BARR PROMISES COUNTRY WILL KNOW 'EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED'
Investigating Obama administration's 'counterintel' operation targeting Trump campaign Published: 8 hours ago Attorney General William Barr said in an interview Congress attempts to hold him in contempt are part of the usual political circus and hes determined to uncover exactly what happened when the Obama administration launched a counterintelligence operation against the 2016 Trump campaign. The first step is to find out exactly what happened, and were trying to get our arms around that, getting all the relevant information from the various agencies and starting to talk to some of the people that have information, Barr explained. His comments came in an exclusive interview with Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-barr-russia-probe-explanations> Bill Hemmer during a trip to El Salvador in which he met with law enforcement officials. Barr fired back at Democrats who have criticized his handling of special counsel Robert Muellers report. He called House Speaker Nancy Pelosis claim he lied to Congress laughable and dismissed an attempt to hold him in contempt of Congress. Thats part of the usual political circus thats being played out. It doesnt surprise me, he said. Barr said theres much to be learned about the Obama administrations use of a debunked, anti-Trump dossier funded by Hillary Clintons campaign to obtain warrants to spy in the Trump campaign. Then there were alleged efforts to entrap campaign volunteers and the leader FBI investigator who vowed to stop Trump from being elected and had a back-up plan in case they were unsuccessful. I think theres a misconception out there that we know a lot about what happened, Barr told Hemmer. The fact of the matter is Bob Mueller did not look at the governments activities. He was looking at whether or not the Trump campaign had conspired with the Russians. But he was not going back and looking at the counterintelligence program. And we have a number of investigations underway that touch upon it the main one being the office of inspector general thats looking at the FISA warrants, he told Fox News. Fox News said Barrs review could prove as politically explosive as the Russia probe itself. President Trump tweeted Friday morning that those who spied on his campaign committed treason and could face long jail sentences. Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are probing the Trump administration, including looking at obstruction allegations in connection with the Russia case. Barr has appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia claims. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., previously promised a review but then said he would back away while the other reviews are going on. Fox News cited a source saying Barr is working collaboratively on the investigation with FBI Director Chris Wray, CIA Director Gina Haspel, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats. The source said Durham is also working directly with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. The IG is reviewing allegations of misconduct in issuance of FISA warrants and the role of FBI informants during the early stages of the investigation. Barr told Hemmer its very important that Americans know what their government, under the Obama administration, was doing, and the responses hes seen so far dont hang together. If were worried about foreign influence, for the very same reason shouldnt we be worried about whether government officials abused their power and put their thumb on the scale? he asked. He said thats among the focal points of the investigations. EM -> { Trump for 2020 } On the 49th Parallel Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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