Attorney General William Barr confirmed Wednesday during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Trump campaign was briefed in 2016 that the Russians would try to infiltrate it, contrary to previous remarks made by the president.
“My understanding is that didn’t happen,” Barr responded. “Under these circumstances, it’s one of the things that I can’t fathom why it did not happen, if you’re concerned about interference in the election and you have substantial people involved in the campaign who were former U.S. attorneys, I don’t understand why the bureau would not have gone and given a defensive briefing.”
Barr's revelations fly in the face of Trump repeatedly lambasting former President Barack Obama and the FBI for not alerting his campaign to the ongoing efforts by Russia to infiltrate it. NBC News also reported in October and December 2017 that the campaign was"briefed and warned" on the matter.
No contradiction. Providing campaigns with a general warning that Russia may attempt to infiltrate is far different than informing a campaign that Russia’s have attempted/made contact.
Ultimately he( Barr) has to do that amidst influx of media and analytical tools which make conventional cover up impossible
Misleading fake News, knows only the Dossier was mentioned, nothing else like Clinton was getting informed.
I couldn’t believe he initially answered this question in the negative
How is this election result valid?
Walks right along the perjury line. I think he may have stepped over today. Not that anyone is going to be able to do anything about it with this Congress.
Yeah .... so Bill, Bill had a terrible day .....
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