Posted on 05/19/2019 8:40:14 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Weeks into an investigation of the origins of the FBI’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Attorney General William Barr said Friday that the probe has provided more questions than answers due to the “inadequate” and in some cases inconsistent answers he’s been given from the officials involved.
Asked during an interview with Fox News whether he knew exactly when the FBI began its investigation into the Trump campaign, Barr said he had not yet identified a reliable timeline.
“I’ve been trying to get answers to the questions, and I’ve found that a lot of the answers have been inadequate and some of the explanations I’ve gotten don’t hang together. In a sense I have more questions today than when I first started,” he said during the interview.
Pressed to explain what he was referring to, Barr would only say, “some of the explanations of what occurred.”
Barr told Fox that the investigation, which he disclosed to lawmakers during a congressional hearing last month, will eventually reveal whether the FBI puts its “thumb on the scale” by investigating and in some cases surveilling Trump campaign officials.
“People have to find out what the government was doing during that period. If we’re worried about foreign influence, for the very same reason we should be worried about whether government officials abuse their power and put their thumb on the scale,” Barr said before stipulating that he was “not saying that happened.”
Barr was maligned by congressional Democrats in the wake of his appearance on Capitol Hill last month for agreeing with Republicans’ contention that the Trump campaign was “spied” on. He defended that characterization during the Fox interview and reiterated that his job is to determine whether that spying was properly predicated.
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No matter what distractions they throw at him, he always stays rignt on the trail.
Keep digging. Don’t stop now.
The Democrats holding him in contempt was a bad move for them. I think that riled Barr, but what else could they do. They’re covering up a crime they committed so desperate people will take desperate actions
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This is a direct indictment of one John Huber, Deep State Fraud.
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Smoke and mirrors.
rwood
I think that Barr started his own investigations in part to pressure Huber and Horowitz to do their jobs. Without such “cross checking” they would be inclined to white wash their respective investigations.
I found the explanations very...jejune
Modified, Limited Hangout (MLH). Limited Hangout: Release just enough information the rubes think something is being done. Modified: actually change the info that demnstrates actual culpability to raise doubt. RInse and repeat as necessary “any day now”, or “a couple more weeks”, as time goes by increase to 4 to 6 months. About ten years need to go by before some trivial tidbit that was overlooked for years proves it was just a misunderstanding.
The Democrats holding him in contempt was a bad move for them.
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Don’t poke the Barr. Calling Barr a liar is a very stupid thing to do. He is old, has no need for another job, not moving up the political ladder, answers to nobody.
Sessions was a kiss ass, get along go along, nice gentleman. Perfect person to work behind the counter at the bank or a convenience store. Not the attributes you want when going after massive political corruption. Sessions would never go after his former colleagues.
Barr will tear them apart like a grizzly on a salmon.
How dumb.
I hope Trump does not trust Barr. He is going to disappoint us eventually. It is all a mirage.
The proof will be in the pudding
Fortunately we have all kinds a time for this to develop even before the 2020 election
In other words, if you can’t peak their interest with facts, baffle them with bull$kit.
rwood
If he is dealing with Wray, Haspel and Coats, no wonder he is getting confusing information.
Please, Mr. Barr, don’t be fooled by traitorous answers.
I believe you are brilliant enough to see that the answers are convoluted on purpose.
Take care and stay strong.
He sees it all right. He’s toying with them. Like a cat with a mouse.
IOW, people are lying to me, and I will not tolerate lying. Those who are proven to be lying will be gone in short order.
Larry Klayman tells the truth re: Barr, Graham, our corrupt guv, etc.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFNuqzfOjw
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