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Trump Targets Barr: ‘I’m A Little Surprised’ AG Won’t Investigate Obama Or Biden

Emily Zanotti
Trump Targets Barr: ‘I’m A Little Surprised’ AG Won’t Investigate Obama Or Biden
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President Donald Trump responded to his own attorney general, William Barr, in an interview late Monday, expressing concern that Barr does not anticipate a Department of Justice investigation into the origins of the “Russiagate” conspiracy theory will result in any criminal charges against former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden.

Barr told reporters Monday that, although evidence recently surfaced loosely tying Obama and Biden to efforts to “unmask” former national security advisor Michael Flynn, he does not expect a probe, led by U.S. Attorney John Durham, to turn up much evidence proving that either committed a criminal act “beyond a reasonable doubt” — enough to force a criminal investigation and, perhaps, subsequent criminal charges.

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