Bill McSwain tried to walk a political tightrope on Trump’s election lies. Bill Barr just cut it.
Chris Brennan, Jeremy Roebuck, Jonathan Tamari, The Philadelphia Inquirer
For Bill McSwain, writing a letter to former President Donald Trump was supposed to help him maneuver toward a run for governor of Pennsylvania.
McSwain, the former U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia, wrote to Trump last month claiming he had been blocked from going public about allegations of 2020 election problems in Pennsylvania — handing Trump a new talking point for false claims that the election was stolen as McSwain sought the former president’s endorsement.