Bill Barr's attempt to redeem his reputation is both predictable and largely futile. Back when he was nominated, there were ample voice saying he was awful and an acolyte of untrammeled executive power. I doubt very much that objective voices will be able to argue that Barr is a neutral arbiter of justice.
In fact, his effort to show he was protecting the election more or less prove the opposite. Yes, he drew the line at Trump's more brazen statements, but as we've seen again and again, Republicans were willing to entertain the idea - IF IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH. Trump got walloped by enough that a plausible route to overturn the election was not there. Plus, no one likes Trump in the institutional GOP. He was a useful tool, but he has no loyalty and inspires no loyalty among those who actually get to know him. His loyalty is among those who only know him from television.
Still, the cynicism of Barr, McConnell and the rest needs to hang on them like the stink of a dead skunk.
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