Barr tightens rules on surveillance of political candidates

Associated Press ^ | September 1, 2020 | Eric Tucker

[Olog-hai]

Well, only took him half a year and tons of damage done to the country. Better late than never?

[DesertRhino]

Wow! Just what we needed, a new policy! The jackass, The problem is not the policy, the problem was -criminal- behavior on the part of the FBI and CIA. And nobody has been prosecuted.

[Major Matt Mason]

More rules for the Democrats to ignore. They haven't paid a price for their criminal behavior the past 4 years, so they aren't going to worry about a few more rules. And a Democrat AG will just rescind those rules, anyway, so this is pretty meaningless.

[Buckeye McFrog]

This is NOT the outcome we were wanting you to produce, Mr. Barr.

[Fresh Wind]

Problems?

What about criminal activity by top-level FBI officials?

[Deaf Smith]

I read this as protection for foreign born candidates and same for their staff. Including those already seated.

[PGalt]

Comments BUMP!

Bully Bagpiped while America burned. JUSTICE? Not so much where it counts from the Dept. of SELECTIVE Justice/Injustice. The BIGGEST scandal in United States history...UNTOUCHED.

[Gene Eric]

“Yeah, that illegal spying wasn’t right — try not to do it again, okay?”

[PIF]

He’s just marginally better than all the other swamp creatures eligible to be AG - what fo you expect? Wine from a dead cow?

[Seruzawa]

My very first thought. Internal rules are useless.

[Hattie]

We have no justice department.

[liberalh8ter]

One new policy would require the FBI to consider briefing a federal candidate or staffer

Consider? As in, we considered but decided against it?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“This is NOT the outcome we were wanting you to produce, Mr. Barr.”

It shuts the barn door. Now go round up all the animals and euthanize them.

[one guy in new jersey]

Gee. Just in time to protect Biden.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Good grief.

[Olog-hai]

Never mind Harris.

[Boogieman]

Just in time to protect Biden and Harris who are colluding with domestic terrorists.

Or am I being too cynical?

[lodi90]

“Yeah, that illegal spying wasn’t right — try not to do it again, okay?”

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Barr is laying the foundation to say the spying on Trump wasn’t illegal. Good luck to the sunshine pumpers on spinning this one.

[lodi90]

Just in time to protect Biden and Harris who are colluding with domestic terrorists.

Or am I being too cynical?

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Not necessary. The all hate Trump at Main DOJ and won’t be lifting a finger in support of the Rule of Law as long as it benefits POTUS.

[glasseye]

This is stupid.
How can more ‘rules’ change a dam thing when the FBI is willing to break laws with ZERO consequence?
The ‘heros’ in the FBI tried to steal the votes of 63 million and manufacture false charges against anyone they chose to destroy and Barr adds a few ‘rule changes’.
The ‘tree of liberty’ is almost beyond saving at this point.