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U.S. House Speaker: Justice Department must hand over documents on Trump dossier - Reuters interview
Reuters ^ | 25 Oct 2017

Posted on 10/25/2017 7:16:16 AM PDT by mandaladon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Justice needs to immediately give Congress documents related to the funding of a dossier on Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday, saying the department and the FBI were “stonewalling.”

“We’ve had these document requests with the administration, with the FBI in particular, for a long time and they’ve been stonewalling,” Ryan told Reuters in an interview, adding that the department and the FBI needs to comply with Congress’ documents requests “and they need to do it immediately.”

Ryan was responding to a question about a Washington Post report on Tuesday that said the campaign of Trump’s Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic National Committee had helped fund research that became a dossier of allegations about Trump’s connections to Russia.

Several congressional panels are investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign to try to tilt the election in Trump’s favor, and potential collusion by Trump aides.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: doj; dossier; house; russia; trump
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1 posted on 10/25/2017 7:16:16 AM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Ooh. Eddie Munster is important now. Dork.


2 posted on 10/25/2017 7:19:11 AM PDT by mindburglar
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To: mindburglar

This is Ru Paul trying to save Cankles from Sessions. Don’t be taken in.


3 posted on 10/25/2017 7:21:04 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: mandaladon

Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday, saying the department and the FBI were “stonewalling.”

Building anticipation leading up to a barrage of scandal revelations to overload the Clinton and DNC deflection grid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwP3wes4M8


4 posted on 10/25/2017 7:21:28 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: mazda77

Not to say that Ryan is in any way involved in the take-down.


5 posted on 10/25/2017 7:22:18 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: mandaladon

“Must” really means “politely requests again.”

Without some judicial order enforcing the subpoenas, there is no “must.”


6 posted on 10/25/2017 7:22:30 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (White is the new Black.)
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To: mandaladon
The hell with Congressional investigations.

How about a grand jury for once?

7 posted on 10/25/2017 7:24:04 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: mandaladon

Why isn’t Sessions ordering his staff and FBI, under penalty of obstruction, to turn over all of this NOW!


8 posted on 10/25/2017 7:24:45 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: mandaladon

Start punishing the resisters in the FBI. Transfer a few to ATF and the Marshalls Service so they can see how people overcome laziness and really do a good job for America.


9 posted on 10/25/2017 7:25:32 AM PDT by Rapscallion (Politics just makes us hate each other.)
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To: mandaladon

Hey Eddie Munster you have been quiet on the Anwan case. What is up with that? Protecting your dimoKKKRAT buddies?


10 posted on 10/25/2017 7:25:55 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: mandaladon

Just The House stirring up the dust to provide cover for their lack of positive action.

The reelection of PRyno should be off the table. He should go Full Flake.


11 posted on 10/25/2017 7:26:34 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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lordy i get so tired of the dc swamp mess. nothing will ever happen and we all know it. a coup d’éta was excuted by the swamp creatures and we are being shown who is boss.


12 posted on 10/25/2017 7:27:18 AM PDT by WeWaWes (When I look in the mirror I see an elephant--a bad ass elephant)
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To: shotgun
Good question.

Sessions appears to be a swamp creature more every day.

13 posted on 10/25/2017 7:28:34 AM PDT by Eagles6
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To: LS

Does this mean we aren’t going to see Fusion bank records and expose Jebbers, McLame et.

I want these Rino’s exposed. Am I dreaming?


14 posted on 10/25/2017 7:28:43 AM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: mandaladon

Oh please. Those documents have already been shredded & wiped with a cloth.


15 posted on 10/25/2017 7:31:05 AM PDT by FES0844 (G)
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To: mandaladon

Can’t Trump just order the Justice Dept and FBI to do this?


16 posted on 10/25/2017 7:36:54 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: shotgun
Why would you want a law enforcement agency that has the authority to prosecute crimes turn over documents to a legislative body that doesn't?

The single most important thing to consider here is that the U.S. Justice Department should not share any information that could compromise a criminal prosecution.

17 posted on 10/25/2017 7:38:34 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: LouisianaJoanof Arc

No, YOU aren’t going to see them til the investigators drop their indictments.

Why should you? Why does anyone want witnesses to talk before the indictments? It minimizes the impact, possibly leads to acquittals. NO prosecutors do that.

Paul Ryan acting for the Swamp here, despite the optics.


18 posted on 10/25/2017 7:39:48 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: mandaladon
“We’ve had these document requests with the administration, with the FBI in particular, for a long time and they’ve been stonewalling,” Ryan told Reuters Ryan told Reuters in an interview, adding that the department and the FBI needs to comply with Congress’ documents requests “and they need to do it immediately.”

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ So what has changed that they need to do it "immediately"? What has changed that they can be compelled to do it immediately? Nothing. If there are no consequences for non-compliance, then there will be no documents and the stonewalling will continue indefinitely, regardless of how petulantly Ryan stamps his little foot.

19 posted on 10/25/2017 7:40:55 AM PDT by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: mandaladon

I’m sure Ryan will get right on this....


20 posted on 10/25/2017 7:41:12 AM PDT by Zathras
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