Barr Rebuffs Fox News Question On DOJ Review Of ‘Genesis’ Of Russia Probe

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) and U.S. Acting Principal Associ... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (R) and U.S. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O’Callaghan listen at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress are expected to receive copies of the report later this morning with the report being released publicly soon after. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS

April 18, 2019 10:10 a.m.

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Attorney General Bill Barr on Thursday declined to discuss his review of the beginning of the FBI’s probe into the Trump campaign when a Fox News reporter asked about Barr’s investigation of the investigators.

During the press conference he held before releasing the special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted final report, Barr took a question from Fox News’ Catherine Herridge.

“Is there anything you can share today about your review on the genesis of the Russia investigation and whether assets have been provided to investigate?” Herridge asked.

“No, today I’m really focused just on the process of releasing this report,” Barr replied.

For what it’s worth, there’s already a Justice Department inspector general’s probe into whether the investigation was opened properly.

Barr dodges a question from Fox News' Catherine Herridge on the "genesis" of the Russia probe. pic.twitter.com/9qcbdRgCA3

— Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) April 18, 2019

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