Barr’s Legacy

Private Goldman Call • Avoiding Tulsa 2.0 • A Funeral Home’s COVID-19 Crisis [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Barr’s Legacy Good morning from the Hive newsroom! The Justice Department under William Barr seems to keep advancing Donald Trump’s personal and political goals, Abigail Tracy [reports](. “We’re now seeing continuous, unbridled, and apparently shameless effort to corrupt the department,” says former Justice Department official David Laufman. D.C. attorney William Jeffress says “career prosecutors must be disappointed and ashamed.” During a private Goldman Sachs meeting with wealthy investors, CEOs from companies like McDonald’s and 3M discussed operating amid a pandemic and social unrest, William D. Cohan [reports](. The killing of George Floyd “was especially jarring to 3M-ers because the Twin Cities have been our home for decades,” said Mike Roman, adding, “We have to do something different.“ Thanks for reading! [“The Guy Is With the Devil”: The Rosemary’s Baby Theory of Attorney General William Barr]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [This week showed that justice, for Barr, is completely indistinguishable from what Trump wants.]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [On a Private Goldman Call, George Floyd Protests Spur New CEO Resolve, Baby Steps]( By [William D. Cohan]( [Corporate leaders from companies like 3M, McDonald’s, and Nasdaq privately say they’re starting to “map actions” against social injustice. But how long will that goal stay at the top of their agenda?]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [Trump Aides Are Desperate to Avoid Another Rally-Induced Tantrum]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [After an embarrassing turnout in Tulsa prompted a presidential hissy fit, Team Trump is reportedly racing to ensure that plans for the Republican National Convention are foolproof.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [“The Last of the First Responders”: Inside One Funeral Home’s COVID-19 Crisis]( By [Josh Sanburn]( [At the height of the pandemic, funeral homes struggled—and sometimes failed. One in New York City got it right.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Jon Stewart Explains to Stephen Colbert How He Learned to Like Joe Biden]( By [Christopher Rosen]( [“Biden was not my guy. Wasn’t even in the top four,” Stewart told the Late Show host on Wednesday. But now he thinks Biden is the perfect salve to lead America past Donald Trump.]( [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast