William Barr is 'the president's hand – not the representative of the American people,' Representative Adam Schiff warned.
on Thursday that the review launched by the Justice Department at Trump's behest into the origins of the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election had now been classified as a criminal investigation. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the president said:"It looks like it's becoming very serious from what I'm hearing. Investigate the investigators."
The FBI first began investigating Russian interference and its connection to the Trump campaign in July 2016, ahead of the election. However, the investigation was not revealed publicly until after Trump was elected. Following Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate the allegations against Trump and Russian interference.
Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump leave after delivering remarks on citizenship and the census at the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 11James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence under President Barack Obama when the Russia investigation was first launched, questioned the timing of the news that the origins probe was now reportedly being pursued as a criminal investigation during a Thursday.
Clapper served in prominent intelligence posts under Republican and Democratic presidents, including George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "What is it that any of us did that would rise to the level of a criminal infraction? I just don't know," he said.
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