James Comey rips William Barr for 'echoing conspiracy theories'
Former FBI Director James Comey slammed Attorney General William Barr for "echoing conspiracy theories" in an interview on CBS.
"Bill Barr on CBS offers no facts. An AG should not be echoing conspiracy theories. He should gather facts and show them. That is what Justice is about," Comey tweeted on Saturday.
Barr spoke with CBS News after special counsel Robert Mueller delivered roughly nine-minute statement about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
In that interview, Barr contradicted the reasoning Mueller gave about why he did not make a determination on the question of whether President Trump obstructed justice. “I personally felt he could’ve reached a decision," Barr said during an interview with CBS on Thursday. Barr said Mueller “had his reasons for not doing it” but declined to explain. “I’m not going to, you know, argue about those reasons,” he said.
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Barr is looking into the origins of the counterintelligence investigation into Trump's campaign over misconduct concerns by some officials, including Comey, and has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham with leading a review.
"I think the activities were undertaken by a small group at the top which is one of the- probably one of the mistakes that has been made instead of running this as a normal bureau investigation or counterintelligence investigation. It was done by the executives at the senior level. Out of head quarters," he said.
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