An Obama-era Justice Department chief took issue with Attorney General William Barr saying Wednesday that “spying did occur” on President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

“When there is a predicate, a legitimate basis, it’s called ‘investigating’ not ‘spying’. I am confident that the people at DOJ/FBI conducted themselves in an appropriate way. No evidence to suggest otherwise,” Eric Holder tweeted.

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