Barr thinks only federal cases against Trump are ‘legitimate’

In a Thursday interview on Fox News, former Attorney General Bill Barr said he thinks the federal cases against former President Trump are “legitimate.”

When asked by Neil Cavuto on “Your World” about which cases against his former boss he thinks have merit, Barr responded that he thinks both of special counsel Jack Smith’s cases against Trump hold water. He said Trump acted in such an “outrageous” way in the Mar-a-Lago documents case that would result in prosecution for “anyone.”

“So, I think that’s a very simple case and that should be tried,” Barr said. 

Barr also said Trump “crossed the line” when it came to the federal case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He said one of the reasons he resigned in mid-December 2020 was because he disagreed with Trump “spouting the Big Lie,” claiming he won the election. 

“I thought that was irresponsible, but he took it much further than even I expected or anyone expected.” Barr said.

When asked about a Truth Social post from the former president on the same day of the interview in which he said he “canned” his former attorney general, Barr responded by saying he parted with Trump in the wake of the 2020 election “because no one could talk any sense to him” and “he was taking things too far.”