Acting AG Blanche Fires Back at Obama’s DOJ Criticism

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused Obama of hypocrisy, arguing that his administration played a central role in the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

“Barack Hussein Obama is the king of weaponization,” Jackson said in a statement, referencing declassified documents related to the FBI’s Russia probe.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI raid of the office of longtime Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday is part of an “ongoing” criminal probe.

“This was a law enforcement operation during the course of a criminal investigation,” Blanche told CBS News’… pic.twitter.com/N6CBMZRp41

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