Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry, the person said. The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
With the appointment, Barr is addressing a rallying cry of President Donald Trump and his supporters, who have accused the Justice Department and FBI of unlawfully spying on his campaign.
People examining documents released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case discovered that...
The documents were released overnight on Tuesday and include a claim that Donald Trump was on...
