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May 2, 2019

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Today’s episode covers everything you need to know about Bill Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee (and his refusal to testify before the House). Has he perjured himself? (Yes.) Is there a reasonable defense of Barr? (No.) What’s next? Listen and find out!

Also, don’t forget to show up for our monthly LIVE Q&A on our YouTube channel this Sunday, May 5th at 6 pm Eastern / 3 pm Pacific!

We begin today’s show, however, with a few Andrew Was Wrongs and one Andrew Was Right. Wrong? Andrew used “fulcrum” when he should have used “center of gravity,” and it led to this amazing listener graphic explaining the difference. Also, Andrew relied upon a mislabeled graph in a complaint in Episode 273; technically, that’s someone else who was wrong first, but hey.

But Andrew was definitely RIGHT about the RNC platform, and now we have even more evidence to confirm it — this time in the form of the testimony of J.D. Gordon to Mueller’s team of investigators. And we break that down for you (because of course we do!).

Then, it’s time to delve into everything we know about Bill Barr’s perjure-tastic trip before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Find out why Andrew thinks Barr isn’t going to last, and why he definitely committed perjury. Oh, and figure out what Rule 6(e) is — and why Barr is lying about that, too.

After all that, it’s time for a brand-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam #124… this time about Decomposing Snail Cola. Decomposing Snail Cola: It’s the Only One With Decomposing Snails!

Show Notes & Links

1. Click here to check out Chris “Least Famous” Rock’s amazing graphic.
2. We discussed Sears’s Assets Under Management (AUM) in Episode 273.
3. Click here to read the text of the March 27 letter Mueller sent to Barr; here to read a fairly lazy take in the NY Magazine; here to read an even worse take in the National Review; and here to check out Barr’s opening statement.
4. Finally, you can read Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for yourself!

Law Talkin' Stuff

Lawsplaining

• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 6e

Magic Law Words

• Bench Warrant
• Grand Jury
• Intent
• Perjury

Organizations

• Sears
• US Supreme Court

People

• Ben Sasse
• Bob Dole
• Chris Coons
• Chris Van Hollen
• Donald Trump
• Glenn Greenwald
• Joe Biden
• Kamala Harris
• Lindsey Graham
• Newt Gingrich
• Mitch McConnell
• Robert Mueller
• William Barr

References

• Predictions

Topics

• A Barr Answer
• Alex Jones Deposition
• Barr's House Testamony
• Campaign Law
• Clarence Thomas Confirmation
• The Barr Summary
• The Mueller Report
• The US Attorney General
• Trump Tower Meeting

Content

• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:08:54] Andrew Was Wrong: Moving the fulcrum
  • [00:11:11] Sears tight assets
  • [00:14:40] Andrew Was Right: The GOP Platform
• [00:20:14] Main Segment: Obstructing with Justice
  • [00:25:53] The false statement
  • [00:28:30] The letter
  • [00:31:44] Who can bring consequences to Barr?
• [00:40:40] Commercial
  • [00:42:35] Senator Sasse
  • [00:44:16] Kamala Harris
  • [00:49:28] 5 min questions
  • [00:52:36] Was there always two realities?
  • [00:56:25] 30 seconds on Rule 6e
  • [00:56:55] A further 3 min 40 on Rule 6e
  • [00:59:35] Summing up (have you even read 6e?)
• [01:00:41] Patron Hall of Fame
• [01:08:03] Thomas Takes the Bar Exam: Damages - Bottled ginger snail (question)
• [01:13:49] Outro

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