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William Barr appoints US attorney to examine origins of Russia probe

Attorney General William Barr has appointed a top Connecticut prosecutor to look into the origins of the Russia probe.

US Attorney John Durham was tapped to determine if the government’s methods of collecting intelligence involving the 2016 Trump campaign were “lawful and appropriate,” the Associated Press reported, citing a source.

This appointment comes about a month after Barr told Congress he believed “spying did occur” against the Trump campaign, without providing details.

He may have been referring to a surveillance warrant the FBI obtained on ex-Trump associate Carter Page and the use of an FBI informant to look into former Trump campaign foreign police adviser George Papadopoulos.

Durham has previously investigated law enforcement corruption, the destruction of CIA videotapes and the Boston FBI’s relationship with mobsters.





Another investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into the Russia probe’s origin is also underway, and should be done in May or June, Barr has said.

Congressional Republicans have also said they’ll look into how the investigation began and whether there are any legal concerns.

With Post wires





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