engaged in spying on the Trump campaign. “That’s not the term I would use,” Mr. Wray told senators during a budget hearing when asked about the attorney general’s testimony. Mr. Wray also added that he would help Mr. Barr understand the origins of the investigation into Russia’s election interference and possible ties to the Trump campaign, which the attorney general has said he is reviewing. Mr. Barr’s use of the “fine English word,” as he put it recently, echoes accusations made by the president and his allies. Typically, law enforcement officials do not refer to surveillance as spying.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2019 15:56 UTC