December 20, 2020
The Attorney General cannot exonerate the CIA
By Ed Timperlake
A little-known, little-discussed stepping stone on his journey to becoming President Trump’s Attorney General is the fact that Bill Barr worked for the CIA during his George Washington law school days.
He and I were on the analytical side of working with the CIA in the 1970s. Our paths did not cross, and perhaps his experience was different from mine. But my takeaway from being contracted by the CIA was actually a pleasant professional experience which included learning a lot about their culture.
So I have a very simple question; how can Barr possibly say what was quoted from him in the press:
Attorney General Barr is reflecting on the calls he made that benefitted President Trump and a few that didn't in his final days in office – as he said the CIA didn't stray beyond its international spy brief in 2016.
Barr told the Wall Street Journal he was suspicious that CIA agents – who are barred from spying on Americans – had spied on President Trump's campaign. The president repeatedly alleged publicly he was spied on.
But according to Barr, it didn't happen. 'The CIA stayed in its lane,' he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
How would he really know—
Imagine his DOJ/FBI “investigation":
Mr. CIA Director: “Did you stay in your lane?â€
“Why, yes, Mr. Attorney General, we did.â€
Well, that settles that.
Does anyone think they would tell the AG they conducted illegal surveillance?
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/the_attorney_general_cannot_exonerate_the_cia.html
