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New from me and @DaniSchulkin:
Bill Barr recently tried to sneak in the idea that the U.S. used military force without a governor's consent in 1989.
That's FALSE, and Barr should know it. He was there at the time. https://www.justsecurity.org/71535/bill-barrs-playbook-his-false-claims-about-prior-military-force-on-u-s-soil/
New from me and @DaniSchulkin:
Bill Barr recently tried to sneak in the idea that the U.S. used military force without a governor's consent in 1989.
That's FALSE, and Barr should know it. He was there at the time. https://www.justsecurity.org/71535/bill-barrs-playbook-his-false-claims-about-prior-military-force-on-u-s-soil/
2. Our report is based on interviews with former officials who served with Barr at the time, plus the archival record.
3. On the left:
Bill Barr trying to use Virgin Islands operation to justify deployment of military force without governors' consent ( #FacetheNation interview)
On the right:
White House statement at time of Virgin Islands operation saying they had governor's consent.
Bill Barr trying to use Virgin Islands operation to justify deployment of military force without governors' consent ( #FacetheNation interview)
On the right:
White House statement at time of Virgin Islands operation saying they had governor's consent.
4. And this weird little tidbit:
In his interview with @margbrennan, Barr said he was Attorney General at the time. He wasn't. Dick Thornburgh was.
In his interview with @margbrennan, Barr said he was Attorney General at the time. He wasn't. Dick Thornburgh was.
