Attorney General William Barr did not immediately answer Wednesday when asked a pointed question on whether campaigns should report directly to the FBI when foreign governments offer “dirt” on competitors.
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barr was asked by Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) if he believes a campaign contacted by a foreign adversary, using North Korea as a hypothetical example, should contact the FBI.
Barr paused for more than five seconds before Coons clarified his question, to which Barr agreed and said “yes.”
“If a foreign intelligence service does, yes,” Barr said.
……..
Sen. @ChrisCoons to Barr: "If a foreign adversary…offers a presidential candidate dirt on a competitor in 2020, do you agree with me the campaign should immediately contact the FBI?"
Barr hesitates before responding. https://t.co/Z1drKV2h5U pic.twitter.com/PRPSFyslrM
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 1, 2019
……..
- Discussion
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.