Donald Trump orders intelligence community to co-operate with AG’s review
President Donald Trump directs the intelligence community to fully co-operate with the attorney-general William Barr’s probe into surveillance activities during the presidential campaign
Washington — US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the intelligence community to co-operate with attorney-general William Barr’s review of the events that prompted an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia. The directive comes as the White House spars with congressional Democrats over the work of special counsel Robert Mueller, who led a two-year investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 US election and if there were any ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. “Today, at the request and recommendation of the attorney general of the US, President Donald J Trump directed the intelligence community to quickly and fully co-operate with the attorney-general’s investigation into surveillance activities during the 2016 presidential election,” White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said after Trump issued the directive. The order also allows Barr to declassify any information he sees fit during his review. A redacted version of Mueller’s repor...
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