DOJ Initial Russia Hearings

[Fru]

"If Mueller Report Was 'Tip Of The Iceberg,' What More Is Lurking Unseen?"

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/717594782/if-mueller-report-was-tip-of-the-iceberg-what-more-is-lurking-unseen

 

"The bottom line is, there was overwhelming evidence that Russian operatives hacked American computers and defrauded American citizens, and that is only the tip of the iceberg of a comprehensive Russian strategy to influence elections, promote social discord and undermine America, just like they do in many other countries," Rosenstein said on Thursday."

 

Seems important. 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[TGHusker]

I have no doubt that outside of the DOJ policy that a president can't be indicted, I believe Mueller would have pushed for indictment on obstruction.

 

Barr is just a hired hack and the AG position should be independent of the whims of the president.

 

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mueller-complained-that-barrs-letter-did-not-capture-context-of-trump-probe/ar-AAAKJB8

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Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of Mueller’s work, according to a copy of the letter reviewed Tuesday by The Washington Post.

 

The letter and a subsequent phone call between the two men reveal the degree to which the longtime colleagues and friends disagreed as they handled the legally and politically fraught task of investigating the president. Democrats in Congress are likely to scrutinize Mueller’s complaints to Barr as they contemplate the prospect of opening impeachment proceedings and mull how hard to press for Mueller himself to testify publicly. 

 

 

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Days after Barr’s announcement, Mueller wrote the previously undisclosed private letter to the Justice Department, laying out his concerns in stark terms that shocked senior Justice Department officials, according to people familiar with the discussions.

 

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Mueller’s report described 10 significant episodes of possible obstruction of justice but said that because of long-standing Justice Department policy that says a sitting president cannot be indicted and because of Justice Department practice regarding fairness toward those under investigation, his team did not reach a conclusion about whether the president had committed a crime.

 

[TGHusker]

On 4/30/2019 at 8:10 AM, Fru said:

"If Mueller Report Was 'Tip Of The Iceberg,' What More Is Lurking Unseen?"

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/717594782/if-mueller-report-was-tip-of-the-iceberg-what-more-is-lurking-unseen

 

"The bottom line is, there was overwhelming evidence that Russian operatives hacked American computers and defrauded American citizens, and that is only the tip of the iceberg of a comprehensive Russian strategy to influence elections, promote social discord and undermine America, just like they do in many other countries," Rosenstein said on Thursday."

 

Seems important. 

But Trump said Putin told him the Russian's didn't hack our election.  Nothing to see here. It is all good.

The movie script that will be written  in a few years will be amazing/sad when the whole truth comes out. 

[Danny Bateman]

This seems like a polite way of saying "The president and his hand-picked AG are spreading lies about this investigation and they should stop."

 

 

[knapplc]

 

[BigRedBuster]

9 minutes ago, knapplc said:

 

 

Listening to this and knowing he openly lied about the letter, how in the hell does anyone believe anything he's saying now?

[knapplc]

2 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

Listening to this and knowing he openly lied about the letter, how in the hell does anyone believe anything he's saying now?

 

I just read this, and it's a good response to your question. 

 

 

[Fru]

 

When Barr speaks, all I hear is Principal Anderson. 

[Ratt Mhule]

The Hoarse Whisperer‏ @HoarseWisperer 35m35 minutes ago

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Feinstein nails Barr simply and elegantly.

Asks if asking someone to lie to the government is a crime.

Barr says yes.

Feinstein asks what the charge would be.

Barr says “Obstruction”

Feinstein points to Mueller’s report outlining exactly that conduct by Trump.

[NM11046]

What a c$%ky mf.  Knows that right now nobody can touch him.  Every person in a district with any sort of GOP representation needs to call their reps immediately.

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

5 minutes ago, NM11046 said:

What a c$%ky mf.  Knows that right now nobody can touch him.  Every person in a district with any sort of GOP representation needs to call their reps immediately.

 

 

Putin is laughing his a$$ off chugging vodka with his buddies about what an incompetent imbecile he is.

[Moiraine]

27 minutes ago, NM11046 said:

What a c$%ky mf.  Knows that right now nobody can touch him.  Every person in a district with any sort of GOP representation needs to call their reps immediately.

 

 

 

 

Yes getting along with the country that still occupies the countries they most recently invaded is a super good thing. Sends a great message.

 

So does siding with that country over Americans. Maybe someone should tell him non Republicans are Americans. 

[BigRedBuster]

3 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

Yes getting along with the country that still occupies the countries they most recently invaded is a super good thing. Sends a great message.

Yes, getting along with a country that actively still has intelligence operatives working in the US trying to influence his administration and the American people with misinformation is a good thing.

 

Oh.....and that's not even getting into the fact he talked with Putin about an investigation that proved Putin's government has the above intelligence operatives actively operating in and against our country.

[knapplc]

And when reporters ask Trump about it, he blusters first, then gives a really lame answer.