‘Plot thickens’: Maddow suggests Barr pick for top prosecutor tied to Michael Flynn case

Published January 30, 2020 9:23pm ET



MSNBC host Rachel Maddow suggested there is an odd coincidence in Attorney General William Barr’s pick for a top prosecutor spot.

The Associated Press reported on Thursday that Barr picked his senior counselor, Timothy Shea, to be U.S. attorney in D.C. He will lead the same office that is prosecuting former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.

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