Epstein Secrets

ost.com, and I'll highlight some of the most thoughtful emails. Thanks to everyone who wrote in yesterday. So many smart answers! Attorney General William Barr listens as Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Nov. 26. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATIONS: -- Attorney General

he disagrees with the Justice Department's inspector general on one of the key findings in an upcoming report about the FBI's Russia investigation. Barr appears to disagree "that the FBI had enough information in July 2016 to justify launching an investigation into members of the Trump campaign," De

hich was never strong, had frayed beyond repair. ... Coats had felt isolated and excluded from important national security decision-making," notes Shane Harris, our intelligence beat reporter. Ratcliffe "has no background in intelligence, though he did serve as a terrorism prosecutor and the U.S. attorney

. ... The death of the most high-profile defendant in the federal prison system led to a major shake-up at the Bureau of Prisons. Attorney General William P. Barr brought in a former director of the agency to run it again, and replaced the top official at the MCC, saying the preliminary investigation had foun

e Bureau of Prisons. Attorney General William P. Barr brought in a former director of the agency to ru

which was never strong, had frayed beyond repair. ... Coats had felt isolated and excluded from important national security decision- making," notes Shane Harris, our intelligence beat reporter. Ratcliffe "has no background in intelligence, though he did serve as a terrorism prosecutor and the U.S. attorney

edia columnist Margaret Sullivan: "Recall how gullible — and therefore misleading to the public — the news media was in March when Attorney General William Barr characterized the unreleased report in a four-page letter. Coverage of that letter set in place an inaccurate Page 17699 EFTA00047210 I ICH I MI

699 EFTA00047210 I ICH I MI VC ll ICU I ICJ UCCI I CIII I ILJJL II tu I)' news organizations, including some of the most prominent, took what Barr said at face value or mischaracterized the report's findings. ... Some damage is irretrievable. Many Americans have made up their minds already abo

aturday release. The court provided no other details." SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: The Intelligence chairman reacted to The Post's scoop: The Post's Shane Harris had this reminder after an assertion by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) on "Fox News Sunday": On Saturday, Rudy Giuliani made this comparison: EFT

uesday but abruptly ended the interview," Jeremy Barr and Elahe Izadi report. "Trump was combative wit

ry, and has in recent months stolen data from at least two county systems in California and Indiana, according to U.S. officials," Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris and Barrett report. "In one case, no election data was known to have been taken. In the second, a small sample of publicly available voter informat

inspector general to probe Attorney General Bill Barr's role in clearing the largely peaceful demonstr

ransmitting any evidence in response to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests might be connected to the dispute over the prince. (Matt Zapotosky, Shane Harris and John Hudson) • Tyson Foods, the leading U.S. chicken producer, said it will cooperate with a Justice Department probe into chicken price-fixing