Re: Barr's now apparently criminal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation. FWIW, Trump's GOP has made disinformation surrounding investigations a key part of their political strategy. /1
There was Clinton's emails, of course, which last week's report showed was completely fabricated. There was not a crime. The investigation was, itself, the story that would change votes. It seems that Giuliani was vital to the strategy of keeping investigation leaks coming. /2
Giuliani and Trump turned to pressure Ukraine's leaders for dirt on Biden after the 2018 midterms showed they were in trouble, but William Taylor's statement and texts made it clear they didn't care about the dirt so much as for Zelensky to say he was opening an investigation. /3
And now, faced with more terrible news, Barr is once again "opening an investigation." The origins of the Russia investigation have been studied within an inch of their lives: it's all legit. They don't care about crimes, they care about the story: the investigation. /4
I'd like to suggest the GOP focus on investigations is all part of a larger disinformation campaign. (This is precisely how Newt Gingrich convinced Americans that voter fraud was real: lots of investigations that turned up nothing.) Let's recognize it as the tool it is. /END
