Bill Barr warned that impeachment could be "trivialized" by Democrats' efforts to remove President Trump

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Attorney General Barr sat down with Martha MacCallum as the House of Representatives was debating two articles of impeachment ahead of an expected floor vote. The top law enforcement officer noted that the Constitution specifically includes a high standard for impeachment, and said he does not believe the allegations against President Trump meet that standard.

 "As a general matter, I think we have to be careful about trivializing the process and they put in a hurdle of high crimes -- of treason, bribery and other high crimes," Barr told "The Story with Martha MacCallum" in an interview scheduled to air Wednesday night. "The articles of impeachment here do not allege a violation of law, and it looks as if it’s going to be along partisan lines -- I think -- you know, I’m concerned about it being trivialized and used as a political tool."

A letter was sent by eleven House Democrats to AG Barr today demanding his resignation, saying he “inappropriately interfered in independent Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and intentionally used your positions to mislead the American public in defense of President Donald J. Trump“:

Here’s more from Townhall:
Their argument focuses solely on the fact that Barr “handpicked” Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia probe. The goal of Durham’s investigation is to determine whether or not the probe was “lawful and appropriate.”
According to these members, Barr’s previous claims that the Trump campaign was spied upon is an “unfounded assertion” and was “inappropriate” because Inspector General Michael Horowitz was also completing his investigation.
The group said Barr pushed “conspiracy theories” during an interview that took place on Tuesday, December 10 by suggesting that “the FBI under the Obama administration was a greater threat to our democracy than Russia.”
“Your uncorroborated and inappropriate statements on the OIG report legitimize fringe conspiracy theories and erode public trust in the in the Justice Department’s credibility,” the letter stated.
The members of Congress also stated Barr “manipulate[d] facts to benefit President Trump” before Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into the Russia investigation.
They claimed Durham’s investigation into the FBI’s work is nothing but a “sham” and took issue with how he “spoke openly about the investigation as it was ongoing.”
“Mr. Barr, your course of conduct makes clear your allegiances is to Donald Trump over the Department of Justice and the American people that you serve,” the letter said. “You are unfit to hold the position of Attorney General and your dedication to eroding public trust in our legal systems represents the antithesis of what a Justice Department official should be. Mr. Durham is equally as complicit in this mission and together your actions demonstrate that neither of you possess the integrity necessary to serve in the Department of Justice.”
“For those reasons, we demand your immediate resignation as Attorney General and that of U.S. attorney Durham,” the letter concluded.
It’s amazing they even sent this letter because they know it will be a cold day in hell before Barr ever resigns as AG. In fact I’d bet that Barr had a pretty good chuckle over this letter with his co-workers.
The eleven Democrats who signed the letter were Hank Johnson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rashida Tlaib, William Lacy Clay, Jared Huffman, Jan Schakowsky, Frank Pallone Jr, David Cicilline, Raul Grijalva, Pramila Jayapal, and Steve Cohen.

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