A Department of Justice watchdog report was 'troubled' by Barr's handling of a ballot incident in Pennsylvania in 2020.
Revelations about former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's actions following the 2020 presidential election sparked outrage from Democrats this week.A new report from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General detailed an investigation into the DOJ's handling of an investigation into an incident involving nine mail-in ballots allegedly 'marked for Trump' that were thrown out in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, following the 2020 election.
However, they did not determine that Barr engaged in misconduct, as DOJ policy 'appears to leave it to the Attorney General's discretion to determine precisely what information can be shared with the President where a communication is permissible under the policy,' the report says.The report sparked a wave of backlash against Barr on X, formerly Twitter. Newsweek reached out to Barr for comment via his law firm's contact form.
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