Former FBI, CIA director slams AG Barr over reaction to DOJ watchdog report
Former FBI and CIA Director William Webster issued a surprising rebuke of President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr Monday over their reactions to the Department of Justice inspector general's report examining the origins of the Russia investigation.
Webster, who notes he is a "longtime friend" of Barr's, argued in a New York Times op-ed that both Trump and Barr's public statements attacking the FBI's actions in the investigation is "dangerous" for the bureau.
"Calling F.B.I. professionals “scum,” as the president did, is a slur against people who risk their lives to keep us safe," Webster wrote. "Mr. Barr’s charges of bias within the F.B.I., made without providing any evidence and in direct dispute of the findings of the nonpartisan inspector general, risk inflicting enduring damage on this critically important institution."
Webster was appointed FBI Director by former President Jimmy Carter and remained in the position through former President Ronald Reagan's tenure until Reagan appointed him as CIA Director.
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