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Bull Durham at JusticeBill Barr’s latest appointment reminds us how the department should operate.
Opinion: Barr Appoints John Durham to Investigate Spy Claims
In the aftermath of the Mueller probe, Attorney General William Barr responded to claims of FBI and DOJ abuse of power by appointing seasoned U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the matter.
By
Kimberley A. Strassel
Updated May 16, 2019 7:24 p.m. ET. WALL STREET JOURNAL
Better late than never: Attorney General William Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. If the Justice Department had done this two years ago, the country would be in a much better place. read more
Opinion: Barr Appoints John Durham to Investigate Spy Claims
In the aftermath of the Mueller probe, Attorney General William Barr responded to claims of FBI and DOJ abuse of power by appointing seasoned U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the matter.
By
Kimberley A. Strassel
Updated May 16, 2019 7:24 p.m. ET. WALL STREET JOURNAL
Better late than never: Attorney General William Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. If the Justice Department had done this two years ago, the country would be in a much better place. read more
Obama spymasters point fingers amid Russia probe review: ‘Throwing each other under the bus’
By Alex Pappas | Fox News
Comey or Brennan? Dispute erupts over who pushed Steele dossier
Finger-pointing between high-level government officials begins over who pushed the unverified dossier weeks before President Trump's inauguration.
The launch of a formal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation -- being led by one of the Justice Department’s toughest prosecutors -- has touched off a new round of behind-the-scenes finger-pointing among Obama administration officials who could have some explaining to do about efforts to surveil the Trump campaign.
A key dispute that flared this week concerns whether then-FBI Director James Comey or then-CIA Director John Brennan -- or both of them -- pushed the unverified Steele dossier containing claims about President Trump and his relationship to Russia. The dossier’s more sensational claims were never substantiated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.
DISPUTE ERUPTS OVER WHETHER BRENNAN, COMEY PUSHED STEELE DOSSIER
“Amazing—James Comey says that in 2016, John Brennan insisted on including the dossier in their IC assessment. But Brennan says: no no, COMEY wanted to use the dossier,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, a Republican who has long demanded answers about the origins of the probe, tweeted Thursday in reference to a prior Fox News report.
Meadows added: “They know the truth is coming. And now they're all throwing each other under the bus.” read more
By Alex Pappas | Fox News
Comey or Brennan? Dispute erupts over who pushed Steele dossier
Finger-pointing between high-level government officials begins over who pushed the unverified dossier weeks before President Trump's inauguration.
The launch of a formal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation -- being led by one of the Justice Department’s toughest prosecutors -- has touched off a new round of behind-the-scenes finger-pointing among Obama administration officials who could have some explaining to do about efforts to surveil the Trump campaign.
A key dispute that flared this week concerns whether then-FBI Director James Comey or then-CIA Director John Brennan -- or both of them -- pushed the unverified Steele dossier containing claims about President Trump and his relationship to Russia. The dossier’s more sensational claims were never substantiated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.
DISPUTE ERUPTS OVER WHETHER BRENNAN, COMEY PUSHED STEELE DOSSIER
“Amazing—James Comey says that in 2016, John Brennan insisted on including the dossier in their IC assessment. But Brennan says: no no, COMEY wanted to use the dossier,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, a Republican who has long demanded answers about the origins of the probe, tweeted Thursday in reference to a prior Fox News report.
Meadows added: “They know the truth is coming. And now they're all throwing each other under the bus.” read more
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POSTED ON MAY 14, 2019 BY SCOTT JOHNSON POWERLINE
TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
The AP delivered today’s good news this morning: “Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was ‘lawful and appropriate,’ according to a person familiar with the issue.”
I love that “person familiar with the issue.” Someone’s giving it back to the bad boys who’ve been dishing it out via the New York Times in the style of the Times.
The AP report continues with another Times-like touch: “Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry, the person said. The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.” We are missing only “on account of the sensitivity of the matter.” Otherwise perfect.
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
The AP delivered today’s good news this morning: “Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was ‘lawful and appropriate,’ according to a person familiar with the issue.”
I love that “person familiar with the issue.” Someone’s giving it back to the bad boys who’ve been dishing it out via the New York Times in the style of the Times.
The AP report continues with another Times-like touch: “Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry, the person said. The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.” We are missing only “on account of the sensitivity of the matter.” Otherwise perfect.
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