WASHINGTON — On Monday Attorney General William Barr said he doesn’t expect the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into former President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden, despite President Donald Trump’s calls for such probes.
President Trump has accused the Obama administration of framing top officials in order to derail his presidency. He has called for the prosecution of those involved in the “biggest political crime and scandal” in U.S. history. Trump often uses the term “Obamagate” to reference the matter.
Barr told reporters when he was asked about U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the Russian probe, 'he would not let the Justice Department be used as a weapon to “drum up” illegitimate investigations.'
Barr added, “The legal tactic has been to gin up allegations of criminality by one’s political opponents, based on the flimsiest of legal theories."
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