Italy’s prime minister authorized two secret meetings between U.S. Attorney General William Barr and members of the intelligence agencies in Rome as part of a U.S. investigation into the scandal involving Donald Trump’s possible ties to Russia, according to one of Italy’s leading newspapers.
The meetings focused on the origins of the scandal and the fate of Joseph Mifsud, a Rome-based professor involved in the case, Corriere della Sera said. A Justice Department official on Tuesday said that Barr is reviewing action taken by the U.S. intelligence agencies in 2016 and has met with officials from Italy and Australia.
