Posted on 04/17/2019 4:57:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release
By Mark Mazzetti, Maggie Haberman, Nicholas Fandos and Katie Benner
April 17, 2019
WASHINGTON — Not all of Robert S. Mueller III’s findings will be news to President Trump when they are released Thursday morning.
Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, in recent days, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The talks have aided the president’s legal team as it prepares a rebuttal to the report and strategizes for the coming public war over its findings.
A sense of paranoia is taking hold among some of Mr. Trump’s aides, some of whom fear his backlash more than the findings themselves, the people said. The report might make clear which of Mr. Trump’s current and former advisers spoke to the special counsel, how much they said and how much damage they did to the president — providing a kind of road map for retaliation.
The discussions between Justice Department officials and White House lawyers have also added to questions about the propriety of the decisions by Attorney General William P. Barr since he received Mr. Mueller’s findings late last month.
Mr. Barr and his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, determined that Mr. Trump did not illegally obstruct justice and said the special counsel found no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia’s 2016 election interference. Mr. Barr told lawmakers that officials were “spying” on the Trump campaign, raised ominous historical parallels with the illegal surveillance of Vietnam War protesters and pointedly declined to rebut charges that Mr. Mueller’s investigators were engaged in a “witch hunt.”
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One of the “journalists “ has an Alexa in his pants.
More bullshit from the NY Times. The President and the AG have a right to talk about “concluded” investigations/reports on esp. if it concerns national security/internal security (leakers), purloined documents, violations of oaths of office by govt officials (DOJ, FBI, CIA, DNI, State Dept.), criminal conspiracy to overthrow the elected president of the United States, destruction of government and subpoenaed property, etc.
Hey, Obama had two corrupt AG’s in Holder and Lynch, and corrupt FBI leaders in Comey and top staff. Time to throw the spotlight on them.
NYT Source: “according to people with knowledge...”
That could be the barber Floyd.
The reporter’s bartender
NYSlimes - trying to be first with the newest false narrative....
Thanks.
Have a good time.I have given up on science fiction totally after being fully immersed in it for decades.
There was a conspiracy against the President. Go after the perps (Intel, Justice, FBI and parties,) with vengence in mind!
A sense of paranoia is taking hold among some of Mr. Trump’s aides, some of whom fear his backlash more than the findings themselves, the people said. The report might make clear which of Mr. Trump’s current and former advisers spoke to the special counsel, how much they said and how much damage they did to the president — providing a kind of road map for retaliation.
Out right paranoia and schizophrenia has already taken over the NY Times.
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