Separately, Barr has faced mounting criticism from federal prosecutors that he, along with senior Justice Department figures, has politicized and undermined the departments normal practices in order to protect Trump and his allies. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history, to a round of applause. It comes as Trump has repeatedly clashed with Democrat governors overseeing the protests, and cracked down on demonstrators through the use of executive orders and deployment of federal agents in some cities, including Portland, Oregon. TangentBarr, who has sought to expand the DoJs powers since he took office in February 2019, reportedly asked federal prosecutors to consider charging violent protesters with plotting to overthrow the U.S. government, according to the Wall Street Journal, amid sweeping antiracism and police reform protests nationwide. On Wednesday, Barr likened the departments employees and attorneys to Montessori preschoolers, saying: Name one successful organization or institution where the lowest-level employees' decisions are deemed sacrosanct; there aren't.
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