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.@RepAdamSchiff on Barr today:

“His testimony raises profound concern that the AG is doing what we urge emerging democracies not to do: seek to prosecute your political opponents after you win an election."

I talked to Schiff. He seems genuinely alarmed:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@RepAdamSchiff .@RepAdamSchiff also said this, about Barr's claim of "spying":

“All I can make of it is that he wanted to say something pleasing to the boss, and did so at the cost of our institutions."

And here's the worrisome big picture, according to Schiff:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@RepAdamSchiff One other notable point from @RepAdamSchiff.

I asked him about the oft-heard argument that we don't need to worry about the Barr report, because the redactions are being done in consultation with Mueller.

Schiff's answer:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@RepAdamSchiff By the way, on the substance of the "spying" claim, @AaronBlake has a good, careful explanation of why it's so dubious and irresponsible:

washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
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