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Barr: ‘Spying did occur’ on Trump campaign

By Naomi Lim
Published April 10, 2019 3:13pm ET
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Barr: ‘Spying did occur’ on Trump campaign
Attorney General nominee William Barr looks speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Barr will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee including his views on executive powers. Barr served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush. | (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he believes “spying did occur” on President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

During testimony before a Senate panel, Barr said it was his obligation to ensure the government did not abuse its surveillance powers and he had set up a team to investigate whether this happened with the Trump campaign.

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