Justice Dept's investigation into investigators takes an unsettling turn

This is what dictators do. “The fear has long been that if the politicization of the Justice Department reached genuinely scary levels, we might see Team Trump’s “investigate the investigators” gambit incorporate some kind of criminal probe. That, evidently, is where we now find ourselves. A probe by Attorney General William Barr into the origins of the Russia investigation has changed from an administrative review into a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the review confirmed to NBC News. The review is being conducted by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham. The New York Times first reported Thursday that the administrative review has turned into a criminal investigation…. The Times reported that the change in status gives Durham the power to subpoena witness testimony and documents, to impanel a grand jury and to file criminal charges. Late last night, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued a joint statement, noting that if the latest reporting is accurate, it raises “profound new concerns” about the degree to which Attorney General Bill Barr’s Justice Department “has lost its independence and become a vehicle for President Trump’s political revenge.” The congressional chairmen added, “If the Department of Justice may be used as a tool of political retribution or to help the president with a political narrative for the next election, the rule of law will suffer new and irreparable damage.”” (ab) http://ow.ly/7Mfn50wUqcA
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