Bill Barr gets trashed as the 'pawn of the president' as Rep. Ted Lieu unloads in CNN interview

On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr signaled that he was launching an investigation into whether intelligence officials had overstepped by surveilling the Trump campaign.

Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA), who sits on the Judiciary committee, appeared on CNN Thursday to denounce Barr's probe.

"With every passing day Bill Barr looks less like an independent thinker and more like a pawn of the president," said Lieu.

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