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Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and Corrupted the Justice Department
Maybe someday
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Author:
Elie Honig
Publisher:
Harper
Date:
July 6, 2021
A former federal and state prosecutor and current CNN legal analyst offers a searing critique of William Barr, arguing that the appointee of Pres. Donald Trump was the most corrupt attorney general in modern U.S. history.
What The Reviewers Say
Honig doesn’t hide his contempt for Barr, and he isn’t out to convince those who disagree; no one enthusiastic about Barr will come away with their view changed. Likewise, the book doesn’t attempt to uncover new information about Barr’s tenure, relying instead on the existing public record. But for readers looking for an accessible overview of Barr’s time as attorney general—or dizzied by the sheer volume of scandals that took place during the Trump presidency—Honig provides a useful rundown.
Honig’s thesis is that Barr did a particularly poor job because he 'had never set foot in a courtroom to prosecute a criminal case'.
A full-throated condemnation of the recently departed attorney general. If former Southern District of New York prosecutor Honig, now a CNN analyst, has any use for William Barr, you wouldn’t know it from these barbed pages.
... a sharp-edged account.
