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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The rats don’t have the law or the judge on their side . . . so they’re stuck with pounding the table.
Heh, heh.
If you were to judge me today by my resume 25 years ago, I would probably be unemployable right now.
Trump has many sucesses but raising the testesterone levels of limp dicked Republicans has certainly been one.
I don’t know all the details of what has transpired, but I am certain that Trump knew two years ago exactly how all of this was going to turn out.
“planting a smirk on his face.”
Heheh. Ever since Nick Sandmann, smirk is a media code word for evil right-winger.
What have you done with your life besides post on FR? Since that’s all I SEE you do, that’s obviously all you DO.
You can’t even spell his name correctly? It is Barr.
“This will require a degree of ruthlessness that I’m not sure even Trump himself possesses.”
I believe Trumpotus is absolutely vicious and will drive a John Deere tractor over his enemies - with cutter and shredder attachments.
Both directions.
They attacked him, attacked his reputation, collided with the media, attacked his children, etc.
They will pay.
This man should have been AG from day one. One of the major mistakes of the administration was appointing Sleepy Sessions and NOT draining the FBI and DOJ swamp.
now? The commiecrats and the enemedia have been the same entity most if not all of my 59 years.
Barr said he was working with Wray to get how this Russia investigation began. Barr wouldn’t of said that if it wasn’t happening.
Wray goes to Congress. Wray will be questioned about it.
There’s actually a fourth group. They are the quasi-humanoid mutants who go through law school eating urinal cakes and cleaning out portable toilets by hand. They are the ones who get out of law school and spend the rest of their lives in Congress.
Thanks for making my point. LOL.
Baby steps
We need a photo shop of Barr in the hearing wearing a pair of thug life shades.
Barr is a much needed breath of fresh air, I hope he doesn’t disappoint.
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