Are they worried?
Yes, they’re worried. And with good reason.
From Mary Clare Jalonick and Susannah George’s article for the Associated Press:
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, said he fears Trump is giving Barr “the right to selectively declassify certain information for purposes of political gain.” He asked that the leaders of the nation’s spy agencies contact lawmakers if Barr’s investigation threatens their work.
Warner’s letter is dated Friday, the day after Trump’s directive, and was addressed to the heads of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA and the director of national intelligence. It warned that “politically driven investigations such as Barr’s” could endanger sources, damage relations with foreign intelligence agencies and drive career professionals from government service.
Do you recall Senator Warner, a Democrat of course, ever sending a letter warning any of these organizations that the mueller team – comprised entirely of Democrats (several of whom specifically donated money to Hillary Clinton) and a few unaffiliated members, but not one Republican – were running “politically driven investigations”?
I’ll assume the answer is no, because no such letter exists.
The walls are closing in. And they know it.
