The Trump campaign on Friday sent a fundraising email and several text messages to supporters misquoting Attorney General William BarrBill BarrMilley discussed resigning from post after Trump photo-op: report OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ MORE, claiming that he had confirmed the existence of “unlawful” spying on President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s campaign during the 2016 election.

In the email sent Friday afternoon, the Trump campaign claimed falsely that “Attorney General William Barr said what the president has thought all along: He believes “unlawful spying did occur” against Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign.”

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While Barr did state that “spying did occur” targeting the Trump campaign during the 2016 election, at no point did he conclude that the actions were unlawful, while specifically saying that he could not make such a conclusion.

“I think spying did occur,” Barr said this week during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. “But the question is whether it was adequately predicated and I’m not suggesting it wasn’t adequately predicated, but I need to explore that.”

“I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred. I’m saying that I am concerned about it and looking into it. That’s all,” he added.

Text messages sent to campaign supporters first reported by ABC News also falsely claimed that Barr concluded that surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016 was done “illegally.”

Former intelligence officials swiftly rebuked Barr’s remarks this week, including former FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien ComeyGOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe This week: Democrats introduce sweeping police reform package Graham postpones Russia probe subpoena vote as tensions boil over MORE and former Director of National Intelligence James ClapperJames Robert ClapperGOP votes to give Graham broad subpoena power in Obama-era probe Graham postpones Russia probe subpoena vote as tensions boil over The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Trump tweets as tensions escalate across US MORE.

“I have no idea what he’s talking about so it’s hard for me to comment,” Comey said at a Hewlett-Packard conference.

“I thought it was both stunning and scary,” Clapper added during an interview with CNN on Wednesday. “I was amazed at that and rather disappointed that the attorney general would say such a thing.”

“The term ‘spying’ has all kinds of negative connotations, and I have to believe he chose that term deliberately,” Clapper continued.

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