Barr’s Requests for Foreign Help Prompt Backlash in Australia, Italy, U.K.

The Wall Street Journal ^ | October 6th, 2019 | Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie Gurman in Washington and Giovanni Legorano

[Mariner]

Attorney General William Barr is sowing discord in several foreign capitals, going outside usual channels to seek help from allies in reviewing the origins of a U.S. counterintelligence investigation begun during the 2016 presidential campaign.

By meeting directly with foreign leaders

[PapaBear3625]

The only ones upset appear to be the Intel Agencies. It appears Barr doesn’t ant to deal with them because he believe they were working with our own agencies to take down our president.

The Deep State is multi-national. It will be a major job getting a lid on them.

[Vehmgericht]

Where does the WSJ get writers like Aruna Viswanatha, Giovanni Legorano and Sadie Gurman? Several people have remarked, “I have not read it.” It is not necessary to read it. To assert that the U.S. should be relying on “investigator-to-investigator channels” is insane. Perhaps they could suggest the James Comey should be leading the investigation.

[Brilliant]

Yes. That’s the point I think. Nunes maybe made these guys defensive by questioning if the Five Eyes May have violated the agreement. I think that is secondary. We need to find out what happened. I’m far more concerned about abuses of power in our own government.

[yoe]

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[billyboy15]

Exposing them will go a long way.

[SamuraiScot]

Trump’s admins phones are tapped and they can’t trust that EVERYTHING won’t be leaked!!!!

Since Barr is going across the pond in person, that suggests that the leaders he's talking to over there might have the same problem with their own intelligence services.

[Ann Archy]

THREE people to write this!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

See post #18

[Pox]

When prosecutors seek help from outside the U.S. in obtaining evidence for an investigation, the requests usually go through the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, or through Federal Bureau of Investigation legal attachés stationed at U.S. embassies around the world whose job is to maintain relationships with foreign counterparts.

Mr. Barr is largely sidestepping that process.

That tells me a few things, most importantly, the FBI is not in the loop and this just reinforces my belief that all of the caterwauling about the Ukraine phone call nonsense is due to the fact that the endgame with the intelligence agencies transgressions is coming near.

[AnthonySoprano]

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They are simply hiding Corruption.

Alexander Downer of Australia sent like $30 Million to the Clinton Foundation, and then signed up with a Chinese Telecommunications Co.

He tried to sell the Chinese Telecomm systems to Australia while he was on the take, and his own peeps Voted against him.

There’s Corruption all through this thing.

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[Hostage]

Here's your culprit buried beneath the centerfold so to speak:
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Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in an interview that he had heard from several concerned intelligence officials.

“This could put the Five Eyes relationship in jeopardy,” Mr. Warner said, using the term to describe an intelligence-sharing agreement among the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “If Australia starts to feel that their intelligence is being used for American domestic political purposes to smear an opponent of Mr. Trump, then that trust breaks down.” Australia’s foreign ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.

When prosecutors seek help from outside the U.S. in obtaining evidence for an investigation, the requests usually go through the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, or through Federal Bureau of Investigation legal attachés stationed at U.S. embassies around the world whose job is to maintain relationships with foreign counterparts.

[100American]

In your dreams that is what is going on...

[M. Thatcher]

It is extraordinarily enlightening.

You forgot your sarcasm tag.

Geez.

[Freee-dame]

“If Australia starts to feel that their intelligence is being used for American domestic political purposes to smear an opponent of Mr. Trump, then that trust breaks down

Senator Warner, why didn't the Five Eyes mind when their intelligence was used to smear a candidate for the Presidency and then the President of the USA himself?

[Bonemaker]

BS...democrat agitprop. I think all 3 countries have new governments than those that gave Obama whatever he wanted.

[wardamneagle]

Yep

[yoe]

(Obama)

(Obama)

(Obama)

Look at the dates folks...how corrupt is our government before Trump? Who are these treacherous Americans who want Socialism/Communism? President Trump and AG Barr along with millions of Americans who want the Republic to stand are fighting for our Republic and the United States Constitution - the Hillary Clinton's, OBAMA, who has never given up his chair at the table of power, James Clapper, John Brennan, a Communist, and their lackey's are attempting a coup to overthrow our Country.

THE FIGHT FOR THE USA IS REAL. G-D HELP US IF WE AMERICANS LOSE.

[Samurai_Jack]

The left is not accustomed to being on the defensive. They’re not reacting in a positive manner.

[Jacquerie]

I dropped my subscription to the WSJ about twenty years ago when it promoted a Constitutional amendment for open borders.

[bkopto]

In London, Mr. Barr’s personal requests have irked counterintelligence officials over a perceived thwarting of procedural norms....

Leftists are all about procedure when the facts are against them.

Protocol must be observed, even when the British participated in trying to overthrow our 2016 election, the greatest political scandal in US history, dwarfing Watergate.

So tell me, once more, why the UK is our "friend"? They have behaved and are behaving like enemies. I view them as such - enemies.