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arr's investigation into origins of Russia probe expands
Posted on: May 10, 2019 at 19:02:39 CT
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/politics/barr-investigation-russia/index.html
Washington (CNN)Attorney General William Barr is taking a far more expansive look at origin of the investigation into Russian interference than was previously known, according to his Senate testimony Wednesday.
Barr told lawmakers he is "working to try to reconstruct" the beginning of the investigation, and confirmed that his internal examination will include "reviewing" whether the dossier prepared by a former British spy was part of a Kremlin disinformation campaign. Barr said he "could not state with confidence" that it wasn't.
The attorney general added that he is also looking into whether there was "any overreach" by officials at the Justice Department and FBI when they launched the counterintelligence investigation in summer 2016.
The details of Barr's plan to reconstruct the start of the Russia investigation comes as he is criticizing its conclusions. He said Wednesday that Trump had been "falsely accused of colluding with the Russians," noting that the special counsel investigation did not establish a criminal conspiracy of collusion.
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Barr first disclosed he was investigating the "genesis" of the FBI counterintelligence investigation into Russia's interference at a hearing last month when he suggested to lawmakers he believed that "spying" occurred against Trump's campaign.
His review comes on top of a DOJ Inspector General review of the use of warrants granted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which would allow the government to monitor someone's phone calls and other communications. The IG report is expected in the next few months.
Washington (CNN)Attorney General William Barr is taking a far more expansive look at origin of the investigation into Russian interference than was previously known, according to his Senate testimony Wednesday.
Barr told lawmakers he is "working to try to reconstruct" the beginning of the investigation, and confirmed that his internal examination will include "reviewing" whether the dossier prepared by a former British spy was part of a Kremlin disinformation campaign. Barr said he "could not state with confidence" that it wasn't.
The attorney general added that he is also looking into whether there was "any overreach" by officials at the Justice Department and FBI when they launched the counterintelligence investigation in summer 2016.
The details of Barr's plan to reconstruct the start of the Russia investigation comes as he is criticizing its conclusions. He said Wednesday that Trump had been "falsely accused of colluding with the Russians," noting that the special counsel investigation did not establish a criminal conspiracy of collusion.
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Barr first disclosed he was investigating the "genesis" of the FBI counterintelligence investigation into Russia's interference at a hearing last month when he suggested to lawmakers he believed that "spying" occurred against Trump's campaign.
His review comes on top of a DOJ Inspector General review of the use of warrants granted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which would allow the government to monitor someone's phone calls and other communications. The IG report is expected in the next few months.
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arr's investigation into origins of Russia probe expands - JeffB MU - 5/10 19:02:39