Attorney General Bill Barr testified to a Senate subcommittee today, and one of the bigger stories to come from that was when the AG said it’s his belief the FBI under the previous administration spied on the Trump campaign and plans to look into it.

Democrat Sen. Brian Schatz thought “spying” was too much, and gave Barr a chance to choose other words. Schatz probably should have let it go:

Barr says he believes Trump's 2016 campaign was spied on. @brianschatz: "Do you wanna rephrase … I think the word 'spying' could cause people in the cable news ecosystem to freak out." Barr: "Unauthorized surveillance … is that more appropriate in your eyes?" pic.twitter.com/nhZyIq8MhZ — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 10, 2019

Barr is slaying these people; “unauthorized surveillance, is that more appropriate in your mind?” https://t.co/QcaQ9Tw0qm — David Connell (@davyconnell) April 10, 2019

LMAO! Way to get a clarification, senator.

That was perhaps the most low-key but complete pwn I have ever seen. — BradfordB (@hugofurst) April 10, 2019

Should’ve said “Did I stutter?!!!” — Rani (@rajaooo) April 10, 2019

Barr should’ve answered, “I don’t find myself in a position of inferiority with a need to pander to the news organizations. I call it as I see it. They will bend whatever I say to suit their own agendas anyway.” https://t.co/5ydMAB7swY — Basher (@Basher411) April 10, 2019

Who cares about the cable news ecosystem? The Obama Administration used government power to spy on a rival political campaign. — Jet Jaguar❌ (@JetJaguar500) April 10, 2019

If Brian needs pretty words to clean up what the Democrats under Obama may have done…. fine — commonsense (@commonsense258) April 10, 2019

It was fun watching Brian Schatz head explode when he realized the Dems were f'd. — Mike Germaine (@mbgermaine) April 10, 2019

Look at all the Russian collusion truthers who are suddenly sticklers for evidence. https://t.co/KkdEPVZQ4y — Jay Tee Ell Oh Ell (@jtLOL) April 10, 2019

I wonder if @brianschatz thought the same about the use of the word “collusion” when running with the Democratic Media Complex’s manufactured reason for why Hillary Clinton lost the election. https://t.co/wUHt3rP5Vv — Elliott Hamilton (@ElliottRHams) April 10, 2019

That would require a modicum of self-awareness, so probably not.

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