The Barr DOJ Has Become a Private Law Firm for the President

This week’s stalemate over an intelligence whistleblower is just the latest example

U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivers remarks during a White House ceremony September 9, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

William Barr’s official title is United States Attorney General.

His real job, however, is something quite different: operating a private law firm out of the Department of Justice with one client —…