Attorney General William Barr massaged the findings of the Department of Justice investigation into the origins of the Russia probe -- and legal experts and other social media users were appalled.
The attorney general claimed this report, like special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, had cleared President Donald Trump of wrongdoing, and insisted the probe had found the FBI had conducted an improper investigation of his 2016 presidential campaign.
“The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken," Barr said in a statement. "It is also clear that, from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory.”
So Barr is just another one of trumps free lawyers right? https://t.co/NXr2zf7QVR— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@Molly Jong-Fast🏡)1575915201.0
Bill Barr is a GOP operative hack playing the role of Trump's defensive attorney. https://t.co/uZV92sY1Jj— Erick Fernandez (@Erick Fernandez)1575915158.0
In addition to playing clean up for Trump, Barr is also making perfectly clear he will never authorize a criminal i… https://t.co/vey58cP312— Matthew Miller (@Matthew Miller)1575915090.0
There is no other or nice way to say it. Mr. Barr is a damn liar. https://t.co/ZoLTcTLtyV— Joe Lockhart (@Joe Lockhart)1575915101.0
Bill Barr is a dangerous clown.— Rick Wilson (@Rick Wilson)1575915441.0
Looks like Barr is back at it. News media—please remember those post-Mueller Report statements by the AG. They were… https://t.co/4S3jepw5fO— Julian Zelizer (@Julian Zelizer)1575915288.0
It's very, very clear that any hope of the rule of law returning to America under this "attorney general" is futile… https://t.co/qnbx3yD0Pv— Steve Silberman (@Steve Silberman)1575915543.0
Barr's still at it: disputing and falsely reimagining his own department's inspector general report. Laughter seems… https://t.co/oocl1BR6AH— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷))1575915800.0
Bill Barr is by far one of the most dangerous men in America.— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali)1575915817.0
And Barr is already disagreeing with the IG’s conclusions because they don’t support Trump’s false narrative. We sh… https://t.co/yMSdmKzh5T— Glenn Kirschner (@Glenn Kirschner)1575916520.0
I know Bill Barr is a liar. The really fucked up part is that he’s lying to try and destroy the FBI.— Adam Parkhomenko (@Adam Parkhomenko)1575916764.0
The Attorney General of the United States is a senior disinformation official. Barr’s statement to accompany the i… https://t.co/K6AmmGvS6S— Ryan Goodman (@Ryan Goodman)1575916418.0
Never in all of our lives, or the history of the country, have we had an Attorney General as corrupt as William Bar… https://t.co/Ua3uWUfxsB— Norman Ornstein (@Norman Ornstein)1575916257.0
Barr isn’t only disingenuous and politically craven—he’s leaving us more vulnerable to legitimate national security… https://t.co/albgBJ4gfQ— Ned Price (@Ned Price)1575917019.0
