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Barr says spying on Trump campaign 'did occur,' but provides no evidence

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Attorney General William Barr told lawmakers Wednesday that he will be looking to the "genesis" of the the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Russian government began in 2016, saying, "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal" -- echoing some of the more inflammatory claims lobbed by President Donald Trump for months, but declining to elaborate on his concerns.
"I think spying did occur," Barr said, though he declined to provide the basis for his concern. "The question is whether it was . . . adequately predicated."
The news will likely be viewed as a welcome development to the President, who has regularly called for an investigation and, as recently as last week, told reporters more should be done to examine the origins of the Russia probe.
It will also likely raise concerns of politicization of the department's work at an already tense time, as Democrats worry that Barr is bending to the President's demands and have called on Barr to release an unredacted version of the special counsel's confidential report on the Russia investigation to Congress.
Barr's own review of the FBI's counterintelligene work, first reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by a US official to CNN, was briefly touched on during his House appropriations hearing, but the attorney general went further during Wednesday's Senate appropriations hearing explaining his reasoning.
"For the same reason we're worried about foreign influence in elections, I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said. I'm not suggesting those rules were violated but I think it's important to look at. . . . I think it's my obligation."
He added that he's not launching a full blown investigation to the FBI, and does not view it as a problem that is "endemic" to the FBI, but has in mind some colleagues to help him "pull all this information together, and letting me know if there are some areas that should be looked at."
Trump said Wednesday morning that Barr was doing a "great job" and "getting started on going back to the origins on where exactly this all started because it was an illegal witch hunt."
"This was an attempted coup, this was an attempted takedown of a president," Trump said.
The US official told CNN that Barr's review is separate from the ongoing work being conducted by the Justice Department's internal watchdog, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, but could not detail its precise scope nor explain how the work of US Attorney John Huber, who was also tasked with investigating surveillance matters, factors in at this stage, and Barr did not elaborate further.
In March 2018, amid calls by Republican lawmakers for a second special counsel to investigate how the Russia investigation began, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that Huber was looking into allegations that the FBI abused its powers in surveilling former Trump foreign policy aide Carter Page -- among other issues -- and Horowitz's office confirmed it would "review information that was known to the DOJ and the FBI at the time the applications were filed from or about an alleged FBI confidential source," and "review the DOJ's and FBI's relationship and communications with the alleged source as they relate to the (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) applications."
Yet those efforts by Sessions to appease Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill appeared less than sufficient at the time.
Trump claimed on Twitter that the inspector general was the wrong person to probe possible FISA abuse, calling the move "disgraceful."
Barr said Tuesday he expected Horowitz's review will be completed in "May or June."

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/10/politics/barr-doj-investiation-fbi-russia/index.html

Barr should reveal any evidence that he has to corroborate his rash statements. This Whitehouse is proving to be the real Fake News!!
 

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General coverup Barr hard at work solidifying his reputation as the guy to call to coverup your scandal!
 

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Barr said "I think that there is a BASIS" for it" when asked to elaborate. Then as usual he went on to say that he cannot say exactly why.

This guy is becoming like the new Rudi Giuliani. Just offer total BS and then not have any evidence. Then Trumptard himself uses it to say that see I told you so or words to that effect!!
 

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Barr is a Republican political hack anything he says or does should be put under a microscope.

Under Bush SR administration the early 90's he was the Attorney General and advised the president to pardon Republican government officials who were convicted in the Iran Contra Affair, and he also helped with coverup of the flow of money, and arms to Iraq and Saddam Hussein under the Raegan administration which he had previously worked for under Ronald Raegan in the white house.
 

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Don't worry kids. The truth wil come out. There are already investigations afoot into the whole fiasco.
 

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Don't worry kids. The truth wil come out. There are already investigations afoot into the whole fiasco.
These idiots have no idea the tsunami of malfeasance that will be released in due course.
 

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And I'm sure we'll get a heavily redacted 4 page summary of those finding too.
It is unwise to annoy the most powerful man in the world. It is downright idiotic to try to destroy him...and fail.
 

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These idiots have no idea the tsunami of malfeasance that will be released in due course.
The indictments are coming. The convictions and the plea deals should be ready right on time for the 2020 campaign.
 

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The indictments are coming. The convictions and the plea deals should be ready right on time for the 2020 campaign.
Indictments!

No need for pesky investigations, or to release the full reports on previous investigations.
Its straight to indictments!

How dare they investigate Russian interference in the election!
They all deserve to hang!

- is that what you mean?
 

jcpro

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Indictments!

No need for pesky investigations, or to release the full reports on previous investigations.
Its straight to indictments!

How dare they investigate Russian interference in the election!
They all deserve to hang!

- is that what you mean?
LOL!!! McCabe has already been caught by the IG lying. It will go from there. And don't you worry. Barr is an old hand, the investigations will move right along.
 

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LOL!!! McCabe has already been caught by the IG lying. It will go from there. And don't you worry. Barr is an old hand, the investigations will move right along.
I actually think the key to busting this wide open are the Ohr's. They are the connection between the FBi and the DNC. Get them to flip and it all comes out.

McCabe may be a catalyst for that.
 

jcpro

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I actually think the key to busting this wide open are the Ohr's. They are the connection between the FBi and the DNC. Get them to flip and it all comes out.

McCabe may be a catalyst for that.
It is still unclear if the Ohr's involvement broke any actual laws. McCabe, on the other hand, has his ass over the barrel and his finger prints all over the Trump's AND Clinton's investigations.
 

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LOL!!! McCabe has already been caught by the IG lying. It will go from there. And don't you worry. Barr is an old hand, the investigations will move right along.
So if lying should get you indicted, Trump should be there too.
Right?

Which is worse, lying about your Russian business interests, connections to illegal hacking, electoral fraud or lying about a press release?
 

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Provides no evidence in public hearing for an item that would be covered under a confidential FISA warrant.

FISA warrants were obtained- that is spying. Question- as he said - was were they justified which is why they are 'investigating' (We all now know they lied to the FISA court through omission) But, unlike CNN, Barr will produce evidence...and it won't be from ficticious "trusted anonymous sources". I do find it rather amusing to see the left now want evidence when they've been screaming for over 3 years about collusion with ZERO evidence.
 

Frankfooter

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Provides no evidence in public hearing for an item that would be covered under a confidential FISA warrant. Who writes these headlines?

FISA warrants were obtained- that is spying. Question- as he said - was were they justified which is why they are 'investigating' but it's hilarious to see the left now want evidence when they've been screaming for over 3 years about russian collusion with ZERO evidence.
FISA warrants are obtained with the approval of judges based on evidence.
Do you think all police and FBI investigations are spying?
 

jcpro

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So if lying should get you indicted, Trump should be there too.
Right?

Which is worse, lying about your Russian business interests, connections to illegal hacking, electoral fraud or lying about a press release?
Sweetheart, it's not what you think you got, it's what you can prove in court.
 

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All this time Libtards relied on Barr to bring Trump down and Barr kicks sand in their face!! LMAO!! Priceless!!

Remember all the headlines and posts about Barr getting involved and finding evidence on Trump? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Lovin it!

Whos the next messiah for the Libtards to bring Trump down for........................................NOTHING? GIVE IT UP! YOU LOST!!
 
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