Comey: ‘I have no idea’ what Barr meant with ‘spying’ comment

Former FBI Director James Comey responded Thursday to Attorney General William Barr saying there was “spying” on the Trump campaign, reportedly saying he has “no idea” what Barr means.

“I have no idea what he’s talking about so it’s hard for me to comment,” Comey said at a Hewlett Foundation conference.

{mosads}Comey added that he thinks Barr’s career reputation should earn him the “presumption” that he “will stand up for truth.”

“I think his career has earned him a presumption that he will be one of the rare Trump Cabinet members who will stand up for truth,” Comey reportedly said, adding that “language like this makes it harder.”

Comey, speaking at Hewlett Verify cybersecurity conference in San Fransisco, responds to Barr’s “spying” comments: “I have no idea what he’s talking about so it’s hard for me to comment.”

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 11, 2019

Comey also added re: Barr: “I think that his career has earned him the presumption that he will be one of the rare cabinet members who will stand up for things like truth… language like this makes it harder.” https://t.co/AZ9wf6LR04

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 11, 2019

Barr made the remark Wednesday during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, saying he thinks the Trump campaign was spied on and adding that he needs to “explore” the issue.

“I think spying did occur,” Barr said. “But the question is whether it was adequately predicated, and I’m not suggesting it wasn’t adequately predicated, but I need to explore that.”