James Comey breaks with Barr: ‘I don’t consider that spying’

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Former FBI Director James Comey doesn’t agree with Attorney General William Barr’s assertion Wednesday that “spying did occur” on President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

“The FBI conducted court-ordered authorized surveillance. I don’t consider that spying,” Comey said at the Hewlett Foundation’s Verify Conference on Thursday.

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