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William Barr: During his confirmation hearings, Barr told the Senate he thought Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, should be overturned

William Barr has been critical of Mueller’s team of prosecutors, questioning their political leanings. “I would have liked to see him have more balance on this group,” AND Barr would have the authority to fire Mueller

In 2001, William Barr said he’d urged Bush to pardon a number of key figures involved in the Iran-Contra scandal, including former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger

In a separate op-ed, William Barr expressed approval of trump’s firing of Acting AG Sally Yates after she refused to enforce the president’s travel ban that targeted predominantly Muslim countries

In 2017 william barr also said he believed Clinton should be investigated on certain matters, echoing similar, controversial calls from Trump

In 2017 Barr told NYT there was more basis for investigating a uranium deal between the US&Russia from when Hillary Clinton was Sec of State than allegations the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin’s 2016 election interference

As attorney general, William Barr took a hardline stance on crime, issuing a series of measures aimed at addressing “gangs, drugs, and guns.”

• bad for people of colour?
• bad for Women

resource: BusinessInsider

According to the History Channel, President Andrew Johnson attempted to fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton on multiple occasions because Stanton opposed Johnson’s more lenient attitude toward the South during Reconstruction. Johnson wanted to readmit states from the Confederacy without any guarantees of civil rights for the freed slaves, and Stanton strongly opposed this policy and favored much harsher treatment of the former rebellious states.

In 1867, President Johnson decided that Stanton’s opposition was crippling his presidency, so he attempted to remove Stanton from office. Stanton refused to leave, claiming that the Tenure of Office Act prevented his removal. In 1868, Johnson suspended him and appointed Ulysses S. Grant as his replacement, but the Senate overruled President Johnson and Stanton continued in his position. Johnson tried a third time to remove him from office, appointing General Lorenzo Thomas as a replacement, but Congress again backed Stanton.

Radical Republican forces in Congress began an impeachment trial against Johnson over his continued attacks on Stanton, but they were unable to gather enough votes in the Senate to remove the president from office. In the end, Edwin Stanton resigned his post on May 26, 1868. Stanton was eventually appointed to the Supreme Court by Ulysses S. Grant in 1869, but he died before he could take office.

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