Former AG Bill Barr Urges Biden DOJ To Drop Trump’s Indictments To Ensure ‘Best Interest’ For American People

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr advised the Department of Justice (DOJ) to drop the charges brought against President-elect Donald Trump to ensure the “best interest” of the American people is at heart.

Trump, who won the 2024 election early Wednesday, currently faces two separate cases brought forth against him by Special Counsel Jack Smith for allegedly engaging in conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election on January 6, 2021 and for allegedly storing classified documents in his Mar-a-Lago home. Smith is reportedly in talks with the DOJ about dismissing the charges following Trump’s victory, which Barr said should occur in order for him to direct his attention toward the American people.

“I think all cases are a matter of discretion. There’s no rule that says just because you can make a case or think you can make a case or put a case together, you have to pursue it. It’s always a question of what’s in the best interest of the country,” Barr said. “In this situation, there’s no doubt in my mind that the best interest of the country are served by them dismissing the case. They’re not going to be able to go forward with it while he’s the sitting president, either the federal cases or the state cases, because we don’t want these kinds of things distracting the chief executive from dealing with the people’s business.”

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