ADADLegal analysts feared that Bash’s review was yet another attempt by Trump’s Justice Department to target political opponents of the president. ADADIn an appearance on Fox News that month, Kupec told host Sean Hannity that Barr had tapped Bash, the top federal prosecutor in San Antonio, to review Obama-era officials’ unmasking requests. “I appreciate his service to our nation and to the Justice Department, and I wish him the very best,” Barr said. Justice Department policies and tradition, too, call for prosecutors not to take public steps in cases close to an election that might affect the results. Ron Johnson (Wis.), Charles E. Grassley (Iowa) and Rand Paul (Ky.) breathed new life into the effort, releasing a list of those who had made unmasking requests.

Source: Washington Post October 13, 2020 22:21 UTC