DOJ Ordered to release a memo that Bill Barr used to clear Trumps obstructions Justice
It is time for the public to see' it; says Federal Judge. AG Barr & Trump A federal judge ordered the DOJ to release a memo that Bill Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction of justice , saying 'it is time for the public to see it. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to turn over an internal memo that Attorney General Bill Barr cited in 2019 as justification for clearing President Donald Trump of obstructing justice. Barr said at the time that he'd come to his decision "in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other Department lawyers," but he did not publicize the OLC's memo. In response, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to obtain the memo. In Tuesday's ruling, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the unreleased OLC memo that Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction contradicted his claim that the decision to charge the president ...