William Safire, a conservative journalist of some respect and reknown, wrote a nyt article (Oct. 19, 1992) about Attorney Barr, back when Barr worked for President Bush. He was known as the "Patsy-Prosecutor" and the "Cover-up General" because was known to distort the facts and leave out things that were uncomfortable for the parties he worked. He also delayed appointing a special investigator to investigate Irangate as requested by both the House and Senate. He attempted to delay long enough such the next election would distract from the desired investigation.

[nytimes.com]

This is the reason he was nominated by the president and appointed by the Republican senate. Barr is an insult to the American public.