Barr’s commitment to seek but not necessarily follow the advice of ethics officials is the Whitaker standard and falls short of what Holder, Sessions, Rosenstein, and Yates all committed to - to follow that advice. It’s obviously deliberate that he’s breaking precedent.

Barr’s commitment to seek but not necessarily follow the advice of ethics officials is the Whitaker standard and falls short of what Holder, Sessions, Rosenstein, and Yates all committed to - to follow that advice. It’s obviously deliberate that he’s breaking precedent.

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) January 15, 2019