Revealed: Bill Barr directly intervened to keep the Hunter Biden probe secret before the election by warning against issuing subpoenas and asking prosecutors if their staff could be trusted
Barr sought to uphold existing DOJ policy against interfering in an election
Cautioned against any moves that could go public such as a subpoena
Came despite Trump and GOP lawmakers demanding Hunter probe
Hunter Biden revealed last week his taxes were under investigation
Democrats have accused Barr of acting like Trump's 'personal lawyer'
Trump raged on Twitter that Barr 'will do nothing'
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:28 EST, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 17:03 EST, 14 December 2020
Attorney General Bill Barr used the force of his office to instruct prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden not to take any steps that might cause the probe to be publicly revealed in the run-up to the election.
The directive, reported in the Wall Street Journal, was in keeping with existing Justice Department policy against taking investigatory steps close to an election that might interfere with it.
Barr and his team took steps to 'insulate' the investigations, according to the report, even as President Donald Trump repeatedly demanded a probe of his political rival's son.
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