ATTORNEY GENERAL/DEMS/INVESTIGATIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Attorney General William Barr faced growing criticism from Democrats on Friday [10-25-19] after the Justice Department said it had intensified its politically charged review of the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. A person familiar with the matter late on Thursday confirmed that the inquiry had become a criminal investigation, a sign that the federal prosecutor leading the effort, John Durham, thinks laws may have been broken. But Democratic lawmakers and some former U.S. officials said they have seen no evidence of improper behaviour, let alone illegal activity, by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies during the long-running investigation, which dogged President Donald Trump for much of his presidency.”
–Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, “U.S. Attorney General Barr’s review of Russia probe faces backlash,” Reuters, October 25, 2019 9:51 am