The US attorney general met UK intelligence agencies in the summer to discuss Britain potentially cooperating with Donald Trump’s administration on an inquiry examining the FBI’s investigation into alleged collusion with Russia, according to sources. William Barr met British intelligence officials in London on 29 July at a meeting attended by intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes group. The meeting was formally about the risks and opportunities of new technologies but Barr also raised his inquiries into the FBI investigation. Steele, through his lawyers, had been reluctant to be cross-examined, but was told the UK intelligence services had no objections. The UK Foreign Office said in a statement: “Investigations in the US are a matter for the US authorities.

Source: The Guardian October 01, 2019 17:56 UTC