Yes! The AG Barr is investigating Ukraine as part of the DOJ investigation into the 2016 being headed by John Durham.
This is a report from March of this year --
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/v...s_ukrainian_plot_to_help_clinton_emerges.html
The Hill's John Solomon discusses his report that Ukraine’s top prosecutor has opened an investigation into whether that country's government leaked documents about Paul Manafort's finances during the 2016 election.
"We don't know much about it, because it is floating around Ukraine," Solomon told Hannity Wednesday night. "But we do know the general prosecutor of Ukraine, the equivalent of our Attorney General, came on our show this morning and said the following: There's enough evidence for me to open up a criminal investigation into the illicit effort by a Ukrainian to try to influence the U.S election in favor of Hillary Clinton."
"That's a profound statement coming from the top law enforcement official in Ukraine," he continued. "Why is that important? There's a court in Ukraine that has already concluded that Ukrainian officials linked Paul Manafort's financial records to try to sway the election. You haven't heard anything about that in the American press, but that ruling occurred recently."
"And then a parliamentary member comes out and says he has a tape of these law enforcement officials saying they did it specifically to help Hillary Clinton," he continued. "That becomes the foundation of the Ukrainian investigation."
This is part of the larger Justice Department investigation that will conclude and come out by the end of the year or early next year. The Dems know this is coming. A DOJ investigation into Ukraine has been going on for months, and it involves witnesses from the CIA in the U.S.
A quid pro quo for an investigation into Biden is precisely the abuse of power, if there was one. Simply asking Ukraine to look into corruption around the Crowdstrike server and 2016 election interference, and asking for details about Biden pressuring to fire the state prosecutor (or even being bribed by Hunter's gig with the gas company), would not be putting personal political interest before the country's. These things have already been investigated and have been out there for years. You really do need the quid pro quo to show Trump's personal interest. He can say anything he wants to a foreign official, especially if it involves U.S. political corruption that's already under investigation.
The complaint was submitted to the intelligence Inspector General, who reviewed it and forwarded it to the DNI. The DNI reviewed it and had it reviewed by the DOJ over the question of executive privilege (which Joseph McGuire explained in the hearing this morning). The complaint cleared DOJ and was released by the DNI this week. That's not a cover-up. That's McGuire following his procedure. Trump agreed to release the phone transcript rather than protect it under executive privilege. That should tell you Trump wants this out there.
There are spies in the intelligence community that have been working to undermine Trump. They've leaked several of his private conversations with other countries to the press during the past two years. In this case, the whistleblower only had second or third-hand access to information. The fact that the whistleblower is CIA also raises these suspicions, since the CIA consists of professional spies.
It's quite possible that John Durham's investigation is going to expose corruption at the CIA, FBI and the Dem party that involved both Russia and Ukraine. Here is an interview with Carl Bernstein from today warning that this is on its way. This will be the real story if/when it comes out. ---
Bernstein said Barr is trying to "bring about proof that there is a deep state conspiracy that led to" special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and suggested that this is a story other journalists are chasing. "Barr is trying to deliver — I have his from other reporters from other sources — to deliver evidence that perhaps this has all been a deep state conspiracy just like Donald Trump alleges," he said. Bernstein appeared to be referencing the Justice Department's review of the origins of the Russia investigation being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham, examining whether there was any misconduct by Justice Department and FBI officials.