Anyone who thinks such a hypothetical investigation of Democratic candidates would be wrong should feel the same way about the investigation of the campaign of Republican candidate Trump in 2016.
It is vital that Barr investigate the origins of the counterintelligence operation and law enforcement investigation that was mounted against Trump and his campaign.
Barr must determine if there was real, verified, credible evidence that justified opening the investigation. The FBI also must explain why ? if it actually had such evidence ? it didn't immediately brief candidate Trump that the Russian government was targeting his campaign.
In a statement released by the White House, press secretary Sarah Sanders said the memo issued by President Trump ?will help ensure that all Americans learn the truth about the events that occurred, and the actions that were taken, during the last Presidential election and will restore confidence in our public institutions.?
Sanders is absolutely right. The only way for the American public to know whether federal law enforcement and intelligence officials acted in a completely ethical, professional manner or for partisan purposes is with complete disclosure and full transparency.
This is why it was so bizarre when Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., accused Trump and the attorney general in a tweet of conspiring to ?weaponize law enforcement and classified information against their political enemies. The cover-up has entered a new and dangerous phase.?
Cover-up? Does Schiff understand the meaning of the term?
Schiff?s cover-up charge makes no sense. The Trump memo calls for uncovering more information ? not covering anything up. A presidential order to declassify and make public all information connected to a particular investigation is the exact opposite of a cover-up.
And it's ironic that some of the same Democrats demanding the release of the full unredacted Mueller report ? including legally protected information presented to grand juries and classified national security information ? are now attacking the president for wanting to release more information about the origins of the Mueller problem.
If anyone can be accused of a cover-up it is Schiff and other critics of the president's memo that calls for more public disclosure. Opposing the president's call to uncover more information is by definition a cover-up.