Posted on 11/14/2017 2:53:12 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
After months of public and private pressure, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is giving President Donald Trump what he’s long demanded, going back to the days of “Crooked Hillary” and “lock her up”: an inquiry that could lead to a full-fledged investigation of his vanquished opponent and the Clinton Foundation.
At a moment where Sessions’ leadership and credibility is being questioned – the president himself has openly pondered firing him, and Democrats are accusing him of lying about his knowledge of Russian contacts with the Trump campaign – the attorney general is giving the appearance that he’s bowing to the political demands of the president.
The announcement of the new inquiry, coming on the eve of high-profile testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, had the immediate impact of subsuming news about Russia – including new information about meetings Sessions previously said he had no recollection of.
Under Sessions’ direction, the Justice Department is now examining allegations that donations to the Clinton Foundation were related to an Obama administration decision to give a Russian nuclear agency access to uranium in the United States.
Prosecutors’ findings – including a potential recommendation for a broader inquiry, led by a special counsel - will be reported to the attorney general or the deputy attorney “as appropriate,” according to a Justice Department letter sent to key House Republicans. So it’s possible Sessions’ recusal from the topic will stand.
More broadly, though, the renewed scrutiny of Clinton and the foundation reflects a political score Trump has a stated interest in settling, at a time that he would like far less interest in his own campaign’s contacts with Russia.
“Whataboutism” is now dangerously close to becoming U.S. Justice Department policy.
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Sure looks like the ‘RATS got the goods on Sessions.
As I am sure u r aware Sessions recused himself from anything Russia related and his deputy Rod Rosenstein was the DOJ official who appointed Mueller. The protocol is, as I am sure u r aware, for the AG or deputy AG to examine existing evidence and testimony and in turn to ask seasoned professional prosecutors in the DOJ if they believe based on the evidence that a special counsel is necessary. Hence Sessions letters to seasoned professional prosecutors in the DOJ this past Monday asking them whether a special counsel is warranted w respect to their opinions on Hillary’s prior investigation and the manner in which it was handled, The Fusion GPS Dossier and it’s tentacles, Uranium 1 and Comeys actions and decisions in several investigations.
I'm aware that the FBI used the dossier as the basis for wire-tapping Trump during the campaign and that the DOJ used the Fusion GPS dossier as the basis for appointing Mueller.
The protocol is, as I am sure u r aware, for the AG or deputy AG to examine existing evidence and testimony and in turn to ask seasoned professional prosecutors in the DOJ if they believe based on the evidence that a special counsel is necessary.
What is preventing the DOJ from investigating Hitlery directly? Why is a special counsel necessary?
Hillary’s prior investigation
What prior investigation? When did the DOJ investigate Hitlery WRT her email server, Clinton Foundation quid pro quo, etc.?
...Comeys actions and decisions in several investigations.
Again, what DOJ investigations?
->What is preventing the DOJ from investigating Hitlery directly? Why is a special counsel necessary?
Because it’s a RE-investigation, and top DoJ officials are accused of performing a cover up the fist time through. Simple enough I would hope.
How can it be a RE-investigation when there was never a DOJ investigation in the first place. ("cover-up")
Don’t know much about this story do you. I suggest starting with the Soloman articles on thehill.com.
I know enough to know that nothing will come of this RE-investigation.
That is the smart money for sure, since the swamp is still firmly in control. But I’m not giving up, ever. And it will be all uphill.
That is one nasty slice
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