Or Granny Tranny in between?
Posted on 03/05/2020 7:05:37 PM PST by upchuck
This story is developing The Department of Justice was ordered Thursday by Judge Reggie B. Walton to turn over a copy of the unredacted former Special Counsel Robert Mueller report. The judge accused Attorney General William Barr of misrepresenting the findings of the report before it was submitted last year to Congress.
Walton, a federal district court judge in Washington D.C. who was appointed by President George W. Bush, questioned Barr’s public comments and ‘credibility’ about the report before Mueller released his findings.
“The inconsistencies between Attorney General Barr’s statements, made at a time when the public did not have access to the redacted version of the Mueller Report to assess the veracity of his statements, and portions of the redacted version of the Mueller Report that conflict with those statements cause the Court to seriously question whether Attorney General Barr made a calculated attempt to influence public discourse about the Mueller Report in favor of President Trump despite certain findings in the redacted version of the Mueller Report to the contrary,” said Walton in his decision.
Department of Justice officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at saraacarter.com ...
Rope. Lamp posts. It’s the only way this nonsense stops.
Why is this judge even weighing in? Sounds like he’s ad-libbing and sticking his nose in for no reason. Don’t see any lawsuit this is connected to
Where is the guy with the “Not this shit again” graphic?
Is there a case associated with the judge’s ruling, or is the judge just wishfully asking?
never mind. Buzzfeed (surprise) sued to see the whole unredacted thing. This idiot judge is still freelancing with his questionable commentary
Again, more interference with the Executive Branch by an unelected pile of bureaucrats. It’s just amazing how little respect there is for our president. Howz’ ‘bout demanding Hillary to “turn over hidden email info” or perhaps “turn over ALL the Biden money laundering data from the Ukraine”?
§ 600.8 Notification and reports by the Special Counsel.
(c) Closing documentation. At the conclusion of the Special Counsel's work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel.
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§ 600.9 Notification and reports by the Attorney General.
(a) The Attorney General will notify the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Judiciary Committees of each House of Congress, with an explanation for each action -
(1) Upon appointing a Special Counsel;
(2) Upon removing any Special Counsel; and
(3) Upon conclusion of the Special Counsels investigation, including, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a description and explanation of instances (if any) in which the Attorney General concluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel was so inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued.
(b) The notification requirement in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be tolled by the Attorney General upon a finding that legitimate investigative or privacy concerns require confidentiality. At such time as confidentiality is no longer needed, the notification will be provided.
(c) The Attorney General may determine that public release of these reports would be in the public interest, to the extent that release would comply with applicable legal restrictions. All other releases of information by any Department of Justice employee, including the Special Counsel and staff, concerning matters handled by Special Counsels shall be governed by the generally applicable Departmental guidelines concerning public comment with respect to any criminal investigation, and relevant law.
“Hey, Boss...I’m ORDERING you to do this.”
Worked every time for me in my career.
Thanx for clarification AC
Judges don’t just issue rulings out of thin air. What was the court case that led to this decision? Who was the plaintiff? How did it end up in this dude’s courtroom in the first place?
No law even mandates ANY special counsel report be given to Congress.
This is executive privilege. I think this court cannot compel the president to do this.
The DOJ is legally not required to make any portion of a special councils report to anyone.
Tell the judge to F off
Maybe his financials as well.
let the judge try to enforce it.
Or Granny Tranny in between?
Appointed by Bush. The gift that keeps giving.
The Hill article had the entire decision linked. I read it. This is a Freedom of Information lawsuit claiming they need to see the redacted portions of the Mueller report so they can tell if Barr was misleading the public when he summarized the report in a letter to Congress.
This is an old political issue and the judge’s opinion sounds like a complete liberal rehash of that dispute.
The judge thinks Barr’s summary was a lie, but then again we have almost the whole report, but the judge thinks the redacted portions will reveal if Barr was hiding something and should therefore be released to the public.
Seems rather ridiculous to me.
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