Barr defends investigating Russia probe
By Alicia Cohn - 05/17/19 08:48 AM EDT
Attorney General William Barr gave two rare interviews on Friday defending his decision to investigate the origins of the Russia probe.
“Just like we need to ensure that foreign actors don’t influence the outcome of our elections, we need to ensure that the government doesn’t use its powers to put a thumb on the scale," Barr told The Wall Street Journal.
Barr this week reportedly appointed a special counsel to investigate the 2016 decision by officials at the Department of Justice and the FBI to launch an investigation into Russian election interference, which eventually involved a sprawling probe of actions by President Trump and his associates.
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