Barr Claims No Knowledge Of Spying On House Dems

Politico reports:

Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday distanced himself from reports that the Trump Justice Department seized communications records belonging to two prominent Democratic lawmakers who were spearheading investigations into then-President Donald Trump.

In a phone interview, Barr said he didn’t recall getting briefed on the moves.

Barr said that while he was attorney general, he was “not aware of any congressman’s records being sought in a leak case.” He added that Trump never encouraged him to zero in on the Democratic lawmakers who reportedly became targets of the former president’s push to unmask leakers of classified information.

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Former Attorney General William Barr distanced himself from reports that the Trump DOJ seized communications records belonging to two prominent Democratic lawmakers who were spearheading investigations into Trump. https://t.co/ADeSxV7q8m

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