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Attorney General William Barr Appoints US Attorney to Look into Origins of FBI Probe

Attorney General William Barr has assigned the United States attorney in Connecticut to look into the origins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe into the Trump campaign, according to reports.

Barr has appointed John Durham for the assignment, according to the New York Times. Durham has a history of investigating potential wrongdoing among national security officials.

Barr sent shockwaves through Washington after he acknowledged earlier this year during a hearing that he would review the origins of the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign, and again when he referred to those activities as “spying.”

Specifically, he has said he wants to review whether the FBI had appropriate predicate for spying on the Trump campaign, for example, when it sought a surveillance warrant against former campaign adviser Carter Page.

Barr’s assignment of Durham may indicate that his review of the origins warrants further investigation and action.

Separately, the DOJ’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, is due to issue a report on his findings on whether the FBI acted improperly when investigating the Trump campaign and launching an investigation in July 2016.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed the U.S. attorney in Utah, John Huber, to review aspects of the Russia investigation, but it is unclear what he has been investigating or has found.

Trump nominated Durham for his current position in 2017, and Durham has conducted special investigations under administrations of both parties, according to the Times.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/attorney-general-william-barr-appoints-us-attorney-to-look-into-origins-of-fbi-probe/

Rosenstein: Comey ‘Seems to Be Acting as a Partisan

During a speech on Monday, former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stated former FBI Director James Comey “seems to be acting as a partisan pundit,” and criticized Comey for “speculating about the strength of my character and the fate of my immortal soul.”

While Rosenstein criticized some of Comey’s actions as director, he also said that Comey’s removal should have been handled in a more respectful, less dramatic manner.

Rosenstein continued, “So, I do not blame the former director for being angry. I would be, too, if I were in his shoes.

But now the former director seems to be acting as a partisan pundit, selling books and earning speaking fees while speculating about the strength of my character and the fate of my immortal soul. I kid you not.

That is disappointing. Speculating about souls is not a job for police and prosecutors. Generally, we base our opinions on eyewitness testimony.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/13/rosenstein-comey-seems-to-be-acting-as-a-partisan-pundit/

Hickenlooper Tried to Exert Authority Over Colorado AG Dem advocating U.S. AG be more independent from president

“The governor did not appreciate my actions, and he did not want the State of Colorado named in a lawsuit against Obama's EPA [Environmental Protection Agency]," Coffman told the Washington Free Beacon by phone. "So he made the unusual decision to challenge in the Colorado Supreme Court the attorney general's independent authority to file a lawsuit against the federal government."

Hickenlooper's views on the independence of attorney generals seems to have evolved. Last week, he detailed his ideas on MSNBC with host Stephanie Ruhle:

https://freebeacon.com/politics/hickenlooper-tried-to-exert-authority-over-colorado-ag/