During a Wednesday Senate hearing, Attorney General William Barr explained that the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled, and that “spying on a political campaign is a big deal.”
Attorney General William Barr said that certain information must be redacted before the report is released, including secret grand jury information, intelligence sources, and methods and information that, according to federal law, cannot be public, or could infringe on privacy.
The fact that President Donald Trump’s absolution of wrongdoing is causing disappointment and not celebration within the Democratic Party is shocking, but, unfortunately, not surprising.
“There’s no one that could factually say there’s not plenty of evidence of collaboration or communications between Trump Organization and Russians,” said Senator Mark Warner. The Mueller report’s findings, however, show very different conclusions.
In the 18-month run-up to the 2020 elections, with President Trump just less than categorically deemed a victim in the investigation, it will set up yet another round of his war with Democrats and most of the American media, which he has won, both dramatically and consequentially.
President Trump said he vetoed the “reckless resolution” because Congress’ action was a “vote to deny the crisis on the southern border” and was a “vote against reality.”
Repeating their performances given during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Virginia’s Democratic Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner opposed Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr.
As the confirmation hearings continue, Barr will also be grilled on presidential powers, immigration enforcement, abortion, torture, protections for journalists, and his past actions in previous administrations.
