Posted on 05/18/2019 7:31:18 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Attorney General William Barr’s review of the origins of the Russia investigation is focused on U.S. intelligence gathering before the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened its formal inquiry in July 2016, according to an interview he gave to the Wall Street Journal.
“Government power was used to spy on American citizens,” Barr said in the interview published on Friday. “I can’t imagine any world where we wouldn’t take a look and make sure that was done properly.”
“Just like we need to ensure that foreign actors don’t influence the outcome of our elections, we need to ensure that the government doesn’t use its powers to put a thumb on the scale,” he added.
Barr is working closely with CIA Director Gina Haspel, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, according to the WSJ. His review is not a criminal investigation “at this point,” the newspaper reported. There is no timetable for its completion.
The attorney general discussed why he chose John Durham, Connecticut’s U.S. attorney, to lead the review.
“I was looking for someone who is tenacious, who is used to looking at sensitive material involving government activities, who has a reputation for being fair and evenhanded,” he said.
Barr did not discuss what he has discovered so far, but he told the paper that he was surprised that officials have not been able to answer many of his questions.
“I have more questions now than when I came in,” he said.
Former FBI officials have testified that they opened the counterintelligence investigation on July 31, 2016, after they received information from the Australian government that a foreign policy campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, told an Australian diplomat that he was told the Russians had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
TRANSLATION: “We found evidence of parallel construction.”
Feces. Striking. Rotating blades of fan.
Should read: an Australian diplomat who is connected to the Clinton Foundation, claims he was told that the Russians had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton.
Good! He’s going back to the beginning. I don’t think he would do that unless he is intent on finding out every last detail of what took place.
Looks more like looking for a scapegoat to me. I dont give a crap what happened before 2016. Hillary et all must end up in prison or we as a nation are finished.
GITMO & rope is all that is needed.
There’s been talk about going way back because zero is implicated in quite a bit of this. I’d like to see all these creeps caught.
I do NOT trust Smirking Monkey Wray, Haspell OR Dan Coates!
I think that same SPY got $1,000,000 from US....US TAXPAYERS!! WHY??
This is going to get messy for those involved.
In and of itself, it is informative that Barr appointed a US Attorney. US Attorney’s primary mission is to prosecute crimes whereas an Inspector General has a primary mission to reform and sometimes produce criminal referrals.
It won't if prosecutions don't start happening RFN. They are now talking about going back to 2006 etc. Over ten years ago I'm sure most of those crimes would have limited out and those that were involved could no longer be prosecuted. The only thing looking way back is going to do is give hillary, comey, brennan and all the rest a solid defense.
Those that committed the most heinous political crimes in American history are zipping around the country in private jets and signing autographs on book tours. That's NOT justice or accountability or any sort of deterrent whatsoever. What is happening is in fact an incentive to pull off an even bigger coup in 2020. Why would we expect anything less?
Hi.
Some may say no, but I hear the puckering of many assholes.
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