Barr; Russia Probe Started ‘Without Basis’

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for nearly two years was started without any basis and was intended to “sabotage the presidency.” Barr made the comments during an interview with Fox News Channel that aired Thursday night. He has appointed a U.S. attorney to lead a criminal investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. He says the Justice Department has evidence there was “something far more troubling” than just mistakes during the early stages of the FBI’s Russia investigation. That investigation later morphed into special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.