Sen. Chuck Schumer: William Barr Has Been An 'Awful' Attorney General

The Senate’s top Democrat says Attorney General Robert Barr has “destroyed the scintilla of credibility he had left” with his testimony before Congress this week.

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York made the remark to reporters a day after Barr told a Senate committee that he believes “spying” occurred on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Schumer says Barr was purposely using phrasing employed by conspiracy theorists and “the president’s allies on Fox News.” Conservatives have accused the FBI of improperly investigating whether Trump’s campaign had inappropriate contacts with Russia.

Schumer says he and fellow Democrats have little faith Barr will be “fair and dispassionate” in deciding what material to withhold when he releases a report by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Mueller investigated Russian involvement in the Trump campaign.

President Donald Trump says he believes Attorney General William Barr was correct in saying that spying did occur on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump was asked about Barr’s comments during an Oval Office meeting Thursday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Trump says what Barr claimed “was absolutely true.”

Trump says he would go a step further and call it “illegal spying,” adding “there was spying in my campaign and his answer was a very accurate one.”

Barr suggested to Congress the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled, but later said he wasn’t sure there had been improper surveillance.

Still, his remarks have given Trump a new avenue to make the assertion that his 2016 campaign was unfairly targeted by the FBI.

Attorney General William Barr says he thinks “spying did occur” against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

His comments before a Senate panel on Wednesday suggest the origins of the Russia investigation may have been mishandled. Barr’s remarks aligned him with the president at a time when his independence is under scrutiny.

Barr did not say what “spying” may have taken place, but he seemed to be alluding to a surveillance warrant the FBI obtained on a Trump aide. He later said he wasn’t sure there had been improper surveillance but wanted to make sure proper procedures were followed.

Barr was testifying for a second day at congressional budget hearings that were dominated by questions about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation.

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[josejosejose]

Chuck Schumer: You’ve been an awful senator.

[ceejay]

When Chucky is mad, America is winning .

[MrZombiecorpse]

When I think of a slimy, corrupt politician, I think of Upchuck Schumer.

[koheartsgpadatslocos]

Crooked Chucky calling the AG awful...ohhhh the IRONY!!!

[michaeldavenport]

"We cannot attack Mueller for producing a report we didn't like so - Barr is awful"

[patrickphippspa]

We never get tired of winning! More please. At least 6 more years of winning! Yay

[johnallenlauridsenjr.]

And yet not a single example has been given...just rhetoric.

[blueyedxy]

hey i have a thought, , let's investigate who cost the tax payers 25 mill, , , something that's real

[mikefrank]

This loudmouth Yenta has been an awful public servant. All party all the time.Nothing but party, party, party. What has this party hack ever done but Whine?

[imsickpup]

This guy was born in Entered the NY State House in '75, the US House in '81, and the Senate in '99.
Has he EVER had a real job like most of us have? The kind where you actually make or do something tangible?
He has been living off the public tit for his entire life !!!


God.. we need term limits soooo freakin bad.

[cros]

Schumer has the balls to stand up in front of America and judge someone else for possibly doing a lousy job.
If we start judging Schumers screwups, we'll be here all night.

[mdutchy]

I am not joking, I saw a bumper sticker today in Florida that said. Honk if Don Lemon has cut you off for telling the truth. LMAO. I know it has nothing to do with this but sharing is caring

[accountclosed]

Chuck Schumer has been awful politician

[datdat]

Chuck, your job is to walk 3 steps following Pelosi and do her bidding. The American ppl don't want to hear what you have to say.

[johnmccloskey]

Enough of this B.S. Get on with the business of the country. Build the wall.

[johntatum]

Schumer is out of line as always...he needs to find an old folks home.

[OviLVR]

Can't wait for the hypocrite videos to come out. Saying how Barr is the best man for the job...until Democrats don't get their way.

[teddysalad]

Coming from Schumer that's a compliment.

[robertschaeffer]

Well Well silk panties Shumer the asylum lunatic keeps on babbling and lying cause he wrote a law that says politicians may lie with no punishment...

[lance]

Obstructionest gets nothing done for the American people but if your a foreigner or immigrant he’s all about you.