Barr: Trump powerless to dictate Durham investigation

Published June 26, 2020 2:08am ET



Attorney General William Barr emphasized President Trump has no authority to tell him how to steer U.S. Attorney John Durham’s inquiry into the Russia investigation.

“No,” Barr said when asked Thursday by Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, whether Trump has any dominion under the Constitution to dictate the outcome of the DOJ investigation into misconduct by federal law enforcement and intelligence officials.

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