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Barr forms team to probe FBI actions in Russia investigation (video)
2019-04-10
[The Hill] Attorney General William Bar has reportedly formed a team to review actions of Justice Department and FBI officials leading up to the launch of the federal probe into President Trump's campaign and possible Russian collusion.

Bloomberg reported Tuesday evening that Barr has assembled a team to review certain counterintelligence decisions made by Justice Department and FBI officials including during the probe into Trump's campaign during the election in the summer of 2016.

Barr had testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that he was reviewing "conduct" from around that period.

"I am reviewing the conduct of the investigation and trying to get my arms around all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted during the summer of 2016," he said.

News of the review comes following the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.

Mueller was appointed as special counsel in May 2017 to take over the Russia probe after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey.

Barr’s review is reportedly separate from the current investigation being conducted by the Justice Department inspector general’s office, Bloomberg reported.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  No matter who he once worked for, and if he believed the allegations against Trump or not at this point he should be pissed at what has happened and should want to get to the bottom of it all. He's ex-military if I understand correctly and they tend to not tolerate this kind of bullshit.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2019-04-10 22:12  

#5  I guess we will need to wait and see.
Posted by: Tyranysaurus Clavith3514   2019-04-10 19:14  

#4  OTOH, if he's a Bushie, how smart can he be?

Not in the bureaucratic infighting sense that all the swamp dwellers excel in, but in the larger "what's good for the country" sense?
Posted by: charger   2019-04-10 18:55  

#3  Barr may be a Bushie, but, Daddy Bush is gone and W & Jeb don’t have the same pull. If he’s smart, he will do the right thing.
Posted by: Tyranysaurus Clavith3514   2019-04-10 08:21  

#2  Perhaps it is AG Barr's style

Someone (I forget who) mentioned a few weeks ago that Barr's a Bushie, so my already low expectations got shot down right then & there.
Posted by: Raj   2019-04-10 07:40  

#1  Perhaps it is AG Barr's style, but his responses failed to exhibit much specificity or enthusiasm. I remain unconvinced anything will come of an investigation of the Carter Page-FISA issue. I would be delighted to be found wrong.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-04-10 04:13  

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