Bill Barr reportedly traveled to Italy last week on an "under-the-radar mission" to listen to a tape of Joseph Mifsud, the Kremlin-linked professor who told George Papadopoulos that Russia had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in the form of "thousands of emails." thedailybeast.com/barr-went-to-r…
That's bad enough on its own—and even worse when you consider the ongoing scandal surrounding a powerful right-wing Italian politician's top aides meeting with the Kremlin to discuss laundering millions from a Russian oil company into their boss's party. buzzfeednews.com/article/albert…
That effort has reportedly involved dozens of trips by those aides to Russia. That's something the Kremlin really tried to make happen during 2016, as well. themoscowproject.org/breaking-down-…
And don't forget what the Mueller report says about Mifsud, strongly suggesting that he lied to investigators about his actions in 2016—which investigators were unable to challenge him on because Papadopoulos lied, too (and later pleaded guilty for it). justice.gov/storage/report… 
