Trump Did Not Ask AG Barr to Launch Probe Against Bidens, White House Press Secretary Says

Trump Did Not Ask AG Barr to Launch Probe Against Bidens, White House Press Secretary Says
President Donald Trump speaks during the final 2020 presidential debate in the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters
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President Donald Trump did not ask Attorney General William Barr to launch an investigation into the son of Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Hunter, whose business dealings have come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, according to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

“No he has not. The president wants these things to be looked into, and the media is really the avenue that should be doing that at this point,” McEnany told reporters on Friday. “It’s up to the attorney general as to how he pursues this, and the FBI, but we just want justice and we want the American people to have a full picture of what’s at stake.”