"The attorney general has returned to his playbook of distortion and obfuscation in a transparent effort to undermine the IG's meticulous, fact-based conclusions," former associate deputy attorney general Jonathan Rose, who also served as a special assistant to President Richard Nixon, said.Ĭarrie Cordero, a former counsel to the assistant attorney general for national security, pointed out that the report demonstrated that there was no "evidence of political bias or systematic abuse of surveillance authorities on the part of the FBI." The president and some of his supporters have continued to push such claims, despite the inspector general's findings. Attorney General William Barr waits to speak during an event to present the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in Policing on December 3. The attorney referred to Trump as Barr's "client," arguing that the president and the attorney general disregarded the independent inspector general's findings because the "outcome he reaches is not the one desired" by the president. Trump and his supporters have routinely described the investigations into his 2016 campaign as a "witch hunt." "The report's headline findings are that the investigation was properly initiated based on a sound factual basis, and that the allegations of 'witch hunt' and bias on the part of those overseeing it are without foundation," Ayer added. "Bill Barr has grossly mischaracterized and subverted the findings of the IG investigation report addressing the FBI investigation into Russian interference in our 2016 election," said Donald Ayer, a former deputy attorney general, former deputy solicitor general and former U.S.
On its website, the organization describes its members as "a group of attorneys who would traditionally be considered conservative or libertarian." ( Newsweek reached out to the Justice Department for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.) In statements emailed to Newsweek, attorneys from Checks & Balances strongly criticized the attorney general's response to the report, while some also took aim at Trump. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken," he said Monday. "The FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. Trump Says America Is 'Respected' After Viral World Leaders NATO Videoĭespite the independent inspector's findings, Barr voiced criticism of the FBI and its probe.Bill Barr's Defense of Trump Is 'an Outrage,' Legal Expert Says.AG Barr Will 'Interfere' in 2020 Election to Boost Trump: MSNBC Analyst.Clark at the top of the department to carry out that plan. The investigations were opened after a New York Times article that detailed efforts by Jeffrey Clark, the acting head of the Justice Department’s civil division, to push top leaders to falsely and publicly assert that continuing election fraud investigations cast doubt on the Electoral College results. Rosen had a two-hour meeting on Friday with the Justice Department’s office of the inspector general and provided closed-door testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Saturday. Trump subvert the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the interviews. Rosen, who was acting attorney general during the Trump administration, has told the Justice Department watchdog and congressional investigators that one of his deputies tried to help former President Donald J. The testimony highlights the former president’s desire to batter the Justice Department into advancing his personal agenda.Įffrey A. Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump's Efforts to Subvert Election
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