Your statement also wrongly implies that your continued tenure in the office is necessary to ensure that cases now pending in the Southern District of New York are handled appropriately, this is obviously false.I fully expect that the office will continue to handle all cases in the normal course and pursuant to the Departments applicable standards, policies, and guidance.

Attorney General Barr

One of the ironies today is that people are saying it is President Trump who is shredding our institutions. I really see no evidence of that, from my perspective, the idea of' resisting' a democratically elected President and basically throwing everything at him, and really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this President. That's where the shredding of our norms and institutions is occurring.

Attorney General Barr

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In the meantime, with the incident with George Floyd, and the attacks on the police, and the demonization of the police, and discussions of defunding, we saw sharp increases( in) a number of cities, including Chicago, and so at that point, we essentially rebooted the idea of targeting various cities and targeting the increases in violent crime and sort of tailored it to the phenomenon we were seeing in the wake of the defund the police effort.

Attorney General Barr

I don't think there are two justice systems.

Attorney General Barr

Unfortunately, with your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service, because you have declared that you have no intention of resigning, I have asked the President to remove you as of today, and he has done so.

Attorney General Barr

I'm very happy for General Michael Flynn, Michael Flynn was Michael Flynn, and Michael Flynn still is Michael Flynn. Now in my book is an even greater warrior.

Attorney General Barr