“If there is a single thing William Barr is an expert on, it is ‘bad faith.'”
In a stunning move the Attorney General of the United States on Tuesday blasted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, widely separating himself from the findings of the Dept. of Justice Inspector General’s report. Barr also claimed the FBI should have ended the counterintelligence investigation into Donald Trump once he was elected president.
And Barr even said the FBI acted in “bad faith” in conducting the investigation into Trump and Russia.
Effectively, Barr is saying not only should the president never be prosecuted, but presidents should never be investigated. All these statements are contrary to what many if not most constitutional experts have said.
Barr also called the reasons for opening the Russia probe “very flimsy,” in an interview with NBC News’ Pete Williams.
Again, that is in direct contradiction into what legal and constitutional experts have said.
“I think our nation was turned on its head for three years based on a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by a completely irresponsible press,” Barr also told Williams.
Stunningly, Barr also tells Williams the Steele Dossier is “false.” Nearly none of it has been determined to be false.
He also falsely hunkers down on his false claim the Trump campaign was spied on.
Barr is getting blasted as his interview airs on MSNBC.
Here’s MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, who pulls no punches:
Here’s ACLU attorney Josh Block:
CNBC/NBC’s John Harwood:
CNN National Security and Legal Analyst Susan Hennessey:
NBC News and MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner:
U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Vice Chairman, Intel Committee:
Others: