William Barr has apparently expressed grave concern about the impacts of state stay-at-home orders on civil liberties. No, that is not a misprint.
What he really means is that responsible behavior during the pandemic will lead to an economic slump, and a potential Trump defeat in November. His record shows that what he really cares about is power, and imposing a social conservative agenda on an unwilling majority; protecting civil liberties for people other than “real Americans” is at the bottom of his list of priorities.