Former Attorney General Bill Barr said he is "not happy" with former President Donald Trump's latest indictment in Georgia, arguing that it feeds the narrative that Trump is "being victimized."
The former president's indictment in Georgia is now the fifth time in four cases this year that Trump has been indicted, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wanting to bring Trump and 18 co-defendants to trial by March 4 of next year, according to a Wednesday filing. While some have questioned whether the trial will be held in March, Barr criticized the indictment alone as painting a picture of "piling on" Trump.
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"Well, I'm not happy with the Georgia case," Barr said during an interview on Fox Business. "I think it's much too sweeping, much too broad, excessive case that is — make it look like people are piling on and being excessive to Trump and feed the narrative that he's being victimized here. And I also think there's merit in the point that this is a case that I don't think is going to be triable before the election. It's just too sprawling."
When asked if any of the indictments Trump faces will be tried before the 2024 election, Barr stated he thinks the two federal indictments will be tried beforehand, as both are "far more focused" and can and will be tried ahead of the next presidential election. Meanwhile, Barr referred to the New York indictments as "a joke" and said they "might not be tried" in court.
Barr stated that he does not believe Trump should be the Republican Party's nominee but that he would decide how to vote and "jump off that bridge" if that time came.
The former president is running against multiple other Republicans in the party's primary race, including Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
When asked about the candidates in the primary, Barr said he believes DeSantis "still has a chance" at securing the party's nomination and appreciated Christie for standing up against Trump. He also said he was impressed with Scott.
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The Washington Examiner has spoken to multiple legal experts who expressed doubts that the March 4 trial for Trump will be held on time given the broad nature of the felony criminal charges facing the former president and his allies. Alan Dershowitz, Trump's first impeachment attorney, told the Washington Examiner that Willis “is lying” about her recommendations to begin the trial roughly six months from now.
“I will bet anyone any amount of money that a fair trial could not be conducted within six, eight, or 10 months. The prosecutor was being untruthful when she claimed she will try to bring 19 defendants to trial together within six months. She knows that’s impossible," Dershowitz said, adding it's "not a good look."