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CIA 'rattled' by Bill Barr's inquiry into origins of Russia probe: Report
CIA ārattledā by Bill Barrās inquiry into origins of Russia probe: Report
There is a growing sense of unease within the CIA stemming from Bill Barrās investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, according to a reporter from NBC News.
Analysts at the intelligence agency are lawyering up amid uncertainty about whether or not Barrās review has morphed into a criminal investigation, the Washington Examiner reports. Barrās probe is expanding to encompass events beyond President Trumpās inauguration, and U.S. Attorney John Durham, who is overseeing the process, has plans to speak with the agencyās former chief, Trump foe John Brennan.
Barrās probe expands
It has evidently come as an unpleasant surprise to Brennan and officials at his former agency that Barrās probe into the Russia hoax is expanding, rather than losing momentum. NBC reported that the Justice Department has been seeking testimony and files from CIA analysts involved in the intelligence communityās assessment of Russian interference during the 2016 campaign ā which included the infamous dirty Russia dossier, at Brennanās behest, according to a 2016 email chain from James Comey.
āItās really not clear where heās going with this, but a lot of people are very rattled. Those CIA analysts I mentioned had to hire their own lawyers because no oneās even sure whether this is a criminal investigation or not. And if it is a criminal investigation, what is the allegation of wrongdoing? No one I talked to can answer that,ā NBC reporter Ken Dilanian told MSNBCās Morning Joe.
Durham reportedly plans to interview Brennan as well as James Clapper, the former head of the intelligence community under President Obama. Trump has long accused the two men of conspiring with James Comey and other top Obama administration officials to spy on his campaign and subvert his presidency in an illegal ācoup.ā
Brennan, along with Democrats and the media, attacked Barrās review as an attempt to discredit the Mueller investigation. The former CIA chief responded to reports that Barrās probe was pushing beyond Trumpās inauguration in January 2017 by calling the review ābizarreā and questioning its merit, although the DOJ told NBC that Durham had found something āsignificant.ā
āI donāt know what the legal basis for this is,ā Brennan said.
Brennan under microscope
Although Durhamās review did not begin as a criminal investigation, there is uncertainty about whether that has changed. Durhamās prosecutors have reportedly interviewed some two dozen FBI officials to determine if there was anti-Trump bias at the bureau during the 2016 campaign, a move that was described by the New York Times as a possible prelude to interviews with Comey, Peter Strzok and other consequential players in the Russia hoax.
Barr has faced renewed hostility for seeking help from Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ukraine in his probe of political ācorruptionā in the 2016 election by actors friendly to Hillary Clinton. Brennan told MSNBC earlier in October that Barrās review āreally makes me think that the hand of politics and of Trump are now being used to massage what this ongoing review, quasi-investigation is. So I am concerned.ā
Brennan has been accused by allies of the president of pushing the salacious, discredited Christopher Steele dossier, which ultimately became the basis of the Russia collusion hoax after James Comey briefed Trump on the document in January of 2017, and that briefing was leaked to the media.
Former Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy has claimed to have seen classified records which show that Comey told subordinates in an e-mail chain that Brennan had insisted on the dossierās inclusion in the Intelligence Community Assessment.
It seems to be no accident that Barrās investigation is zeroing in on the CIAās actions under Brennan. Barrās review is also reportedly probing whether Josef Mifsud, a mysterious Maltese academic who played a key role in sparking the Trump-Russia investigation, was sent by the CIA to entrap ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos.
CIA 'rattled' by Bill Barr's inquiry into origins of Russia probe: Report
CIA ārattledā by Bill Barrās inquiry into origins of Russia probe: Report
There is a growing sense of unease within the CIA stemming from Bill Barrās investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, according to a reporter from NBC News.
Analysts at the intelligence agency are lawyering up amid uncertainty about whether or not Barrās review has morphed into a criminal investigation, the Washington Examiner reports. Barrās probe is expanding to encompass events beyond President Trumpās inauguration, and U.S. Attorney John Durham, who is overseeing the process, has plans to speak with the agencyās former chief, Trump foe John Brennan.
Barrās probe expands
It has evidently come as an unpleasant surprise to Brennan and officials at his former agency that Barrās probe into the Russia hoax is expanding, rather than losing momentum. NBC reported that the Justice Department has been seeking testimony and files from CIA analysts involved in the intelligence communityās assessment of Russian interference during the 2016 campaign ā which included the infamous dirty Russia dossier, at Brennanās behest, according to a 2016 email chain from James Comey.
āItās really not clear where heās going with this, but a lot of people are very rattled. Those CIA analysts I mentioned had to hire their own lawyers because no oneās even sure whether this is a criminal investigation or not. And if it is a criminal investigation, what is the allegation of wrongdoing? No one I talked to can answer that,ā NBC reporter Ken Dilanian told MSNBCās Morning Joe.
Durham reportedly plans to interview Brennan as well as James Clapper, the former head of the intelligence community under President Obama. Trump has long accused the two men of conspiring with James Comey and other top Obama administration officials to spy on his campaign and subvert his presidency in an illegal ācoup.ā
Brennan, along with Democrats and the media, attacked Barrās review as an attempt to discredit the Mueller investigation. The former CIA chief responded to reports that Barrās probe was pushing beyond Trumpās inauguration in January 2017 by calling the review ābizarreā and questioning its merit, although the DOJ told NBC that Durham had found something āsignificant.ā
āI donāt know what the legal basis for this is,ā Brennan said.
Brennan under microscope
Although Durhamās review did not begin as a criminal investigation, there is uncertainty about whether that has changed. Durhamās prosecutors have reportedly interviewed some two dozen FBI officials to determine if there was anti-Trump bias at the bureau during the 2016 campaign, a move that was described by the New York Times as a possible prelude to interviews with Comey, Peter Strzok and other consequential players in the Russia hoax.
Barr has faced renewed hostility for seeking help from Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ukraine in his probe of political ācorruptionā in the 2016 election by actors friendly to Hillary Clinton. Brennan told MSNBC earlier in October that Barrās review āreally makes me think that the hand of politics and of Trump are now being used to massage what this ongoing review, quasi-investigation is. So I am concerned.ā
Brennan has been accused by allies of the president of pushing the salacious, discredited Christopher Steele dossier, which ultimately became the basis of the Russia collusion hoax after James Comey briefed Trump on the document in January of 2017, and that briefing was leaked to the media.
Former Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy has claimed to have seen classified records which show that Comey told subordinates in an e-mail chain that Brennan had insisted on the dossierās inclusion in the Intelligence Community Assessment.
It seems to be no accident that Barrās investigation is zeroing in on the CIAās actions under Brennan. Barrās review is also reportedly probing whether Josef Mifsud, a mysterious Maltese academic who played a key role in sparking the Trump-Russia investigation, was sent by the CIA to entrap ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos.
