“It was you, not I , that said the date has been locked in for three years.”
Bagster said that the timing is part of the long term plan, but he did not say that he knows what the planned timing is. AG Barr said something general about “around labor day” would be some indictments or news in that regard. Lemme see what I can find. BTW this “policy” meantioned below is not a federal law or statute, and generally is considered to refer only to presidential candidates. IOW this “policy” is not carved in stone.
While much speculation inside the Beltway says U.S. Attorney John Durham will punt the results of his so-called Spygate investigation past the election to avoid charges of political interference, sources who have worked with Durham on past public corruption cases doubt he’ll bend to political pressure — and they expect him to drop bombshells before Labor Day.
Durham’s boss, Attorney General Bill Barr, also pushed back on the notion his hand-picked investigator would defer action. Under Democratic questioning on Capitol Hill last week, he refused to rule out a pre-election release.
“Under oath, do you commit to not releasing any report by Mr. Durham before the November election?” Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) asked Barr, citing longstanding Justice Department policy not to announce new developments in politically sensitive cases before an election.
“No,” the attorney general curtly replied.
Justice Department policy prohibits prosecutors from taking overt steps in politically charged cases typically within 60 days of an election. Accordingly, Durham would have to make a move by the Friday before Labor Day, or Sept. 4.
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Here’s another bit:
Attorney General Bill Barr signaled that an ongoing investigation into the origins of the probe into Russian electoral interference and possible ties with members of the Trump 2016 presidential campaign could bear fruit as late as the eve of the 2020 presidential election.
Speaking with conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday, Barr was asked a series of questions about the Russiagate genesis probe currently being led by Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, infamous in the legal community for leading two separate investigations that whitewashed the Central Intelligence Agency’s use and coverup of torture during the second Bush administration.
“The investigation of U.S. Attorney John Durham into the circumstances surrounding the surveillance of President Trump’s campaign, transition and early administration, does that investigation remain on track, undisturbed by the virus?” Hewitt asked.
“Yes,” Barr replied.
“There are guidelines concerning the announcement of indictments or closing of investigations prior to the election,” Hewitt continued–getting to the heart of the matter. “When is that deadline for U.S. Attorney Durham and do you think he will make it? Either to disclose indictments or to disclose that the investigation is over?”
“As far as I’m aware, none of the key people that–whose actions are being reviewed at this point are running for president,” Barr said.
“But would not the announcement of indictments after a time certain have an impact on the election of the sort that the U.S. Attorney’s Manual recommends against?” Hewitt pressed.
“Well, what is the sort that the manual recommends against?” Barr asked.
“As I recall, this came up with director Comey making his announcement and the concerns in 2016 that he had acted improvidently during the run-up to the election. I don’t recall what the exact timing is,” Hewitt explained.
“Yeah, but that was directly as to a candidate,” Barr noted.
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Addendum: I direclty heard AG Barr say that “as of today”, he hasn’t seen evidence indicating that any presidential candidates are under investigation. Very cagey and carefully crafted response.
So one of your people said the Big Event is set for August 31.
Bagster thereafter stated “ the date has been locked in for three years”.
So are you now saying that the Aug 31 date IS NOT the date of the Big Event?
( this wouldn’t surprise me of course since I have two years worth of date changes when things donT happen.)