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    Attorney General Barr Walks Back Comment on Foreign Interference in Presidential Elections

    During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General Bill Barr said that whether the president seeks or accepts foreign assistance in an election “depends on what kind of assistance” — before walking his comment back and saying any involvement is “not appropriate.”The question came amid a contentious back-and-forth with Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who reclaimed his time “without political bias” to say, “In April this year, the Republican-led Senate Intelligence

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