On Monday, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr reportedly criticized the Biden-Harris Department of Justice for releasing a letter from a man who is accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump last weekend.
Barr argued that the letter was released solely to increase incitement against the Republican nominee.
The letter was disclosed by the Department of Justice in court documents as part of the prosecutor’s efforts to maintain Ryan Routh’s pretrial detention. On Monday, Routh’s bond was denied by the magistrate.
Barr expressed his astonishment in a statement that the Department of Justice did not redact the letter used in court documents.
“I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.” Routh wrote in the letter.
“I was dumbfounded that the DOJ made public this morning the contents of the letter that, Ryan Routh, left with an acquaintance prior to the attempted assassination of former President Trump. The letter calls on people to ‘finish the job’ of killing President Trump, attempts to rouse people in incendiary terms to do so, and offers $150,000 to anyone who succeeds. There was no apparent justification for releasing this information at this stage.” Barr said.
“Even if DOJ thought it important to provide the letter to the court, it could have redacted inflammatory material or arranged to have the letter submitted under seal. It was rash to put out this letter in the midst of an election during which two attempts on the life of President Trump had been made.” he continued.
“It served no purpose other than to risk inciting further violence,” Barr concluded.
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