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    How William Barr may determine Trump’s fate

    by Tessa Berenson Jan 28, 2019 3 minutes

    TWO PRINCIPLES HAVE DEFINED WILLIAM Barr’s 42-year legal career: adherence to law and order, and dogged defense of a powerful presidency. The question hanging over the Senate hearings beginning on Jan. 15 on Barr’s nomination to be the next Attorney General was how the plainspoken Washington lawyer would reconcile those twin pillars of his professional philosophy if they came into conflict.

    If confirmed, Barr would take the job under extraordinary circumstances, with multiple Justice Department investigations swirling close to President Donald

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