Barr's review of Russia investigation wins Trump's favor. Those facing scrutiny suspect he's chasing

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Barr’s review of Russia investigation wins Trump’s favor. Those facing scrutiny suspect he’s chasing conspiracy theories.

By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris and Rosalind S. Helderman
Oct. 6, 2019 at 9:34 a.m. EDT

Attorney General William P. Barr has taken an interest in a mysterious European professor whose conversation with an adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign helped launch the FBI investigation into possible coordination with Russia — and who has since become the focal point of an unproven conservative theory that the entire inquiry was a setup, people familiar with the matter said.

Those involved in the FBI investigation said they are mystified by the attorney general’s activities and interest in the professor, Joseph Mifsud, and they suspect that Barr might be using Justice Department resources to validate conjecture that Mifsud was deployed against a Trump adviser by Western intelligence to manufacture a basis to investigate the campaign.

“It just seems like they’re doing everything they can to delegitimize the origins of that investigation,” said one person involved the Russia probe, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the politically sensitive matter that is still being reviewed. “I just don’t think there’s any real basis to disparage it.”

But Barr’s inquiry has heartened Trump and his conservative allies. Trump, who at times has inquired about the origins of the Russia investigation and the professor in particular, has bragged that Barr will get to the bottom of the case and is doing a good job as the country’s top law enforcement official, a White House official said.

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. The Attn General, working on behalf of rump's personal desires. Sounds pretty corrupt to me...

already, perhaps he should be looking closer at home for the corruption.

The whole mess started when rump and cronies met numerous times w/ Russians and / or proxies. Wonder just how much he'll look into this, despite people being convicted already for this (and lying to the FBI, etc.).

[dalton99a]

2. The attorney general is now working as Trump's private investigator - at taxpayers' expense and

using all government resources and powers at his disposal

[KPN]

3. Impeach the MF. He served the people and the

Constitution. Not the illegitimate criminal president.

[Skittles]

4. I'm sure Nancy and Chuck will get right on it

[KPN]

5. It's frustrating. We are severely handicapped (we being Dems) due to limited enforcement/executive

capabilities. What? The House has one law enforcement officer -- the Seargent-at-Arms. Whoop-dee-doo. Until we have the Senate as well, we are somewhat hamstrung as far as execution. Even then, there's the illegitimate SCOTUS to deal with.

We need to win the Senate and the WH and then effect so many changes in ethics governance structure at the federal level. We can only do our part and keep our fingers crossed.

Nevertheless, it still feels good and right to keep the pressure on our elected Dems! ITMF's (tRump, Barr-fly, and Kavarapist) Now! It's the right thing to do!