THIS RIDE NEVER ENDS
When Attorney General Bill Barr sat down with Fox News this week, he made clear that he's still upset about the investigation into the Russia scandal. In fact, the Republican lawyer used some rather striking language, insisting the federal probe calling it "was one of the greatest travesties in American history," involving federal law enforcement taking actions intended to "sabotage the presidency."
But just as importantly, Barr said the investigation itself was started "without any basis." And that, by any fair measure, is a difficult position to take seriously. What's more, its relevance lingers for reasons that may not be immediately obvious.
As an Associated Press report noted today, the attorney general "offered no support for his assertion that the FBI lacked a basis for opening the investigation and made no mention of the fact that the bureau began its probe after a Trump campaign adviser purported to have early knowledge that Russia had dirt on Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton." What's more, let's not forget that Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued a report months ago on the origins of the investigation into the Russia scandal, and he found largely the opposite of what Barr claimed this week.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-it-matters-ag-barr-still-wrong-about-russia-probe-n1181406