Posted on 04/18/2019 9:39:38 AM PDT by bitt
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday corrected a reporter’s assertion that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was “his,” reminding him that Mueller authored the report on behalf of the Justice Department.
“There’s a lot of public interest in the absence of the special counsel and members of this team. Was he invited to join you up on the podium? Why is he not here?” asked the New York Times’ Eric Lipton. “This is his report, obviously that you’re talking about today.”
“Not it’s not,” Barr shot back. “It’s a report he did for me as the attorney general. He is required under the regulation to provide me with a confidential report. I’m here to discuss my response to that report and my decision to — entirely discretionary to me — to make it public since these reports are not supposed to be made public.”
Barr reiterated Thursday that Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election found no evidence of collusion or obstruction on the part of President Donald Trump.
Similar to the summary he provided after the report was released last month, Barr said the investigation found evidence that the Russians spread disinformation on social media, hacked into the Democratic campaign’s emails and peddled that stolen information to WikiLeaks and others.
“We now know that the Russian operatives who perpetrated these schemes did not have the cooperation of President Trump or the Trump campaign,” Barr said in a Thursday morning news conference.
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The reporters still want to frame Trump. They’re going to be in melt down for a couple days, probably.
Same story....different day...reporters are no longer reporters....they're the experts...BS
I loved that response. Just imagine how Sleepy Sessions would have stuttered his way though a half-assed response. After this whipping, the leftie reporters stopped asking questions and just started whining. PWNED!!!
Spiro Agnew, on the Amercan Media in 1971. Nothing new.........
Love it! Another take-no-prisoners, no holds barred fighter like President Trump. How sad we wasted two whole years with Sessions as AG.
The reporters still want to frame Trump. They’re going to be in melt down for about 6 more MAGA Years!
Lefties are left with: “Raises questions,” “People say, “ “Still answered,” blah blah, blah.
Thank goodness Barr is there and not that weasel Rosenstein.
When did you first realize Trump did not collude?
What do know about the FISA warrants?
When did you find out FBI assets fed Papadopoulis the info referred to in your report?
What did you and Rosenweasal discuss the day after you met with Trump and the day before you were named special counsel?
etc., etc., etc.
This hack knows real investigations are coming and he knows he is in jeopardy.
Same story....different day...reporters are no longer reporters....they’re the experts...
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The bad ones like this guy debate and argue, rather than ask questions.
If they want to interview him I am sure Mueller is not a hard man to find.
No, he is lying low for a reason.
Apparently they don’t understand the chain of command. Plain and simple. Snowflakes
Surely you jest? But without a sarcasm tag, who knows anymore.
A couple of days? They're going to stay in meltdown mode over the next several years as Trump wins the next election and takes office for another four years. Just like they have been writing fake news, publishing and broadcasting it to create the Trump/Russia Collusion narrative over the last two years, they will continue.
Probably? It's not just probable. It's a certainty. 100% . Guaranteed. No question about it. The media is on permanent meltdown over Trump's presidency so it won't stop just because of this report release.
The media will now latch on to the obstruction of justice allegations as their current Holy Grail for impeaching and destroying Trump. They have discovered a new source of fuel for their hate machine.
Barr: “Because I’m the dad, is why”.
Did you happen to catch rod’s expression, standing there behind Barr? Pure “deer in the headlights” moment!
Robert Mueller was consulted continuously throughout the redacting done for security and privacy purposes, and there was no lack of interaction. It matters not WHO presents the report, though protocol would indicate the duty lies with the Attorney General.
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