Thread by @MiekeEoyang

@CoryBooker, allow me to redraft your questions for you.

AG Barr, the founders and framers of the Constitution were deeply concerned about foreign interference in our political system from the beginning of our country.

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@CoryBooker "They were so concerned about it that the wrote a prohibition against foreign emoluments into our Constitution -- a document that both you and the President have sworn to uphold.

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@CoryBooker "That concern is also reflected in our campaign finance laws which outlaw campaign contributions by foreign nationals -- including in kind contributions.

Indeed, our laws make those contributions a crime.

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@CoryBooker "Mr. Barr, you are the nation's foremost law enforcement officer, so I want to ask you:

Do you consider foreign campaign contributions a crime as reflected in our code?

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"Mr. Barr, do you acknowledge that provision of opposition research would qualify as a campaign contribution under our laws?

"Mr. Barr, do you believe that unauthorized access of a computer system is a crime under the CFAA?

"Do you believe solicitation of same is a crime?

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"Mr. Barr, do you believe that the Mueller report establishes that the Trump campaign was attempting to make contact with the Russians for purposes of gathering opposition research?

"Do you believe that attempts to break the law are also crimes?

"Mr. Barr, how do you reconcile your answers to these questions with your conclusions in your 4 page letter and your testimony earlier that there is no underlying crime?