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Barr says he does not expect criminal investigation of Obama or Biden as result of Durham probe
Fox News ^ | May 18, 2020 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 05/18/2020 9:11:55 AM PDT by Coronal

Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday said he does not expect U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review into the origins of the Russia probe will lead to a “criminal investigation” of either former President Barack Obama or former Vice President Joe Biden -- while noting that their concern of “potential criminality” in the conduct of that probe is “focused on others.”

Barr, during a press conference on Monday, spoke at length about Durham investigation. He said he has a “general idea” of how the investigation is going, and confirmed that “some aspects are being investigated as potential crimes.”

Barr did say, however, that “not every abuse of power, no matter how outrageous, is necessarily a federal crime.”

“As for President Obama and Vice President Biden, whatever their level of involvement based on what I know, I don’t expect Durham’s work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man,” Barr said. “Our concern of potential criminality is focused on others.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abuseofpower; bagpipesbarr; billbarr; johndurham; q; qanon; trusttheplan; williambarr
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To: Mariner

Tell that to Nixon.


81 posted on 05/18/2020 10:46:46 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

See #56.


82 posted on 05/18/2020 10:57:09 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Coronal

Maybe he could have said that all depends on information uncovered, instead of ruling it out altogether from the beginning. He has to know that this is not any rogue operation by people in the FBI, CIA etc., it had to have been approved at the top of the chain of command. I guess he could think that 0bama and Biden were just total figureheads and deliberately kept in the dark.


83 posted on 05/18/2020 11:02:24 AM PDT by euram
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To: Coronal

hahahahaha, Can’t wait for the endless stream of posts about all the ‘coming indictments’ from the q cheerleaders.

Anyone who thinks there are not one set of rules for the rulers, and those who are ruled is delusional.


84 posted on 05/18/2020 11:03:38 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: Mariner

Bill Clinton was disbarred for what he did in office.


85 posted on 05/18/2020 11:31:04 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

A professional sanction/penalty is different from criminal liability.


86 posted on 05/18/2020 12:06:12 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Hostage

No, he agreed to a five year suspension of his license. He was free to petition to have it restored after that time.


87 posted on 05/18/2020 1:19:19 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Mariner

“However, the Vice President wouldn’t have the same short-term immunity and could face criminal charges while performing his or her constitutional duties. In 2000, Randolph Moss from the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department re-examined those two opinions and still found them to be valid based on “judicial precedents” and the interpretation of Founding-era documents.”

Can a Vice President be charged with a crime while in office?
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/can-a-vice-president-be-charged-with-a-crime-while-in-office


88 posted on 05/18/2020 2:01:33 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

Yes, a VP can be charged while in office if he commits a crime of his own initiative.

However, if he acts on direction of POTUS, POTUS’s immunity extends to him...and/or every other member of the executive branch.


89 posted on 05/18/2020 2:18:57 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Coronal
Barr says he does not expect criminal investigation of Obama or Biden as result of Durham probe

Well guess what Bag Pipes, neither does anyone else.

90 posted on 05/18/2020 2:29:46 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Mariner

Biden is alleged to have sold his office coercing money from Ukraine, China and others.

If Biden’s corruption was done at the direction of Obama, he will need to prove that in court. If he proves it, Obama can be sued civilly for such sums from which he will never recover if he loses.


91 posted on 05/18/2020 3:03:52 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Coronal

The Dept Of Joker’s is just that.


92 posted on 05/19/2020 4:37:23 AM PDT by cp124 (If you weak physically or mentally stay home.)
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