Barr to the Rescue

by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist

In a shocking misuse of government office, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Donald Trump's de facto personal attorney, took action in federal court last night to claim U.S. jurisdiction in a civil case where Donald Trump is the defendant.

The case is rooted in a 1990's alleged criminal incident in which Trump is accused of raping a woman in a dressing room of a New York department store.  The alleged victim, E. Jean Carroll, has been pursuing Trump in court for the past several years in a civil action seeking damages.  Her attorneys have been blocked at every turn as they sought to depose Trump and to get a sample of his DNA.  Last year when it looked like they were getting close to achieving those goals, Trump lashed out with an accusation that the victim was just trying to draw attention to her case and sell books.  The victim then sued Trump for defamation of character.

It is apparently that defamation suit in which Barr wants the United States government to intervene.  Barr and his team - who are all on our payroll - will argue in federal court that Trump was acting in his official capacity as President of the United States when he defamed Ms. Carroll, and therefore the United States government should foot the bill for his defense.

And, as this poor typist understands it, if a federal judge agrees that this is a matter in which the United States government bears responsibility, it will suddenly be moot because our government cannot be sued for defamation.  It should also push the whole sordid matter out beyond the November election.

And the toad will hop on down the road.

Sweet.

(After Attorney General Barr solves this 'presidential' legal hiccup, perhaps he can revisit the Stormy Daniels matter and get the government to reimburse Trump for the hush money that he paid to her!)