James Comey On AG’s “Spying” Claim: What The Heck?

The Week reports:

Former FBI Director James Comey is extremely confused about Attorney General William Barr’s spying comments. Comey spoke at a conference in California Thursday, one day after Barr told Congress that he believes spying on President Trump’s 2016 campaign “did occur.”

“I don’t know what the heck he’s talking about,” Comey said. He added that Barr’s language was “concerning,” because though the FBI and Department of Justice “conduct court-ordered surveillance,” he has “never thought of that as spying,” and it’s a “wow” moment if Barr does.

.@Comey, at the Hewlett Foundation’s Verify Conference, says of Barr’s “spying” comments: “I have no idea what the heck he’s talking about.”

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 11, 2019