Dems say attorney general undermined credibility with Trump talking point

Democrats on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of playing into President Trump’s attacks on the FBI after he testified the day before that he is reviewing whether U.S. officials were improperly “spying” on the 2016 campaign.

They warned that Barr is undermining his credibility by using language that echoes Trump and his allies.

“When someone is given real information that Russia interfered with our elections, of course they’re supposed to look into it, that’s part of their job,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said from the Senate floor on Thursday.

View the complete April 11 article by Cristina Marcos on The Hill website here.