Posted on 05/01/2019 7:13:59 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins CNN's Anderson Cooper to react to the news that special counsel Robert Mueller expressed concerns in a letter to Attorney General William Barr that Barr's four-page letter to Congress summarizing the "principal conclusions" of Mueller's findings didn't fully capture his 448-page report, according to a source with knowledge of Mueller's letter.
SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D), CONNECTICUT: This letter is unquestionably and unprecedented stunning rebuke of the attorney general of the United States, very severely undermining, in fact devastating his credibility now in the Department of Justice, and likely tomorrow in our hearing. ....
Now, we have Bob Mueller himself saying in effect that William Barr's characterization was deceptive and misleading, in effect a lie to the American people. And that's going to be reframing and adding a new dimension entirely to the questioning tomorrow.
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BLUMENTHAL: No question that we need to hear from Bob Mueller who, as you know, is the penultimate in discretion. He conducted this investigation without any public disclosure and now really strikingly puts in the file, writes to the attorney general, memorializes his objections and rebuke to his superior.
I can think of no prior instance of this kind of very severe rebuke to the attorney general of the United States from a career prosecutor with this kind of respect within the Department of Justice.
... He (AG Barr) in effect lied to the American people saying that Bob Mueller concluded there was insufficient evidence of obstruction. The fact of the matter is that Bob Mueller said nothing of the kind. In effect he (Mueller) said that this report is an indictment in all but name.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
But don't take words from a known liar from Dick Blumenthal like it is engrained.
If a person so wanted they could just read the entire 400 page report...so even if you disagreed with Barr it’s not like you couldn’t just get the source material yourself.
Uh, what was that ‘dick’? Being well versed in lying to the American people is one of your tools of the trade.
Then, who is the ultimate?
Isn't he the guy who lied to the American public about being a Vietnam war vet?
From the guy guilty of stolen valor.
the letter said no such thing about barr…….
fake fake fake (the boys are marching...)
I AM SO SICK OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Democrat has asserted wrongdoing convenient to the needs of the Democrats, this makes them very serious charges that must be considered at length with maximum muckraking and pontificating.
Because the seriousness of the charges matter.
... also only go one way...
“In effect he (Mueller) said that this report is an indictment in all but name.”
That is a bald faced lie.
“In a cordial and professional conversation, the special counsel emphasized that nothing in the attorney general’s March 24 letter was inaccurate or misleading...”
Why, Adam Schiff ... why do you ask?
Oh my, what a precious drama queen!
Methinks he doth protest too hugely, and that he knoweth much of liars.
Any summary or other statement made regarding Mueller and the great coup attempt that does not pronounce President Trump guilty will be condemned as a lie.
Senator Stolen Valor knows first hand about lying.
“is the penultimate in discretion”
The guy who leaked constantly to try to undermine the President? Who let Weissmann commit horrific injustices to try to bully people into pleading guilty to fake crimes?
Beyond laughable!!
Back in the Nam, Danang Dick was known as a straight shooter.
Stolen valor says what?
ole’ DaNang dickie knows all about lying to the American people.
these people are sick
So why not read the damn report. There really isn’t that much redaction.
Oh Dick, by the way lots of people know how to read.
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