Attorney General William Barr stunned Congressional lawmakers Tuesday when he was asked to comment on whether “spying” took place during the 2016 race for the White House; saying “I think spying did occur.”
.@SenatorShaheen asks Barr about reports he's launched an investigation into officials who investigated Trump
"I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," he says, echoing baseless right-win conspiracy theories. "I think spying did occur."
Shaheen is left speechless pic.twitter.com/G1fcAF2Irh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 10, 2019
“I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal. Especially the generation that I grew up in… the Vietnam War period, people were concerned about spying on anti-war people and so forth by the government,” said Barr.
“I think it’s important to look at that… I think spying did occur,” he added.
Watch Barr’s explosive testimony above.
IT’S OFFICIAL: William Barr Confirmed as Attorney General of the United States
William Barr was officially confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as President Trump’s new Attorney General Thursday; gaining the support of three Democratic Senators.
Barr was confirmed by a 54-45 vote with Democratic Senators Kysten Sinema, Doug Jones, and Joe Manchin backing Trump’s nominee.
GOP Senator Rand Paul was the lone Republican vote against Barr.
“Barr becomes the second full-fledged attorney general of the Trump administration: the president, upset over his recusal in the Russia investigation, fired former Attorney General Jeff Sessions from running the Justice Department the day after the 2018 midterm elections. Matthew Whitaker has served as acting attorney general during the vacancy,” adds Fox News.
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BREAKING NOW: Mueller Probe OVER, Special Counsel Submits Report to Attorney General Barr
After two-years of non-stop interviews, document reviews, and legal proceedings, CNBC is now reporting that Robert Mueller has officially ended his investigation into Russian collusion and submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr.
“Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday delivered a report to Attorney General William Barr on Russia’s election meddling and possible collusion with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign,” reports CNBC.
UPDATE: U.S. Special Counsel Mueller has sent Russia investigation report to Attorney General Barr – Justice Dept. spokeswoman pic.twitter.com/MV3ixmRhPE
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 22, 2019
“The handoff marks the long-anticipated end of the high-profile and highly guarded Russia probe nearly two years after it began in May 2017,” adds the report.
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