Bill Barr
Coverage of Bill Barr in the Nexus archive.
- Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick
Bill Barr, former Attorney General under the first Trump administration, is urging Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, arguing his close relationship with Trump is a strength. Barr counters criticism that Blanche's role as Trump's defense lawyer creates a conflict of interest, asserting that Blanche's established trust with the president would enable effective leadership at the Justice Department. Blanche faces a challenging confirmation process with uncertain GOP support.
- Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick
Bill Barr urges Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, arguing his close relationship with President Trump is a strength rather than a conflict of interest. Barr claims Blanche, a former Trump defense lawyer, will provide effective leadership and confront Trump with hard truths, despite potential challenges in the Senate confirmation process.
- Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The U.S. Justice Department under the Trump administration will permit firing squads as an execution method and reauthorize pentobarbital-based lethal injections to accelerate capital punishment. This reverses Biden-era policies that limited such methods due to concerns over unnecessary suffering.