Bill Barr’s future in doubt as Donald Trump’s pursuit of political enemies flops
- US quietly ends probe of Obama-era ‘unmasking’ of Trump allies
- Trump calls finding a ‘disgrace’, lashes out at his attorney general
US President Donald Trump would not say whether he plans to keep Bill Barr as US attorney general if he wins re-election in November.
Trump said in an interview with the conservative outlet Newsmax that it was “too early” to tell if he would ask Barr to remain at the Justice Department. The president has recently expressed frustration with Barr for not doing more to prosecute his political enemies ahead of the November 3 election.
“I have no comment. Can’t comment on that. It’s too early,” Trump said in the interview when asked about Barr’s future. “I’m not happy with all of the evidence I have, I can tell you that. I’m not happy.”
A federal prosecutor tapped by Barr to investigate whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the names of Americans in intelligence reports related to the Russia investigation didn’t find any major instances of wrongdoing, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Trump called that finding “a disgrace”.
“I think it’s really a horrible thing that they’re allowed to get away - when they say no indictments, they actually said no indictments before the election,” Trump said.
Trump in interviews with Fox News, said Barr would go down in history “as a very sad, sad situation” if he did not indict Trump’s rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
