AG William Barr testifies before Congress. (Image via AFP/Nicholas Kamm.)
On Thursday, President Donald Trump ordered the intelligence community to submit to Attorney General William Barr's investigation of why the FBI investigated Russia and the Trump campaign — and announced that Barr will have full authority to declassify any sensitive information that arises from this investigation.
The move marks yet another attempt by the president to undermine public confidence in the Russia investigation, which recently concluded with special counsel Robert Mueller outlining ten potential acts of obstruction of justice for Congress to review.
In no time, social media exploded with outrage over Trump's push to weaponize the Department of Justice and retaliate against a legal threat to himself:
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