What did Bill Barr know about DOJ probe of reporters and members of Congress?
Sen. Howard Baker famously asked during the Watergate investigation, What did the president know, and when did he know it? The answer to these two questions has been critical to understanding every scandal that has ever infected Washington politics. The New York Times now reports that, under President Donald Trump, a weaponized Department of Justice targeted U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell and others. Subpoenas were issued and gag orders imposed upon Apple and Microsoft for communication records on the congressmen. Reporters associated with CNN, The Washington Post and the Times also were targeted. The investigation that started under Attorney General Jeff Sessions was revived by Bill Barr, the Times reports. In 2019, while under oath, Barr dodged a direct question from then-Sen. Kamala Harris on whether Trump or anyone in the White House had suggested he investigate anyone. Neal ODonnell,  Cleveland