Posted on 05/01/2019 12:47:19 PM PDT by onyx
Attorney General Bill Barr sparred with Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wednesday over the AG’s use of the word “spying” to describe the actions the FBI took against the Trump campaign.
Barr alleged during his testimony to the House Appropriations Committee in April that “spying did occur” against the Trump campaign as the FBI investigated alleged ties to Russia.
Whitehouse grilled Barr about his use of the term “spying” in relation to those efforts, suggesting that the term was not accurate because the activities of the DOJ were “authorized.”
“I’m not going to abjure the use of the word ‘spying,'” Barr said. “My first job was in CIA. I don’t think the word ‘spying’ has any pejorative connotation at all.”
Barr continued, “I think spying is a good English word that, in fact, doesn’t have synonyms because it is the broadest word incorporating really all forms of covert intelligence collection, so I’m not going to back off the word ‘spying.'”
To further defend his use of the word, Barr pointed out that many members of the media also used the term before they decided to attack him for doing the same.
“Frankly, we went back and looked at press usage and up until all the faux outrage a couple of weeks ago, it’s commonly used in the press to refer to authorized activities,” he explained.
“It’s not commonly used by the Department,” Whitehouse retorted.
Barr shot back, “It’s commonly used by me,” planting a smirk on his face.
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Amber is the author of the article.
planting a smirk on his face.
Amber never got a date in high school!
If sheheit did, she never got a second date from the same person!
“There are a lot of Freepers who owe William Barr an apology. From some of the rants I saw posted here when he was nominated, youd think we were getting Eric Holder back in charge of the DOJ.”
My question is simple, “Did they believe in their anti Barr BS, or were they paid to post that slimey bs?”
This man is my new hero.
I also liked Danang Dick referring to Mueller as a career prosecutor, and Barr telling him he was not a career prosecutor.,just a political appointee.
Blumethal needs to be slapped down every time he opens his slimy frigen mouth and Barr did just that.
I despise the POS,false valor Blumenthal
The funniest slap down of the POS,false valor Blumenthal:
Jane Fonda spent more time in Nam than Blumenthal!
better yet, Barr replied: “Why should YOU have it?” LOL
Is it my imagination or did some one say this? “If someone hits Trump with a stone, he will hit them with a Buick”.
I can’ t find it on Google! Isn’t that strange?
I believe I read it on FReepublic?
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