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Former Justice Department Official Says Russiagate Reports Cover Up DOJ Crimes

Jeffrey Clark had a front-row seat to the “Get Trump” plot. As assistant attorney general in William Barr’s Justice Department, he had hopes the department’s investigations of its own bad actions would hold the conspirators to account. But instead of exposing the full extent of federal law enforcement’s corrupt activities, all they offered was what…


[PREMIERING NOW] Former Justice Department Official Says Russiagate Reports Cover Up DOJ Crimes

Jeffrey Clark had a front-row seat to the “Get Trump” plot. As assistant attorney general in William Barr’s Justice Department, he had hopes the department’s investigations of its own bad actions would hold the conspirators to account. But instead of exposing the full extent of federal law enforcement’s corrupt activities, all they offered was what…


PREMIERING at 11AM ET: Former Justice Department Official Says Russiagate Reports Cover Up DOJ Crimes

Jeffrey Clark had a front-row seat to the “Get Trump” plot. As assistant attorney general in William Barr’s Justice Department, he had hopes the department’s investigations of its own bad actions would hold the conspirators to account. But instead of exposing the full extent of federal law enforcement’s corrupt activities, all they offered was what…


Former AG Bill Barr: Bragg’s Case Against Trump ‘A Political Act,’ Will ‘Gravely Weaken Trump’

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment against Donald Trump is “transparently an abuse of prosecutorial power to accomplish a political act,” which will rally a big portion of his base but “gravely weaken Trump” in the general election, former Attorney General William Barr said April 9 on ABC’s “This Week.” Trump pleaded not guilty to…


Barr Defends Durham Probe, Says New York Times ‘Ignored Basic Facts’

Former Attorney General William Barr is defending the probe into the origins of the U.S. government investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump, saying a critical report of the probe ignored “basic facts.” Barr, who was appointed by Trump after the latter became president, tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the government’s Trump investigation, which…


The Anti-Democracy Operation Continues

Commentary Donald Trump’s former attorney general wants the 45th president of the United States to step aside. According to William Barr, it’s for the good of the Republican Party. In a recent article, Barr writes that the GOP’s leading candidate for the 2024 nomination “does not have the qualities required to win the kind of…


Barr ‘Disappointed’ by Danchenko Acquittal but Optimistic About Pending Durham Report

The acquittal of Igor Danchenko was disappointing but special counsel John Durham’s pending report should shed additional light on the U.S. counterintelligence investigation into former President Donald Trump and Russia, former Attorney General William Barr said on Oct. 19. Barr, speaking on Fox News, said Durham’s team was handicapped by how the judge overseeing the…


Durham Pushes Back Against Criticism of Special Counsel Investigation Into Origins of Trump-Russia Probe

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Special counsel John Durham on Oct. 17 pushed back against claims that the investigation he’s been leading was motivated by politics. Durham was appointed in 2020 as special counsel to investigate the origins of the Donald Trump-Russia investigation, which was launched by the FBI before the 2016 presidential election and was continued later by…


William Barr Skeptical of Trump Declassification Claim; Trump Responds

The claim by former President Donald Trump that he declassified the documents with classified markings found at Mar-a-Lago was challenged Sept. 2 as “highly improbable” by former Attorney General William Barr. “I can’t think of a legitimate reason why they could be taken out of the government, away from the government, if they’re classified,” who…


FBI Director Wray Calls Report of Bureau’s Alleged Mishandling of Hunter Biden Probe ‘Deeply Troubling’

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Aug. 4, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he found “deeply troubling” a whistleblowers’ report alleging a concerted effort within the agency to discredit accurate information about Hunter Biden during the bureau’s investigation in 2020. The report claiming widespread efforts within the FBI to downplay or mishandle information about…