Article snippet: The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday that MORE’s request to ask them for assistance in an ongoing investigation into the origins of the Russian interference probe. “As the Department of Justice has previously announced, a team led by U.S. Attorney MORE is investigating the origins of the U.S. counterintelligence probe of the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. Mr. Durham is gathering information from numerous sources, including a number of foreign countries,” Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. “At Attorney General Barr’s request, the President has contacted other countries to ask them to introduce the Attorney General and Mr. Durham to appropriate officials,” Kupec added. The Justice Department statement quickly followed reports that Trump had asked Australia’s prime minister during a recent phone call to assist Barr in gathering information for the Russia inquiry and that Barr had held meetings overseas in Italy seeking the country's help. Barr has also reportedly requested assistance from British intelligence officials in connection with the inquiry. Democrats have accused Trump and Barr of pursuing a politically motivated investigation. Trump railed against former special counsel MORE’s probe as a “witch hunt” and has at times claimed the investigation into his campaign’s links to Russia was “illegal.” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said Monday that Barr asked Trump to “provide introductions to facilitate” the ongoing in... Link to the full article to read more