Barr: DOJ Has ‘Multiple’ Criminal Leak Investigations Underway

Barr: DOJ Has ‘Multiple’ Criminal Leak Investigations Underway
Attorney General Nominee William Barr testifies on the first day of his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 15, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)
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Attorney General William Barr testified on Wednesday, May 1, that the Justice Department has “multiple” investigations into leaks of classified information to the media.

Barr revealed the ongoing investigations during an exchange with Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Grassley sent a letter to Barr on April 25 inquiring whether the Justice Department is investigating leaks to the media regarding several stories involving the Russia investigation.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) attends a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Grassley noted a leak to The Washington Post on April 11, 2017, regarding the existence of a classified surveillance warrant against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Barr did not identify which leaks are being investigated.

“We have multiple criminal leak investigations underway,” Barr told Grassley.

By Chuck Ross

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