Bill Barr
Where Things Stand: The Great Unmasking Dud
This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
There’s a reason this came out through the media rather than some official DOJ press release.
DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors To Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-Standing Policy
In an internal announcement, the Justice Department created an exception to a decadeslong policy meant to prevent prosecutors from taking overt investigative steps that might affect the outcome of the vote.