Posted on 12/26/2018 10:36:56 AM PST by Libloather
The network that all but dedicates 24/7 coverage to destroying President Donald Trump found cause to report that amid the government shut down, special counsel Robert Mueller and his team will continue to work.
With Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Democratic caucus putting politics over border security, the government is now partially shut down with no end in sight and CNN was eager to report that while some aspects of the Justice Department, which oversees Mueller’s investigation, will be affected, the special counsel’s office will not be impacted.
CNN reported:
“All employees with the Special Counsel’s Office are considered exempt and will continue their operations in the case of a lapse in appropriations,” Special Counsel’s office spokesman Peter Carr told CNN in late November.
The office “is funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown,” a Justice Department spokesperson added. “The appropriation bills before Congress do not impact” the special counsel’s office.
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The ultimate insult to Trump — he shuts down the government yet Mueller continues on as he is deemed “essential”.
Who categorizes these jobs as essential or non-essential and why can’t Trump get it changed? This is ridiculous.
Agree.
I called the White House switchboard and a message said the White House phone was off because of the shutdown
President Trump didn’t shut the government down, Democrat leaders Schumer and Pelosi did.
Well you can argue that point with Trump.
It’s CNN.
Grasping at anything to advance an agenda is what they do.
Gotta keep that Dirt Machine running! The product is a valuable commodity.
“a permanent indefinite appropriation”
The stuff of dreams.
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