Nikki Haley defended Attorney General William Barr following his public remarks in the wake of a Justice Department inspector general report about the origins of the Russia investigation.
“Amazing how everyone thought AG Bill Barr was strong, professional, and fair,” Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, wrote in a tweet. “Now that he comes out with his findings the political left decides that’s not true anymore.”
“There is a problem when people want to label their political adversaries as criminals.”-Bill Barr.
Amazing how everyone thought AG Bill Barr was strong, professional, and fair. Now that he comes out with his findings the political left decides that’s not true anymore.— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) December 10, 2019
Inspector General Michael Horowitz found more than a dozen examples of information top law enforcement officials failed to share or misrepresented with the court when seeking a warrant to investigate whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. He also concluded there was no political bias against Trump that motivated the effort.
“There is a problem when people want to label their political adversaries as criminals,” Haley quoted Barr as saying.
Barr said the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign was opened on “the thinnest of suspicions.”
Since Trump hired him, Barr has been criticized by Democrats and some in media who say he is more loyal to the president’s political agenda than that of the national interest. Haley has heaped praise on Trump and his closest allies since leaving the administration, leading to speculation she might be eyeing a presidential run.
