His threats were empty? LOL
I think you've forgotten how Barr got the job.
trump can fire Atty Generals until he finds one who will do his bidding
And that's
EXACTLY what he did in hiring Barr....and your argument is trump couldn't be responsible for political prosecutions because he wasn't the Atty General himself?
Puh-leeese
trump had 4 AGs in 4 years and wanted a fifth but was blocked by the Justice Dept threatening to quit en masse just prior to Jan 6
You're kidding right?
Look no futher than the case at hand
What do you call the Michael Cohen prosecution?
Because the head of SDNY claimed trump/Barr put their hands all over the prosecuton, shut down investigations, and walked away from prosecuting trump for political reasons.
As did the NY state AG. So both prosecutors have gone on record saying Barr at the request of trump bllocked the investigation & prosecution of trump
I mean you do admit trump is "Individual #1" right?
They not only screwed with Cohen's procsecution by taking it over themselves but they also tried to send him back to jail when he was released for house arrest due to COVID.
Cohen
PROVED he was a target of political prosecution in court
A judge agreed Barr/trump retaliated against him for political reasons
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/politics/michael-cohen-house-arrest-ends/index.html
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is a free man and vows to cooperate with law enforcement
By Kara Scannell, CNN
Updated 11:03 AM EST, Mon November 22, 2021
Cohen sued, alleging the Justice Department, under attorney general Barr, had retaliated against him because he was planning to write a tell-all book about Trump.
A federal judge agreed and Cohen was released to home confinement in July 2020.
All of that wasn't "political"?