The commission released a clip of Barr, widely regarded as one of Trump’s most loyal members of the cabinet, saying the former president’s allegations of massive fraud in the 2020 election were “harsh *” during a televised hearing. on Thursday. In addition, the commission broadcast a short video of the former president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who testified that she respects the former lawyer and “accepted” his assessment of the recent presidential election. Trump posted on the social networking site TruthSocial in response to the videos, writing: “Ivanka Trump did not participate in the poll or study of the election results. of him as Attorney General (he sucked!) “. During an interview Saturday with Fox News presenter Neil Cavuto, Barr was asked about Trump’s answer. “What did you think of that?” asked Cavuto. Former Attorney General William Barr denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning former President Donald Trump have been made more than once. Above, Barr laughs during an interview after Fox News presenter Neil Cavuto asked him about Trump, saying “it sucks.” Fox News / screenshot After smiling for a few seconds, Barr said, “Well, I thought of the source.” “Somehow I ignore such comments,” the former Trump administration official continued. “But, you know, this was not the new Neil. I think people should understand that on December 1, I made a public statement through the Associated Press …” “Yes, I remember very well,” said Cavuto. Barr told the AP on December 1, 2020, that “there is no evidence of massive voter fraud leading to the victory of President Joe Biden in the presidential election.” He made this assessment after asking the Ministry of Justice to investigate the allegations. Bar also told Cavuto on Saturday that he had made “the same point” during a press conference when he left the Justice Department on December 22, 2020, following his resignation. “I obviously looked at some of the details of my thinking in my book,” he added. “I think the president’s response is something I would expect from him, which is essentially ad hominem attacks.” Barr wrote in his memoirs that he told Trump directly that the allegations were “award-winning” and that his legal team after the 2020 election was a “clown show.” The former Attorney General made similar comments in his statement to the selection committee, again explaining that the allegations of electoral fraud were “strict *”. “Honestly a year and a half later, I have not seen anything that changes my mind about it,” Barr said in the clip, which aired Thursday. Newsweek contacted Trump’s press office for comment. Prior to joining the Trump administration in February 2019, Barr had previously served as Deputy Attorney General under former GOP President George W. Bush from 1990 to 1991. The former Conservative Justice Department official received significant criticism and reactions. by Democrats throughout his tenure under Trump. some prominent liberal lawmakers are even calling for his referral. Although Trump continues to insist that the 2020 election was “rigged” or “stolen”, there is no evidence to support this claim. In addition to Barr, dozens of state and federal judges have participated since the 2020 election, consistently ruling against lawsuits filed by the former president and his allies. Even judges appointed by Trump have dismissed the lawsuits.
