AG Barr today
—Collusion hoax used against Trump was “baseless” and “unprecedented in American history”
—Durham is a criminal investigation
—Does not believe - based on his knowledge of Durham probe - that Obama or Biden will personally be the focus of a criminal investigation
—Collusion hoax used against Trump was “baseless” and “unprecedented in American history”
—Durham is a criminal investigation
—Does not believe - based on his knowledge of Durham probe - that Obama or Biden will personally be the focus of a criminal investigation
—Durham’s focus “is on others” involved
—DOJ under Obama had “dual standard” - rules for Trump, and rules for everybody else
—DOJ must have *one* standard for *every* American
—DOJ will only prosecute if it can prove every element of a crime “beyond a reasonable doubt”
—DOJ under Obama had “dual standard” - rules for Trump, and rules for everybody else
—DOJ must have *one* standard for *every* American
—DOJ will only prosecute if it can prove every element of a crime “beyond a reasonable doubt”
—Not every “abuse of power”, no matter how egregious, is necessarily a federal crime that can be prosecuted
—But Durham is trying to “get to the bottom of what happened”, and if crimes can be proven, will bring perpetrators to justice
/ENDS
—But Durham is trying to “get to the bottom of what happened”, and if crimes can be proven, will bring perpetrators to justice
/ENDS
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Rough transcript h/t @maxkutner 
