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And to put a finer point on it: Steve Engel has sold out the law, the facts, and the Department to Trump repeatedly. A thread. /1 https://twitter.com/andrewkent33/status/1353027932797734912
Engel helped edit the William Barr "summary" of the Mueller Report that misled the American people about the Report's contents and conclusions. /2 https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1309581553358438401?s=20
Engel was standing side by side with Barr as he ordered militarized law enforcement to attack peaceful protestors to clear Lafayette Square so that Trump could hold his infamous bible holding photo op. /3 Photo here: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/6/21281656/black-lives-matter-bill-barr-tear-gas-peaceful-protesters-white-house-lafayette-square
Engel facilitated the president's obstruction of congress by trying to block the Ukraine whistleblower from coming forward. /4 OLC opinion here: https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/file/1205711/download
Engel facilitated the president's obstruction of congress (and potentially other personal Trump corruption) by signing an absurd opinion that said the president didn't have to comply with the law giving Congress access to his tax returns. /5 https://www.justice.gov/olc/file/1173756/download.
And he seems to have been one of the original drafters of the Muslim Ban. /6 https://www.justice.gov/olc/page/file/1097251/download (pg 92)
So for such a Trump enabler, perhaps it's no surprise that Engel would now use the ol' Trump trick of calling a reporter and pretending to not be himself to puff himself in glory. But don't be fooled by this reputation laundering. Engel was the Devil's Advocate from the start. /7
Any law firm that touches him is going to face some fierce questions for their management team and I expect their clients, employees and recruits will face some fierce questions as well. cc @ProjectLincoln. /end
