Whoa! George Floyd’s killer wanted to plead guilty but BARR WOULDN’T ACCEPT THE PLEA?

Almost like Barr *wanted* protests so he could invent a fake Antifa threat to justify Trump’s coup attempt. 😠 https://twitter.com/demopj/status/1359918951631908875
1. Barr deployed unidentified "Federal officers" who employed unprofessional tactics against protestors.

2. Barr hyped "Antifa" as a threat.

3. Trump's WH directed DHS intelligence to *not report on* the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, focus on "Antifa."
Barr opposed local officials trying to bring Derek Chauvin to justice WHEN THE DEFENDANT AGREED TO A PLEA DEAL. Barr nixed it.

And does *anyone* believe Barr was motivated to be seen as sufficiently anti-police brutality in the summer of 2020? 😒
Real talk: By May/June 2020, the GOP's proprietary polling would have shown how likely he was to lose.

Losing control of the DOJ would send Trump's co-conspirators to prison for life.

That is when they began covering up right-wing activities.
Not only did Trump and his lackeys at DHS cover for Russia and right-wing paramilitaries, they hyped a false threat: "Antifa."

Then, when the coup was attempted, members of Congress - despite a lack of evidence - said "Antifa infiltrated the crowd."

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