Donald Trump hints at FIRING Bill Barr as he says 'I am NOT happy with all the evidence I have' after AG's probes into unmasking and Russiagate fall flat before election

 President Donald Trump hinted that he may fire Attorney General Bill Barr after Justice Department probes didn't indict any of his political enemies. 

In a Newsmax TV interview that will air Wednesday night on 'Greg Kelly Reports,' Trump said it was 'too early' to determine if Barr would still have his job if there's a second Trump term. 

'I have no comment. Can't comment on that. It's too early,' Trump said. 'I'm not happy with all the evidence I have, I can tell you that. I'm not happy,' he added.  

President Donald Trump, captured leaving the White House for a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, told Newsmax TV that he was 'not happy' with Attorney General Bill Barr after Justice Department probes failed to indict any of his political enemies

President Donald Trump, captured leaving the White House for a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, told Newsmax TV that he was 'not happy' with Attorney General Bill Barr after Justice Department probes failed to indict any of his political enemies 

President Donald Trump answered it was 'too early' to determine if Attorney General Bill Barr (pictured) would be staying on if Trump wins a second term in November. The Justice Department had found no wrongdoing in the 'unmasking' controversy

President Donald Trump answered it was 'too early' to determine if Attorney General Bill Barr (pictured) would be staying on if Trump wins a second term in November. The Justice Department had found no wrongdoing in the 'unmasking' controversy 

The Washington Post first reported that the Justice Department had ended its probe into whether Obama administration officials improperly 'unmasked' associates of Trump mentioned in intelligence reoprts, two Congressional sources told Reuters Wednesday.   

It found no wrongdoing, one of the sources said. 

Unmasking refers to the naming of U.S. citizens whose identities were blacked out in reports from the National Security Agency that captured their communications with a foreign national.

Trump and his allies have sought to portray the use of the process during the administration of his Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama, as a misuse of government authority.

It is a routine practice, and Trump administration officials have made thousands of such requests, government statistics show.

The Justice Department in May appointed John Bash, a federal prosecutor from Texas, to lead the inquiry after Republican senators unveiled a declassified list of U.S. officials who made requests that ultimately disclosed intercepted conversations between Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador.

Flynn was later charged with lying to the FBI about those conversations, and the Justice Department is now asking a federal judge to have that charge dismissed. 

Bash resigned from the department this month without a mention of his findings. 

The Post reported that the Justice Department did not intend to release the results.

A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment.


Trump has in recent days complained about the Justice Department's lack of indictments against his Democratic rivals.

He also lashed out at Barr during interviews with Fox News, saying Barr would go down in history 'as a very sad, sad situation' if he did not indict Trump's rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. 

Bash is one of several federal prosecutors in Trump's Justice Department to investigate Republican concerns on everything from the FBI's handling of investigations into Hillary Clinton to the prosecution of Flynn.

Last year Barr appointed John Durham, a federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to investigate U.S. intelligence officials for their handling of a probe into Trump's 2016 campaign.

Barr told some lawmakers not to expect a report before Election Day on Nov. 3 because Durham is focused on prosecutions and he fears a public report could interfere with that goal, according to a Capitol Hill aide familiar with the matter. 

Donald Trump hints at FIRING Bill Barr as he says 'I am NOT happy with all the evidence I have' after AG's probes into unmasking and Russiagate fall flat before election Donald Trump hints at FIRING Bill Barr as he says 'I am NOT happy with all the evidence I have' after AG's probes into unmasking and Russiagate fall flat before election Reviewed by Your Destination on October 15, 2020 Rating: 5

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