Bill Barr backs legitimacy of Trump indictment, says he’ll testify confidently against ex-boss

Former Attorney General Bill Barr doubled down on his claims that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of his onetime boss for election interference is “legitimate” and stated he is willing to testify against former President Donald Trump. On CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Barr repeated his assertion that Trump’s statements are not protected by the First Amendment — a claim he made last week on CNN. The comments contradict one he previously made on “Face the Nation,” in which he said, “the January 6 case will be a hard case...