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Trump continued “for quite a while,” and Barr was “expecting” what came next.[18] President Trump alleged that “the Department of Justice doesn’t think it has a role looking into these fraud claims.”[19] Barr anticipated this line of attack because the President’s counsel, Rudolph Giuliani, was making all sorts of wild, unsubstantiated claims.[20] And Giuliani wanted to blame DOJ for the fact that no one had come up with any real evidence of fraud.[21] Of course, by the time of this meeting, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices had been explicitly authorized to investigate substantial claims for 2 weeks and had yet to find any evidence of significant voter fraud.[22]
Barr explained to the President why he was wrong. DOJ, was willing to investigate any “specific and credible allegations of fraud.”[23] The fact of the matter was that the claims being made were “just not meritorious” and were “not panning out.”[24] Barr emphasized to the President that DOJ “doesn’t take sides in elections” and “is not an extension of your legal team.”[25]
During the November 23rd meeting, Barr also challenged one of President Trump’s central lies. He “specifically raised the Dominion voting machines, which I found to be one of the most disturbing allegations.”[26] "Disturbing," Barr explained, because there was "absolutely zero basis for the allegations," which were being "made in such a sensational way that
