Ex-FBI General Counsel Jim Baker: No Spying on Trump’s Political Strategies; ‘Focus was on Russia’

BERMAN Finally the attorney ░░░░░░░░ is launching a new ░░░░░░░░ from U S Attotney ░░░░░░░░ Durham into all of ░░░░░░░░ the origins Do you ░░░░░░░░ that s necessary or ░░░░░░░░ do you look at ░░░░░░░░ investigation given that there ░░░░░░░░ an inspector general investigation ░░░░░░░░ the DOJ already going ░░░░░░░░ BAKER Again the critical ░░░░░░░░ here is the American ░░░░░░░░ need to be comfortable ░░░░░░░░ their law enforcement authorities ░░░░░░░░ intelligence authorities are held ░░░░░░░░ and there are reviews ░░░░░░░░ what it is that ░░░░░░░░ did and I welcome ░░░░░░░░ I m happy about ░░░░░░░░ and it s appropriate ░░░░░░░░ don t know the ░░░░░░░░ of what Mr Durham ░░░░░░░░ be doing with respect ░░░░░░░░ what the inspector general ░░░░░░░░ doing In theory he ░░░░░░░░ be reviewing things that ░░░░░░░░ done by other agencies ░░░░░░░░ the DOJ IG can ░░░░░░░░ investigate activities by current ░░░░░░░░ former DOJ officials so ░░░░░░░░ the extent the attorney ░░░░░░░░ s worried about what ░░░░░░░░ agencies may have done ░░░░░░░░ that would make sense ░░░░░░░░ my perspective to have ░░░░░░░░ like Mr Durham look ░░░░░░░░ that But I don ░░░░░░░░ exactly don t know ░░░░░░░░ this point BERMAN Very ░░░░░░░░ question Did the FBI ░░░░░░░░ on the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general has ░░░░░░░░ BAKER So to me ░░░░░░░░ I take the word ░░░░░░░░ as having a negative ░░░░░░░░ And so I can ░░░░░░░░ that there was no ░░░░░░░░ by myself or anybody ░░░░░░░░ that I m aware ░░░░░░░░ to intrude or do ░░░░░░░░ with respect to the ░░░░░░░░ in order to gather ░░░░░░░░ intelligence to find out ░░░░░░░░ their political strategies were ░░░░░░░░ The focus was on ░░░░░░░░ This is all about ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ worried about BERMAN And ░░░░░░░░ you call it an ░░░░░░░░ that was taking place ░░░░░░░░ might still be taking ░░░░░░░░ Jim Baker thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ and helping us understand ░░░░░░░░ hope you get a ░░░░░░░░ to come back and ░░░░░░░░ in the future because ░░░░░░░░ you say this threat ░░░░░░░░ BAKER: “Thank you.”