Barr Will Get to Bottom of FBI, DOJ ‘Corruption,’ Sanders Says
- Trump has given attorney general broad declassification power
- Democrats see revenge as motivation and fear ‘chilling effect’
William Barr
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Attorney General William Barr is likely to consult with the intelligence community on how best to handle classified material related to the Russian investigation as he seeks out “corruption at the FBI and the DOJ,” the top White House spokeswoman said.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in defending President Donald Trump’s moves to declassify intelligence, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday without citing evidence that people within the agencies “were specifically working trying to take down the president, trying to hurt the president.”