ATTORNEY GENERAL/SPYGATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General William P. Barr, appearing before Congress for a second straight day on Wednesday [4-10-19], said the government spied on the Trump campaign and said he would look into whether any rules were violated. • Mr. Barr signaled he was open to sharing more information with lawmakers about the redacted Mueller report than is released to the public and that he ‘hoped’ to make it public ‘next week.’ • Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering the nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen, President Trump’s nominee to succeed Rod J. Rosenstein, who appointed and oversaw the special counsel, as deputy attorney general. Barr will review potential ‘spying’ on the Trump campaign. With the Russia investigation complete, Mr. Barr said he was preparing to review ‘both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign,’ including possible improper ‘spying’ by American intelligence agencies.”
–Charlie Savage, Nicholas Fandos and Katie Benner, “Attorney General William Barr Thinks ‘Spying Did Occur’ on Trump Campaign,” The New York Times online, April 10, 2019