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The Mueller Report: Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election
Barr refuses to appear ... “Barr separately informed the House Judiciary Committee that he would not appear for its scheduled hearing on Thursday because of the panel's insistence that he be questioned by committee lawyers as well as lawmakers. That refusal sets the stage for Barr to possibly be held in contempt of Congress.”. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2019/05/ag-barr-refuses-to-testify-before-house-judiciary-committee.html
"I’ll be frank: In yesterday’s hearing, Attorney General Barr refused to answer most of my questions -- and when he did, his answers were alarming. He admitted he had never even reviewed the underlying evidence of the Mueller report, and he refused to say whether the President has ever ordered him to investigate anyone. This is unacceptable. It’s time for him to resign."
Read that again - he's rendering judgment and opinions on the underlying evidence of the Mueller report that he didn't bother reviewing. The inmates are surely in charge of the nut house.
Glad to see our esteemed Leader is conferring with Putin about policy matters. Don't listen to no stupid advisors. You just listen to the Russian dictator..."I take him at his word". The smile on Putin's face must be a mile wide.
Oh, and hey..... "no collusion". Yep, and I was just born yesterday.
Judge Orders Portions of Mueller Report Unredacted – Then Released to Public “Judge (Emmet) Sullivan ordered portions of Mueller’s report related to General Mike Flynn to be made public by May 31, 2019 ... The judge also ordered transcripts of Flynn’s late 2016 calls to Russian Ambassador Kislyak to be released.’[A]nd the transcripts of any other audio recordings of Mr. Flynn, including, but not limited to, audio recordings of Mr. Flynn’s conversations with Russian officials, by no later than May 31, 2019’ ”https://nworeport.me/2019/05/16/judge-orders-portions-of-mueller-report-unredacted-then-released-to-public/
"Here are my principal conclusions: 1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report. 2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct. 3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances. 4. Few members of Congress have read the report."
Hi Mark- Yes, I had picked that up yesterday from the WSJ. To maintain the peace I try to refrain from initiating really confrontational political articles here. But I sure as hell will respond to such, and am definitely not above an occasional short barb.
What McConnell doesn't seem to understand is that he is allowing Trump and his stooges to slowly but surely diminish the power and responsibility of the Congress. We can only hope that at some point Trump will do something so egregious that even McConnell will have to confront him, allowing Pelosi to make her move.
I can't even stomach the sight of McConnell, Graham or Barr on my TV. I immediately have to change the channel.
These are just Puppets that are enabling a billionaire con-man and keeping him afloat, and they all make me sick. Especially Graham - he's so "righteous" and so full of horse----.
We do love uncle Joe.. Taking it to the bank 2020 walk in the park for everyone favorite sleepyhead uncle Joe especially up >12 point vs rest of crew (including current potus)... at least leat 380 electrical college points 2020
Well, Mueller has resigned, advised that he's presented all of the facts that they were able to discover, will have no further public comments, and that's that. If anything else is to develop from his investigation, it will have to come from entities other than himself or the Justice Department.
Not much new there, actually. I personally think that he did a pretty good job. For us older folks who remember black-and-white TV on a 17" screen: as Joe Friday used to say, "Just the facts, ma'am".
Thanks to all who commented on the report. Case closed per the Justice Department. Congress is a different matter. We shall see. Thanks to @Ted for the original link.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/attorney-general-barr-calls-mueller-letter-a-bit-snitty-2019-5
Barr refuses to appear ...
“Barr separately informed the House Judiciary Committee that he would not appear for its scheduled hearing on Thursday because of the panel's insistence that he be questioned by committee lawyers as well as lawmakers. That refusal sets the stage for Barr to possibly be held in contempt of Congress.”. https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2019/05/ag-barr-refuses-to-testify-before-house-judiciary-committee.html
War.. Civil War coming?!
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/441723-rift-opens-between-mueller-and-barr
"I’ll be frank: In yesterday’s hearing, Attorney General Barr refused to answer most of my questions -- and when he did, his answers were alarming. He admitted he had never even reviewed the underlying evidence of the Mueller report, and he refused to say whether the President has ever ordered him to investigate anyone. This is unacceptable. It’s time for him to resign."
Read that again - he's rendering judgment and opinions on the underlying evidence of the Mueller report that he didn't bother reviewing. The inmates are surely in charge of the nut house.
Many winners here... wonderful list of honored personels..walk in park 2020 for democrats at least 10s points up in poll
Forgot to add Hillary
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-putin-discussed-mueller-report-agreed-no-collusion-white-house-n1001706
Oh, and hey..... "no collusion". Yep, and I was just born yesterday.
Judge Orders Portions of Mueller Report Unredacted – Then Released to Public
“Judge (Emmet) Sullivan ordered portions of Mueller’s report related to General Mike Flynn to be made public by May 31, 2019 ... The judge also ordered transcripts of Flynn’s late 2016 calls to Russian Ambassador Kislyak to be released.’[A]nd the transcripts of any other audio recordings of Mr. Flynn, including, but not limited to, audio recordings of Mr. Flynn’s conversations with Russian officials, by no later than May 31, 2019’ ” https://nworeport.me/2019/05/16/judge-orders-portions-of-mueller-report-unredacted-then-released-to-public/
Vladimir Putin Praises Mueller’s “Objective” Investigation
“On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke highly of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into Russian meddling in the United States’ 2016 presidential election. He described Mueller’s conduct as ‘objective.’ “ https://upolitics.com/news/vladimir-putin-praises-muellers-objective-investigation-claims-it-found-no-traces-of-collusion/
Regards,
Ted
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https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?csz=1&iso=20210120T00&msg=Time+left+until+Trump+leaves+office&p0=263
Hey, I found a conscience!
The same gentleman also submitted on Twitter:
"Here are my principal conclusions:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report."
Full stream here
What McConnell doesn't seem to understand is that he is allowing Trump and his stooges to slowly but surely diminish the power and responsibility of the Congress. We can only hope that at some point Trump will do something so egregious that even McConnell will have to confront him, allowing Pelosi to make her move.
boy, that'll be the day
These are just Puppets that are enabling a billionaire con-man and keeping him afloat, and they all make me sick. Especially Graham - he's so "righteous" and so full of horse----.
We do love uncle Joe.. Taking it to the bank 2020 walk in the park for everyone favorite sleepyhead uncle Joe especially up >12 point vs rest of crew (including current potus)... at least leat 380 electrical college points 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/29/special-counsel-robert-mueller-to-make-statement-wednesday-on-the-russia-probe.html
Not much new there, actually. I personally think that he did a pretty good job. For us older folks who remember black-and-white TV on a 17" screen: as Joe Friday used to say, "Just the facts, ma'am".
Regards,
Ted
Thanks to all who commented on the report. Case closed per the Justice Department. Congress is a different matter. We shall see. Thanks to @Ted for the original link.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/robert-mueller-remarks-impeachment-obstruction-key-quotes-transcript-democrats.html