Lloyd Green —a New York attorney who served as opposition research counsel for former President George H.W. Bush’s 1988 campaign and worked in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from 1990 to 1992— offered a critical assessment of former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's new book.
In a piece published by The Guardian, Green dissected Barr's book titled, "One Damn Thing After Another." Although Barr's book highlights a number of instances that detail Trump's inability to lead, there are a number of conflicting circumstances surrounding the book. Green also noted that just one day before the book was released, Barr even appeared on NBC News and said he would vote for the seemingly unfit president again if he clinches the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
"Barr gives Trump a thumbs-up for galvanizing the Republican white working-class base, satisfying social conservatives and meeting the demands of donors," Green wrote.
While he noted that Barr did provide some credible facts, he highlighted that Barr left out quite a few relevant facts. "The book is informative – to a point," he wrote. "As expected, Barr omits relevant facts and engages in score-settling. It’s a first-person tell-all, after all.
Green also criticized one of the former Trump administration official's biggest contradictions. "He takes shots at James Comey and Robert Mueller, key figures in the Russia investigation," he noted. "Of course, he does. He also takes aim at Lawrence Walsh, special counsel in Iran-Contra. Barr accuses Walsh, now dead, of torpedoing Bush’s campaign comeback in ’92 by filing election-eve charges against Casper Weinberger, Ronald Reagan’s defense secretary. Barr’s ire is understandable.
"But he also offers up a full-throated defense of his own decision to drop government charges against Michael Flynn, despite the Trump ally’s guilty plea to lying to the FBI and, later, demand for martial law. Furthermore, Barr says nary a word in response to the volley of criticism he earned from the federal bench."
Barr's book, "One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General," was released on March 8.