"I thought it was both stunning and scary," Clapper, who served under President Barack Obama, told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "I was amazed at that and rather disappointed that the attorney general would say such a thing. The term 'spying' has all kinds of negative connotations and I have to believe he chose that term deliberately." "For the same reason we're worried about foreign influence in elections, I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr said. The attorney general did not provide evidence of any spying.

Source: CNN April 11, 2019 01:02 UTC