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Dershowitz: 'Obama personally asked the FBI to investigate somebody on behalf of George Soros'
As President Trump faces ongoing criticism for allegedly interfering in the Roger Stone case -- and Attorney General William Barr confronts more calls for his resignation for his handling of the case -- Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz says he has proof that former President Obama "personally asked" the FBI to investigate someone "on behalf of George Soros," the liberal billionaire megadonor.
As President Trump faces ongoing criticism for allegedly interfering in the Roger Stone case -- and Attorney General William Barr confronts more calls for his resignation for his handling of the case -- Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz says he has proof that former President Obama "personally asked" the FBI to investigate someone "on behalf of George Soros," the liberal billionaire megadonor.
"There was a lot of White House control of the Justice Department during the Kennedy administration and I don't think we saw very many liberal professors arguing against that," Dershowitz said in an interview with Breitbart News that aired Sunday on SiriusXM. "I have some information as well about the Obama administration – which will be disclosed in a lawsuit at some point, but I'm not prepared to disclose it now – about how President Obama personally asked the FBI to investigate somebody on behalf of George Soros, who was a close ally of his."
Dershowitz did not say specifically who the target might have been. His claim comes as Barr, who has maintained that Trump never personally intervened in a criminal matter, has been hit by a letter reportedly signed by more than 2,000 former DOJ officials organized by a leftwing group demanding his resignation. In recent days, Barr has openly asked President Trump to stop tweeting about ongoing Justice Department matters, saying it made it "impossible" to do his job.
In an interview on "Hannity" Monday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed Barr's critics, saying they have a political agenda separate from upholding the rule of law. Click here for more on our top story.
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