Meanwhile, in private, Barr was questioning what the endgame was. During that meeting in November, he tried to convey to the former president that he “should focus on what matters.” He proceeded to pull out charts and other materials he had gathered from friends and advisers to give to Barr.īarr tried to reason with Trump on multiple occasions, according to the book. Trump again rejected the facts Barr presented to him. “But the problem is this stuff about the voting machines is just bullshit,” Barr said.
Barr had told the attorneys to conduct preliminary analysis and inform him if there was “anything there and sufficient grounds.” Under the direction of Barr, US attorneys in five states where the numbers were close - Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania - had been asked to “look at the big-ticket items, when someone made an allegation of systemic fraud that could affect the outcome,” according to the book.
You’re not - somehow you don’t think it’s your role to look at this.” Bill, we can’t let them get away with this,” Trump said, according to the book. The book details the souring relationship between Trump and William BarrĪfter Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election, Barr reportedly visited Trump at the White House in late November, telling him that he “did a great job there at the end, and it’s too bad it worked out the way it did.”īut Trump pushed back, insisting that “we won.”
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