After the partial call transcript was released, the Justice Department denied that Trump had directed Barr to do this. ADThat was a reference to the fact that Barr is reviewing the legitimacy of the origins of the Russia investigation. ADThe Justice Department also declined to investigate the whistleblower’s charges even after a CIA lawyer made a criminal referral of them — which should also be revisited in light of what we now know from Taylor’s revelations. AD“There’s a reason why the Justice Department has been so nervous and jumpy about Ukraine, and why they’ve distanced from this every time they have the chance,” former Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller told me. The Justice Department has announced that the review is vaguely looking into Ukraine’s role in 2016.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2019 14:37 UTC