President Trump said Thursday that he agrees with Attorney General William Barr that there was spying on his 2016 presidential campaign.
“I think what he said was absolutely true,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. “There was absolutely spying into my campaign. I’ll go a step further. In my opinion, it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying, and something that should never be allowed to happen in our country again.”
Barr told Congress on Wednesday that he believed “spying did occur” during the campaign, triggering backlash from Democrats who demanded he retract the statement. Trump, however, claimed Barr’s statement was accurate.
“I think his answer was actually a very accurate one, and I think a lot of people saw that, and a lot of people understand the situation and want to be open to that situation,” the president said. “Hard to believe it could have happened, but it did.”
Trump’s remarks came during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In. The pair discussed humanitarian matters concerning North Korea.
[Opinion: Byron York: Barr is right, spying on Trump campaign did occur]
