AG Barr: People Criticize Me and I Don’t Say They’re Attacking the DoJ

MACCALLUM Yeah and I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you more ░░░░░░░░ that in a moment ░░░░░░░░ you surprised that James ░░░░░░░░ is so convinced himself ░░░░░░░░ all of this was ░░░░░░░░ aboveboard He came out ░░░░░░░░ said there was no ░░░░░░░░ There was no spying ░░░░░░░░ all on the President ░░░░░░░░ Well I think the ░░░░░░░░ report and the recent ░░░░░░░░ from the FISA court ░░░░░░░░ the rug out from ░░░░░░░░ that analysis There were ░░░░░░░░ misconduct as the court ░░░░░░░░ has said And one ░░░░░░░░ the things that I ░░░░░░░░ to is the tact ░░░░░░░░ taken by Comey which ░░░░░░░░ to suggest that people ░░░░░░░░ are criticizing or trying ░░░░░░░░ get to the bottom ░░░░░░░░ the misconduct are somehow ░░░░░░░░ the FBI I think ░░░░░░░░ is nonsense We are ░░░░░░░░ and concerned about misconduct ░░░░░░░░ a few actors at ░░░░░░░░ top of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ they should be criticized ░░░░░░░░ they engaged in serious ░░░░░░░░ That does not mean ░░░░░░░░ are criticizing the FBI ░░░░░░░░ I think the tact ░░░░░░░░ trying to wrap yourself ░░░░░░░░ the institution and saying ░░░░░░░░ people who are criticizing ░░░░░░░░ decisions I made are ░░░░░░░░ the institution I notice ░░░░░░░░ don t do that ░░░░░░░░ far as I am ░░░░░░░░ People feel free to ░░░░░░░░ me and I don ░░░░░░░░ say gee you are ░░░░░░░░ the honest men and ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ I think leaders have ░░░░░░░░ own their decisions and ░░░░░░░░ fair game if they ░░░░░░░░ bad decisions MACCALLUM I ░░░░░░░░ you to listen to ░░░░░░░░ piece of his interview ░░░░░░░░ Chris Wallace and get ░░░░░░░░ reaction Clip starts Comey ░░░░░░░░ does not have a ░░░░░░░░ basis as the Attorney ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ be speculating that agents ░░░░░░░░ in bad faith The ░░░░░░░░ just aren t there ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make it ░░░░░░░░ less consequential any less ░░░░░░░░ but that s an ░░░░░░░░ statement Clip ends MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ said that you made ░░░░░░░░ irresponsible statement about these ░░░░░░░░ individuals Barr As I ░░░░░░░░ I made the same ░░░░░░░░ effectively and substantively as ░░░░░░░░ Inspector General which is ░░░░░░░░ there are unexplained misconduct ░░░░░░░░ just can t be ░░░░░░░░ explained as to what ░░░░░░░░ going on there And ░░░░░░░░ he said it could ░░░░░░░░ bad motive He was ░░░░░░░░ in a position given ░░░░░░░░ limited scope he has ░░░░░░░░ making that final determination ░░░░░░░░ it s not speculation ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ that simply cannot be ░░░░░░░░ within mistakes And I ░░░░░░░░ people have to come ░░░░░░░░ terms with that.”