Attorney General Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in

[MelissaB]

Attorney General Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016

Attorney General William P. Barr has held private meetings overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking their help in a Justice Department inquiry that President Trump hopes will discredit U.S. intelligence agencies’ examination of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the matter.

Barr’s personal involvement is likely to stoke further criticism from Democrats pursuing impeachment that he is helping the Trump administration use executive branch powers to augment investigations aimed primarily at the president’s adversaries.

But the high level Justice Department focus on intelligence operatives’ conduct will likely cheer Trump and other conservatives for whom “investigate the investigators” has become a rallying cry.

The direct involvement of the nation’s top law enforcement official shows the priority Barr places on the investigation being conducted by John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, who has been assigned the sensitive task of reviewing U.S. intelligence work surrounding the 2016 election and its aftermath.

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/attorney-general-barr-personally-asked-foreign-officials-to-aid-inquiry-into-cia-fbi-activities-in-2016/2019/09/30/d50cd5c4-e3a5-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html

[Claritie Pixie]

1. Scum. That is all.

[MelissaB]

2. Important snip...

The attorney general’s active role also underscores the degree to which a nearly three-year old election still consumes significant resources and attention inside the federal government. Current and former intelligence and law enforcement officials expressed frustration and alarm Monday that the head of the Justice Department was taking such a direct role in re-examining what they view as conspiracy theories and baseless allegations of misconduct.

Barr has already made overtures to British intelligence officials, and last week the attorney general traveled to Italy, where he and Durham met senior Italian government officials and Barr asked the Italians to assist Durham, according to one person familiar with the matter. It was not Barr’s first trip to Italy to meet intelligence officials, the person said. The Trump administration has made similar requests of Australia, these people said.

[saidsimplesimon]

3. Did none of them read the sad tale of Nixon

before he circled the drain, taking his sycophants down with him?

This is starting out like shooting ducks at a carnival. I'm loving every minute of angst and raging from the likes of Graham.

[Jarqui]

4. This could really backfire and be the end of Barr & Trump

Trump has spit on the US intelligence community ever since he was elected.
Trump took Putin's word over theirs.

Now he is siccing his attack dog AG on them?

They know where a lot of the illegal bodies are buried.

This could really blow up.

Hope it does.

[lindysalsagal]

5. He's gotta go.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Imagine working in the DOJ

Your leader is actively working against your investigations.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Can you please help us destroy our national law enforcement and intelligence services?"

[demmiblue]

8. ...