The Impeachment of Attorney General William P. Barr

WHEREAS, the core mission of the U. S. Department of Justice (the Department) is "to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans;" and

WHEREAS, Attorney General William P. Barr has repeatedly abused his office to provide personal and political protection to Administration Officials, at the expense of the integrity and credibility of the U.S. Justice Department; and

WHEREAS, Attorney General William P. Barr threatens the public's confidence in the fair and impartial administration of justice;" and

WHEREAS, Attorney General William P. Barr sees his role as that of legal and political defender of the Administration; and

WHEREAS, on March 24, 2019, Attorney General William P. Barr mischaracterized the Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, by withholding the report's conclusions for almost a month before finally releasing the full report to Congress and the public; and

WHEREAS, on August 12, 2019, a Whistleblower Complaint was filed with the inspector General of the Intelligence Community accusing Administration Officials "Abuse of Power" for soliciting interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election, and Attorney General Barr's refusal to recuse himself for conflict of interest; and

WHEREAS, Attorney General Barr continues to engage in conflicts of interest by participating in, and the oversight of the Department's handling of all complaints against President Donald J. Trump, as well as his close associates, which threatens the integrity of the investigations prosecutions, and the rule of law; and

WHEREAS, Attorney General Barr continues to engage in a pattern of biased actions in support of President Donald J. Trump, as well as his close associates; and

WHEREAS, Attorney General Barr has decimated the impartial administration of justice on behalf of all Americans and has seriously and repeatedly undermined the integrity and credibility of the United States Department of Justice; and

WHEREAS, Attorney General William P. Barr has failed the American people, disgraced the office, and is unfit to continue to serve as U. S. Attorney General.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the NAACP demand the immediate impeachment and removal from office of Attorney General William P. Barr.