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The Transformation of William Barr

Calvin Trillin

November 12, 2019

Attorney General William Barr in January.(Andrew Harnik / AP Photo)

His past, they said, was proof that he Would be a pretty straight AG. But, going down a different road, he Became Trump’s most corrupted toady. The words that he forgot are these: Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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