OH-SNAP: William Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney To Investigate Origins Of Russia Investigation

     Attorney General William Barr assigned John Durham, a United States attorney in Connecticut, to look into the origins of an FBI probe into the Trump 2016 campaign, According to the New York Times.

    Barr said during a hearing on May 1, 2019, that he would look into the origins into the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign for "spying." Barr said under former President Barack Obama's administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation spied on the Trump campaign. ​

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     "Yes, I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated — adequately predicated, and I’m not suggesting that it wasn’t adequately predicated, but I need to explore that. I think it’s my obligation," Barr said.

     "Congress is usually concerned about intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane, and I want to make sure that happened. We have a lot of rules about that,” Barr added.

​     "I haven’t set up a team yet but I have in mind having some colleagues pull all this information together and let me know whether there are some areas that should be looked at," Barr continued.

     "I haven’t set up a team yet but I have in mind having some colleagues pull all this information together and let me know whether there are some areas that should be looked at," Barr said.

     President Trump said in March 2017 the Obama administration had the wires tapped in Trump Tower in a tweet.

Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017

​     "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism," Trump wrote.