Top Dem on Senate Intel Committee fears Barr probe of Russian meddling could hurt spy alliance
WASHINGTON - U.S. spy agencies' critical partnerships with English-speaking counterparts could be undermined by Attorney General William Barr's investigation into the roots of a probe of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, a top Senate Democrat said.
"This puts in jeopardy the whole Five Eyes relationship," Warner said, referring to a post-World War II arrangement under which spy agencies of the U.S. and four English-speaking allies - Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - share secrets and divide up the world into geographical zones of expertise.
He said agencies must"speak truth to power and not allow their services to be co-opted. We as a committee have to have their backs." A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment. Barr has told CBS News that official explanations for the FBI's investigation"don't hang together."
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