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Congressial Investigations on Trump - Post Mueller


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According to the Times report, then-White House counsel Don McGahn warned Trump not to issue the order, and had lawyers prepare a memo for Trump explaining what would happen if he tried to prosecute Clinton and Comey. One of those possibilities was, reportedly, the risk of impeachment.

 

Presidentially directed indictments against specific individuals would be a massive breach of the independence of the Justice Department; the general expectation that prosecutors are supposed to issue indictments based on an examination of the evidence at hand; and the democratic norm against prosecuting political opponents for political acts.

 

The president’s lawyers reportedly asked the Justice Department to investigate Comey last year, according to the Times’s Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman. That request was not successful. And McGahn’s memo appears to have discouraged the president from going further — for now.

 

But the Times reports Trump has “continued to privately discuss the matter, including the possible appointment of a second special counsel to investigate both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Comey” — suggesting he hasn’t given up.

 

 

And who can forget:

 

 

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Boy I just started listening to this 30 min -- Barr is a terrible spokesperson for the admin.   Is Barr the best Trump can get to work as the AG?  Trump only hires the best - only if he looks for the best lackey.

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4 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Yes, she dug the grave and threw him in it.  Shovel the dirt- he has no credibility. 

 

The GOP softball questions just are maddening

 

She hit him over the damn head with the shovel.

 

Being a Senator from deep blue Hawaii appears to have it's benefits in terms of what you can say.

2 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Boy I just started listening to this 30 min -- Barr is a terrible spokesperson for the admin.   Is Barr the best Trump can get to work as the AG?  Trump only hires the best - only if he looks for the best lackey.

 

He nominated Barr specifically because he was critical of Mueller.

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4 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Boy I just started listening to this 30 min -- Barr is a terrible spokesperson for the admin.   Is Barr the best Trump can get to work as the AG?  Trump only hires the best - only if he looks for the best lackey.

 

Well, it's very difficult to defend the indefensible.  

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3 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Is Barr the best Trump can get to work as the AG

 

Considering Trump required his new Attorney General to lie to the American people and possibly place himself in legal jeopardy by doing so, it's pretty clear he wasn't going to get a good, qualified person to agree to join his administration.

 

Jeff Sessions is an odious person, but even he wasn't odious enough to succumb to Trump's orders.  The next guy had to be willing to go lower.

 

That's the context under which Barr accepted the job.

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