-home sweep of the Minnesota Magicians. 20-year-old forward William Persson was an offense force in both wins, racking up five points (3 goals, 2 assists). On Friday, the 62/192 lbs. native of Bjorklinge, Sweden had two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist in a 6-3 win. On Saturday, he had another goal and an assist in a 5-4 road win. For the season, Persson is 2nd in team scoring with 33 points in 30 games played to date. William is one of the most talented players in the league. His size strength and skill level are as good as we have ever had in our program. We are excited to see William get recognized for the outstanding play last weekend, said Wilderness head coach Dave Boitz.
2nd Star: Ethan Benz, F, Chippewa Steel
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Mason Campbell, D, Minnesota Magicians Ryan Finch, F, Kenai River Brown Bears Jake Hale, F, Fairbanks Ice Dogs Cy LeClerc, F, Janesville Jets Braden Lindstrom, F, Chippewa Steel Connor Mahony, F, Minnesota Cal Mell, D, Janesville Jets Nicholas Rexine, F, Minnesota Wilderness Jack Ring, F, Fairbanks Ice Dogs
South Division Star of the Week: Beni Halasz, Goaltender, New Mexico Ice Wolves
New Mexico goalie Beni Halasz, 20, kept his MVP-caliber season going this past weekend, leading the 1st place Ice Wolves to a pair of wins in Amarillo against the Wranglers. The 60/180 lbs. native of Budapest, Hungary, faced 65 shots on the weekend and allowed just one goal in each game, making 63 total saves. On Friday, Halasz made 34 saves in a 4-1 win. On Saturday, he made 29 saves in a 3-1 win. Halasz currently leads the NAHL in goals against average with a 1.98 mark and he is tied for 2nd in save percentage (.929) and wins (17). Beni was huge for us last weekend. He made some big time saves at some big-time moments of the games. Hes been our rock all year and were happy to see him get recognized for his contributions, said Ice Wolves head coach Phil Fox.
2nd Star: Devon Bobak, G, Shreveport Mudbugs
Honorable Mention (alphabetical): Austin Brimmer, F, Shreveport Mudbugs Riley Brueck, F, Wichita Falls Warriors Joseph Harguindeguy, F, Wichita Falls Warriors Brandon Holt, D, New Mexico Ice Wolves Jonathan Horn, F, El Paso Rhinos Alex Krause, F, El Paso Rhinos Ray Murakami, D, Lone Star Brahmas Dylan Smith, F, Lone Star Brahmas
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John Cena The Wrestler Never Impressed Me But I Love John Cena The Actor – /Film
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Let me be clear: I am not a fan of the professional wrestling character John Cena. As a person, he's great. He has granted over 650 wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is the most in the organization's history. He donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter as part of BTS' #MatchAMillion initiative. Then there's his "We Are America" PSA for the Ad Council, the "Rise Above Hate" anti-bullying campaign, his work with breast cancer survivors through Susan G. Komen, and much, much more. Seriously, he's a great dude. He's also a great reality TV personality thanks to "Total Divas" and "Total Bellas," but that's another conversation for another time.
I'm also not denying the fact that Cena has been a cultural ambassador for professional wrestling in the wider scope of pop culture. Just like Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, people outside of wrestling have been drawn in because of Cena's appearances outside of the ring. He's definitely earned his future WWE Hall of Fame induction for all of those reasons and more.
But I don't like John Cena as a wrestler for the same reasons that I didn't like Hogan (aside from the unapologetic racism) or DC Comics' Big Blue Boy Scout, Superman: After years and years of being the top guy, these characters are unstoppable and you never believe for a second that they're going to lose. For the most part, they never fail and they never change.
Whether it's saying your prayers and taking your vitamins, standing for truth, justice, and the American Way, or preaching hustle, loyalty, and respect, it's all just so boring. And it's not just for the present day me, the writer and critic that professionally analyzes media. Childhood me wasn't having it either. Watching these types of characters becomes a chore because they're not flawed, which makes them unrelatable. Ted Lasso and Captain America can be seen as a squeaky clean baby-faces too, but both of them are also complex characters with their own flaws that they're working through. They're not the pinnacle of perfection. On the other hand, Cena is now a 16-time World Champion. We didn't need to see him win that many titles because the story rarely changes, yet we've gotten it again and again and again. Unfortunately, this kind repetition has even been applied to superstars beyond Cena at this point. Vince McMahon picks his guys and girls, decides that they're the heroes of the story, and shoves them down the audience's throats whether they like them or not. That's just what WWE has become these days.
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Coheed & Cambria announce new album ‘Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind’ – Brooklyn Vegan
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Coheed & Cambria have announced the sequel to 2018's Vaxis Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures, which is called Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind and due May 27 via Roadrunner. Pre-orders for a deluxe box set edition of the album are up now. It's the second part of the band's five-part "Vaxis" series, and it features recent singles "Shoulders" and "Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)." Watch the videos for both and check out the full 13-song tracklist below.
Coheed will support the album on their previously announced 2022 club tour with Sheer Mag. There's no NYC show, but there's a nearby date at New Haven's College Street Music Hall on March 18 (tickets). All dates are listed below.
TracklistThe Embers of FireBeautiful LosersComatoseShouldersA Disappearing ActLove Murder OneBloodThe Liars ClubBad ManOur LoveLadders of SupremacyRise, Naianasha (Cut the Cord)Window of the Waking Mind
Coheed & Cambria / Sheer Mag -- 2022 Tour DatesFeb 16 - Pappy and Harriets - Pioneertown, CA (SOLD OUT)Feb 17 - Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NVFeb 19 - El Rey Theatre - Albuquerque, NMFeb 20 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZFeb 22 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma CityFeb 23 - The Soundstage at Graceland - Memphis, TNFeb 25 - Mars Music Hall - Huntsville, ALFeb 26 - The Fillmore - New Orleans, LAFeb 28 - The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TNMar 01 - The Signal - Chattanooga, TNMar 02 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NCMar 04 - The NorVa - Norfolk, VAMar 05 - The National - Richmond, VAMar 06 - PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION - Newport, KYMar 08 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MOMar 09 - The Sylvee - Madison, WIMar 11 - Clyde Theatre - Fort Wayne, INMar 13 - GLC Live at 20 Monroe - Grand Rapids, MMar 14 - Main Street Armory - Rochester, NYMar 15 - Empire Live - Albany, NYMar 17 - Fete Music Hall - Providence, RI (SOLD OUT)Mar 18 - College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CTMar 19 - XL Live - Harrisburg, PA (SOLD OUT)
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Five takeaways from Donald Trumps rally in Arizona
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Former President Donald Trump speaks a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona (Getty Images)
Former president Donald Trump held his first rally of 2022 in Arizona, one of the focal points of his Big Lie that the election was rigged. Throughout the rally, Mr Trump raged against his enemies as much in the Republican Party as well as President Joe Biden and the media.
Heres five takeaways from Mr Trumps event in Arizona.
Kari Lake, a former Arizona news anchor and gubernatorial candidate, gave one of the rallys opening speeches and joined Mr Trump onstage.
Before the former president arrived in Arizona, Kimberly Yee, the Republican state treasurer and also a candidate for governor, announced she would end her campaign and instead would run for state treasurer. Mr Trump also railed against Arizonas outgoing Republican Governor Doug Ducey, whom he has loathed for not decertifying the 2020 election results.
Hes never going to get my endorsement, he said, amid rumors Mr Ducey is considering a run for the Senate against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.
Mr Trump also danced on the graves of retiring Republicans who voted to impeach him for inciting the US Capitol riot on January 6, most recently Rep John Katko of New York. He vocally criticized Reps Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, both of whom sit on the select committee investigating the riot and the latter of whom is not seeking reelection.
Theyre falling fast and furious. Were getting rid of them fast, he said.
Mr Trump opened the rally by saying The Big Lie is a lot of bulls***.
Throughout he spoke of how he won the election and continued to spread repeated lies on the 2020 presidential race to thunderous applause.
I ran twice and we won twice and we did better the second time. We did much better the second time, Mr Trump said.
He also dismissed concerns about the January 6 attempted insurrection by his supporters and instead continued to repeat claims of impropriety and that Democrats used measures during the pandemic to enable mail-in voting to steal the election.
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Why arent they investigating November 3rd a Rigged and Stolen Election, he said. The people are very angry. They got duped and they found out what happened. The people have to be free to find the answers and if not, they will never trust again and our country will be absolutely decimated.
The former president has long promoted conspiracy theories unrelated to the election. But throughout the rally, Mr Trump openly espoused the conspiracy theory that Ray Epps - previously on the FBIs most wanted list - was a government informant and goaded people to come into the Capitol.
Exactly how many of those present at the Capitol complex on January 6 were FBI confidential informants, agents or otherwise, working directly or indirectly with an agency of the United States government, he said. People want to hear this.
He also expressed sympathy for some rioters who are currently in jail awaiting trial for their actions at the US Capitol and said they are living in hell.
The bathrooms are horrible, he said, adding that If we think theyre innocent, we should help them defend themselves.
He also repeated his sympathy for Ashli Babbitt, the pro-Trump rioter who was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer after she stormed the building.
One target of Mr Trumps ire stood out from all the rest on Saturday, thanks to the former presidents social media and graphics teams.
The nearly two-hour rally was interrupted about halfway through for a pre-produced video that the former president showed his fans. In the video, which was up for less than a minute, statements made by New York Attorney General Letitia James about her desire to go after Mr Trump for longstanding accusations of fraud were highlighted.
The moment stood out, as it marked the only time in the rally that Mr Trump relinquished the microphone other than to allow remarks from Kari Lake, his favoured candidate for Arizona governor.
Ms James was also the only one of Mr Trumps Democratic rivals, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, to get the pre-produced attack video treatment.
The New York Attorney General is currently involved in a case pursuing the Trump Organization for fraud claims.
Normally, it would make little sense for a president to call out a retiring, low-profile GOP congressman by name and bring him on onstage at a rally located on the opposite side of the country from their home district.
But typical logic rarely applies to Trump rallies. On Saturday, Mr Trump named and shamed Representative John Katko, a Republican from New York, over his announcement that he would retire and not seek reelection this year.
The move would normally be seen as a blow for the Republican Party, which hopes to retain control of Mr Katkos district (which leans slightly Democratic) and retake the House this fall.
But not so for Mr Trump, de facto leader of the GOP, who sees Mr Katko as the enemy following the latters support for the second impeachment of the former president last year in the wake of the January 6 riot.
Theyre falling fast and furious. The ones that voted to impeach, were getting rid of them fast, he told his supporters.
Naming the New York congressman, he added: And John Katko is now gone, we just got rid of Katko.
The announcement was met with a smattering of applause. However the majority of the crowd appeared not to associate the name with the effort to impeach Mr Trump, as it did with bigger-name Republicans like Reps Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
The presidents second impeachment trial ended without conviction but nevertheless saw the greatest defection by a presidents party of any impeachment effort in history.
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Dozens of former Trump staff had call to figure out how to thwart Trump in 2022, 2024 – Business Insider
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About three dozen former US officials who served under President Donald Trump jumped on a conference call this week to figure out how to thwart Trump's efforts in the 2022 and 2024 elections, according to CNN.
Jake Tapper reported on the call, which was said to have taken place last Monday and involved high-profile Trump officials including John Kelly, Trump's former chief of staff. Also on the call, per CNN, were the former White House staffers Alyssa Farah Griffin and Anthony Scaramucci, the former Department of Homeland Security official Elizabeth Neumann, and Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
CNN noted that the people associated with the call were known critics of Trump. Kelly has made several statements about Trump, saying the former president "doesn't know any history at all, even some of the basics on the US." He also said in August 2020 that informing Trump that the things he planned to do were illegal was like "French kissing a chainsaw."
Scaramucci, who held the role of White House communications director for less than two weeks, has broken with Trump and repeatedly feuded with the former president. Griffin, a former spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence who also served as Trump's communications director, was ridiculed by the president, who called her a "clown." She also commented in January that the Republican Party was "morally in disrepair" because of the GOP's failure to acknowledge the January 6 Capitol riot was a "big deal."
According to Tapper, Miles Taylor, a Trump official turned prominent Trump critic, helped lead the call and told CNN the participants were "overflowing with ideas" on how to stop Trump. Ideas, according to Tapper, included "shining a light" on the former president's financial backers and figuring out how to defeat Trump-endorsed candidates running in 2022 and 2024.
"We all agreed passionately that letters and statements don't mean anything," Taylor told CNN. "The two operative words are 'electoral effects.' How can we have tangible electoral effects against the extremist candidates that have been endorsed by Trump?"
Taylor is best known for anonymously writing a scathing 2018 New York Times op-ed article titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration."
The Trump-era White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham was said to have missed the call because of a COVID-19 infection but told CNN she was still engaged with the group. Grisham signaled the group's plans earlier this month, saying on January 6 that the group planned to meet to talk about how they could "formally do some things to try and stop" Trump.
The group which has not released its name or published a list of members is among several GOP-linked organizations that have expressed opposition to Trump. In October, a Republican group called Republicans for Voting Rights put up several billboards across the US, including in Times Square, to remind the former president that he lost the 2020 election. The Lincoln Project, founded by current and former Republicans, also worked during the 2020 election to prevent Trump's reelection.
Trump has not yet announced a 2024 presidential run and said in November that he would "probably" wait until after the 2022 midterm elections to confirm his decision on a 2024 presidential bid.
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Donald Trumps former attorney general William Barr to publish his memoirs – The Guardian
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William Barr, Donald Trumps second attorney general and perceived hatchet man until he split from the former president over his lies about election fraud, will publish his memoirs in March.
HarperCollins, the publisher of One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General, promised a vivid and forthright read on Barrs long career in law and conservative politics, in which he was first attorney general under George HW Bush.
Barr takes readers behind the scenes during seminal moments of the Bush administration in the 1990s, from the LA riots to Pan Am 103 and Iran Contra, the publisher said on Tuesday.
With the Trump administration, Barr faced an unrelenting barrage of issues, such as Russia-gate, the opioid epidemic, Chinese espionage, big tech, the Covid outbreak, civil unrest, the first impeachment, and the 2020 election fallout.
The publisher also said Barr would help readers understand how Bush and Trump viewed power and justice at critical junctures of their presidencies.
During the investigation of Russian election meddling and links between Trump and Moscow, Barr stoked rage among Democrats who accused him of interfering on behalf of the president.
His handling of Robert Muellers report also prompted protest from the special counsel himself.
Republicans and other observers defended Barr but the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, then a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, called him a disgrace and not a credible head of federal law enforcement.
Barr was also present during key flash points of the Trump administration, for instance, walking at the presidents side in summer 2020 when he marched across Washington DCs Lafayette Square, which had been cleared of protesters against racism and police brutality, to stage a photo op at a historic church.
Barr split from Trump as the president refused to admit defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Angry scenes between the two men have been reported in other books, including bestsellers by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the Washington Post and Jon Karl of ABC News.
Barr stoked Trumps rage by telling the Associated Press he had not seen evidence of fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.
He was no longer in office during the culmination of Trumps concerted attempt to overturn his election defeat the deadly Capitol riot of January 6.
On 7 January 2021, Barr condemned Trump for orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress and said: The presidents conduct was a betrayal of his office and supporters.
The same day, the Guardian published an article examining the state of the Department of Justice after Barrs second stint in the chair.
Vanita Gupta, a former head of the civil rights division, said: The morale and the reputation of the department has been gutted because of undue political influence on the decisions of career staff.
The department needs to be rebuilt by new leadership committed at every turn to decisions made on the law and on the facts, and not on what the president wants.
On Tuesday, Sadie Gurman, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was among observers to note the provenance and irony of Barrs chosen title.
Current attorney general Merrick Garland, Gurman said, might appreciate that Barrs book title is actually an homage to his hero, Ed Levi, who, when asked to describe the job of attorney general famously replied, Its just one damn thing after another.
Ed Levi, a law professor and non-politician, was installed by Gerald Ford in 1975, after the Watergate scandal brought down Richard Nixon and his attorney general, John Mitchell who served time in prison.
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Prosecutors Reportedly Asked About Trumps Role in Jan. 6 Riot – The New York Times
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For months, the Justice Department has provided little public indication of whether, or how seriously, it is investigating the role played by former President Donald J. Trump in the violent attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6.
But on Tuesday, for the first time, evidence emerged in court papers that prosecutors have posed questions to at least one Jan. 6 defendant that were focused on establishing an organized conspiracy involving Mr. Trump and his allies to disrupt the work of Congress.
The papers were filed by a defense lawyer in the case of Brandon Straka, a former hair stylist who founded a group called the Walk Away Foundation, which seeks to persuade Democratic voters to leave the party.
On the day before the Capitol was stormed, Mr. Straka spoke at a pro-Trump rally in Washington with prominent right-wing figures like the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Mr. Straka was also at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
In October, he pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, admitting, among other things, that he had urged a crowd outside the building to wrest a riot shield away from a police officer.
Last week, prosecutors filed a sentencing memo in his case, recommending that he serve four months of home detention. The memo noted that Mr. Straka had met with prosecutors earlier this month as part of his plea agreement and had been cooperative in answering their questions.
It remains unclear exactly what those questions were, but Mr. Strakas lawyer, Bilal Essayli, offered a broad description in his clients own sentencing memo, which was filed on Tuesday. In the memo, Mr. Essayli said that during Mr. Strakas interview with prosecutors, the government was focused on establishing an organized conspiracy between defendant, President Donald J. Trump, and allies of the former president to disrupt the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6.
Mr. Straka answered all questions truthfully and denied the existence of any such plot, Mr. Essaylis memo said.
Mr. Essayli did not respond to phone calls seeking comment about the interview. William Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorneys office in Washington, which is prosecuting the cases related to Jan. 6, also declined to comment.
In the past year, prosecutors have charged more than 700 people in connection with the storming of the Capitol, including members of far-right extremist groups like the Oath Keepers militia, whose leader was accused of sedition last week with 10 of his subordinates.
Mark Meadows. Mr. Trumps chief of staff, who initially provided the panel with a trove of documents that showed the extent of his rolein the efforts to overturn the election, is now refusing to cooperate. The House voted to recommend holding Mr. Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress.
Scott Perry and Jim Jordan. The Republican representatives of Pennsylvaniaand Ohioare among a group of G.O.P. congressmenwho were deeply involved in efforts to overturn the election. Both Mr. Perryand Mr. Jordanhaverefused to cooperatewith the panel.
Big Tech firms. The panel has criticized Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitterfor allowing extremism to spread on their platforms and saying they have failed to cooperate adequately with the inquiry. The committee has issued subpoenas to all four companies.
Michael Flynn. Mr. Trumps former national security adviser attended an Oval Office meeting on Dec. 18 in which participants discussed seizing voting machines and invoking certain national security emergency powers. Mr. Flynn has filed a lawsuitto block the panels subpoenas.
Phil Waldron. The retired Army colonelhas been under scrutiny since a 38-page PowerPoint documenthe circulated on Capitol Hill was turned over to the panel by Mr. Meadows. The document contained extreme plans to overturn the election.
John Eastman. The lawyer has been the subject of intense scrutinysince writing a memothat laid out how Mr. Trump could stay in power. Mr. Eastman was present at a meeting of Trump allies at the Willard Hotelthat has becomea prime focus of the panel.
Still, there has been enormous public interest in whether investigators will ultimately reach beyond those who took part in the melee on Jan. 6 and seek to build a case against Mr. Trump and the circle of his allies who helped inspire the violence that day with baseless claims of election fraud.
On the first anniversary of the attack, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said he was committed to holding all Jan. 6 perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law. But he did not name Mr. Trump, and there has been little public indication of any effort by the department to seek information from or about any of his close aides or allies.
The description of the interviews in Mr. Strakas memo, however brief, echoed comments made by some members of the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, who have questioned whether Mr. Trump broke the law by obstructing Congresss duty to oversee the peaceful transition of power to Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, the vice chairwoman of the House committee, has been particularly pointed in suggesting that Mr. Trump, by failing to stop the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, may have violated federal law. The law Ms. Cheney was referring to obstruction of an official proceeding before Congress has been challenged repeatedly by defense lawyers with Jan. 6 cases, but five separate federal judges have recently ruled that it was viable.
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