Bill Barr’s Desperate Plea

"Even the greatest liars slip and tell the truth sometimes," the Attorney General said. View in browser | Update your preferences Not the news. Satire from The Borowitz Report Barr Begs Trump Not to Let One Isolated Incident of Honesty Wipe Out Two Years of Lying "Even the greatest liars slip and tell the truth sometimes," the Attorney General said. By Andy Borowitz Satire from The Borowitz Report Bill Barr Tests Negative for Integrity The Attorney General submitted to the test after coming into contact with career Justice Department prosecutors who were found to be integrity carriers. By Andy Borowitz Satire from The Borowitz Report William Barr Reads "Moby-Dick," Finds No Evidence of Whales The Attorney General indicated that he hoped his report would put an end to "reckless speculation" about the existence of whales in the book. By Andy Borowitz More Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Crimes I Committed with My Boyfriend vs. with My Actual Partner in Crime My boyfriend: Requested just one fork for our shared order of nachos. My actual partner in crime: Used a fork to stab a man . . . By Ginny Hogan and Katy Fishell Daily Shouts Why Your Dog Needs to Be Leashed During Walks (But Mine Does Not) My dog answers to a higher power and cannot be governed by the restrictions of mortals and ninnies. By Danielle Kraese Back to the Real News . . . Letter from Trump's Washington The President Is Acting Crazy, so Why Are We Shrugging It Off? The dangerous "yeah, whatever" phase of Trump's lame-duck Presidency. By Susan B. Glasser Our Columnists The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump's Pardon Power Trump has used pardons to reward loyalty and tweak perceived enemies. In the last weeks of his Presidency, he may use them to protect his associates—and himself. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Our Columnists Trump's Latest Grift May Be His Most Cynical Yet In fund-raising appeals to supporters, the Trump campaign is asking for donations to continue challenging the election results. But the bulk of the money appears to be going elsewhere. By John Cassidy Culture Desk The Haitian Revolution and the Hole in French High-School History The revolution, led by the formerly enslaved Toussaint Louverture, effectively forced France to abolish slavery, in 1794. Yet many French high-school students learn nothing about this chapter of their history. By Lauren Collins This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.