Trump-Russia probe: Barr 'assigns prosecutor to review inquiry'

US Attorney General William Barr has assigned a senior federal prosecutor to examine the origins of the Russia investigation, media reports say.

John Durham, the US attorney in Connecticut, has reportedly been asked to determine whether the collection of intelligence on the Trump campaign was lawful.

President Donald Trump has long called for such an investigation.

He has branded the Russia inquiry a "witch hunt" by his opponents.

Critics of Mr Barr, however, have accused him of acting on behalf of the president rather than in the interests of US...