World Blog by humble servant.William Barr says 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign during Obama era

William Barr says 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign during Obama era Nancy Pelosi says attorney general went ‘off the rails’ and is serving the president, not the public Erin Durkin and Joanna Walters in New York Wed 10 Apr 2019 19.58 EDT First published on Wed 10 Apr 2019 15.21 EDT 1:36 US intelligence agencies spied on Trump campaign, claims attorney general William Barr – video The US attorney general, William Barr, has alleged that Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign was spied on during Barack Obama’s administration, reigniting a fierce dispute over the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. “I think spying did occur,” Barr told a Senate subcommittee in Washington. The attorney general confirmed that he had requested a review of the FBI’s decision to secretly investigate whether Trump associates were conspiring with Moscow in 2016. “I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal,” Barr said. Sign up for the US morning briefing Barr’s rema...