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Justice Department may advise Trump to claim privilege over Mueller report
Reuters ^ | May. 7, 2019 | Sarah N. Lynch

Posted on 05/07/2019 8:14:40 PM PDT by Hadean

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department threatened on Tuesday to completely withhold Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report from Congress if House Democrats decide to move ahead with plans to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt.

The department said in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler any move by Democrats to hold Barr in contempt would compel Barr to “request that the President invoke executive privilege” over the unredacted materials in Mueller’s report that the Democrats previously subpoenaed.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barr; doj; mueller; muellerreport; nadler; trump
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1 posted on 05/07/2019 8:14:40 PM PDT by Hadean
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To: Hadean

Counter move!


2 posted on 05/07/2019 8:17:46 PM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: Revolutionary

Put The Wadler in chains for Sedition....


3 posted on 05/07/2019 8:19:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Hadean

The Justice Department should charge the democRATs and deep state operatives with treason. Nothing slows down evil like executing them.


4 posted on 05/07/2019 8:21:22 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of ColoraTake up ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Hadean

They have no legal leg to stand on.

Barr has already given them far more than they were legally allowed.

Nadler knows this. He was on the Judiciary Committee that penned the “Special Counsel “ statutes

And they DAMSURE ain’t allowed to have Grand Jury proceedings and the rest of Muellers homework


5 posted on 05/07/2019 8:23:05 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Hadean




6 posted on 05/07/2019 8:23:39 PM PDT by onyx
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To: digger48

I should rephrase that.

Barr has given them far more than he legally had to give them.

He could have just said “Case Closed” instead of releasing anything and they couldn’t do a damned thing about


7 posted on 05/07/2019 8:25:13 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Hadean

Wanta play hard ball? Pitcher Trump\ is on the mound and he gets a little wild with that 101 mph fast ball . You dems need to wear a helmet!!


8 posted on 05/07/2019 8:25:55 PM PDT by bingoplayer (MAGA)
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To: Hadean

A completely idiotic approach that would enable the rabid Dems and their media propagandists to continue the claim of a coverup.

Just state Loud and Clear and Repeatedly that the House Dems are demanding an illegal action. (what are you stupid? how hard is that?)


9 posted on 05/07/2019 8:26:00 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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To: Hadean

Hardball, anyone?


10 posted on 05/07/2019 8:26:06 PM PDT by truthkeeper (All Trump Has Going for Him is the Votes)
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To: MtnClimber

Reading Rise by Brigitte Gabriel

When Mueller was head of the FBI he got rid all references to jihad

from FBI training manuals


11 posted on 05/07/2019 8:28:37 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Revolutionary

The fat midget wanted that. Excellent fundraiser.


12 posted on 05/07/2019 8:30:46 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: Hadean

Barr shouldn’t release the unreacted material whether he’s held in contempt or not. I’m surprised to read that the DOJ is making it conditional on that. It shouldn’t make any difference.


13 posted on 05/07/2019 8:31:20 PM PDT by be-baw
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To: Hojczyk

When Mueller was head of the FBI he got rid all references to jihad
from FBI training manuals

><

I remember that and knew POS BHO was behind it.

I think some other agencies also got rid of all references to jihad and how to effectively deal with them.

People need the noose. I’ll buy the rope.


14 posted on 05/07/2019 8:45:44 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Hadean

15 posted on 05/07/2019 8:54:35 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: bitt

More here:

DOJ to Nadler: Threaten Barr With Impeachment, You Get Nothing…
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/07/doj-to-nadler-threaten-barr-with-impeachment-you-get-nothing/


16 posted on 05/07/2019 9:03:49 PM PDT by Whenifhow (when, if and how will Obama be gone?)
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To: Hadean

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t there a 98% unredacted version of the report available to these demoncrat morons to privately view and not one has even attempted to read that version?


17 posted on 05/07/2019 9:13:12 PM PDT by RacerX1128 (Cornered in CA)
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To: RacerX1128

You are correct.

A few GOP congressmen have read the un-redacted report, but no demonrats.

Meanwhile, the redacted report has been published by the Washington Post. I saw it for sale in Walmart the other day.

No way would I buy it.


18 posted on 05/07/2019 9:19:49 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (President Trump is right! The media IS the enemy of the people!)
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To: Hadean

OBSTRUCTION! BARR TRUMP’S PUPPET! (I can hear it now).


19 posted on 05/07/2019 9:20:24 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: bingoplayer

I’d pay money to see Trump hit “The Waddler’s” Simian bean! ( and my apologies to Simians)


20 posted on 05/07/2019 9:23:15 PM PDT by vette6387
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