Bill Barr Blasts Trump Again by Calling Special Master Ruling ‘Deeply Flawed’
Former Attorney General Bill Barr continued his newfound role as Donald Trump’s chief legal critic on Tuesday, arguing in an appearance on Fox News that a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master to review seized classified documents was a mistake.
“The opinion, I think, was wrong,” Barr told Martha MacCallum on Tuesday’s The Story. “I think the government should appeal it. It’s deeply flawed in a number of ways.”
He predicted the ruling would be successfully appealed but would nevertheless end up being nothing more than a “rain delay for a couple of innings.” Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, approved Trump’s request for a special master to scan the documents for both attorney-client and executive privilege, temporarily halting the Justice Department’s review of the documents and entering unprecedented legal territory.