Posted on 07/21/2019 8:28:56 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Would you have charged Trump if it weren’t for the OLC opinion?
Democrats want to know if Mueller would have charged Trump with obstruction of justice in the absence of an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion from the Justice Department that says a sitting president can’t be indicted.
Why did your office write a letter to Barr objecting to his March 24 memo?
Mueller wrote to Barr on May 27 objecting to the attorney general’s four-page memo from a few days earlier outlining the Russia report’s principal conclusions, a revelation that sparked a firestorm in Washington on the eve of Barr’s public testimony before the Senate.
Did you blame the media on your call with Barr?
Lawmakers are sure to inquire about Mueller’s interactions with Barr following the March 27 letter, when he asserted that the attorney general’s March 24 memo “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of his work and conclusions.
Did any Trump campaign contacts with Russia put national security at risk?
House Intelligence Committee Democrats are particularly interested in the counterintelligence implications of Mueller’s report and whether any contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow posed national security risks, even if they didn’t amount to criminal conduct.
Did your investigation exonerate Trump of ‘collusion’ and obstruction allegations?
Trump has cheered the Mueller report as vindicating him of allegations of “collusion” and obstruction of justice.
But Democrats and other critics of the president note that Mueller’s report explicitly states that there was no evaluation of alleged “collusion” — a term often used by the press, Trump administration officials and lawmakers to describe accusations of coordination or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
Should Congress initiate an impeachment inquiry?
Some Democrats took Mueller’s statement on May 29 as a green light to start impeachment proceedings against Trump.
In his terse nine-minute remarks, Mueller did not mention impeachment but said the Constitution “requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing” while explaining his decision not to reach a judgment on obstruction. He’s likely to be asked what he meant by that.
At what point did you know the investigation was not going to establish conspiracy between the campaign and Russia?
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a Trump ally and Judiciary Committee member, previewed this question in an appearance on Fox News.
What role did the Steele dossier play in the investigation?
Republicans have focused on the early stages of the Russia investigation before Mueller took it over in May 2017. Of particular interest to them is the FBI’s use of information from the controversial Steele dossier in an application to surveil onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
The dossier is fleetingly referenced in Mueller’s report in the context of Trump’s reactions to media reports about its allegations and his interactions with then-FBI Director James Comey.
Why did you select people for your team who mostly donated to Democrats?
Another point of contention for GOP lawmakers has been the makeup of Mueller’s team of prosecutors, many of whom are registered Democrats.
Why didn’t you compel Trump to be interviewed?
Some legal experts have criticized Mueller’s decision not to issue a subpoena to compel Trump to testify under oath — a move that undoubtedly would have provoked a prolonged court fight.
What’s the over/under that Mueller shows up?
Why didn’t you recuse yourself given your conflict of interest? You were after all a witness to Trump’s actions and therefore not a disinterested third party.
He'll show up, and will be in full weasel mode.
He'll answer the rehearsed questions from Dems, and dodge the GOP questions by saying "I'm only answering questions within the 4 corners of the report".
These questions are pathetic, IMO. Freepers wouldn’t let this fraud off the hook.
the Shill ignored the biggest question:
At what point did you realize that the FISA application was falsified and what did you do after that realization?
How high up did the knowledge go about this fraud?
Was Barack Obama involved in this meddling by agencies of the government to affect the 2016 election?
Use Mulehead’s testimony to convict him. Catch him changing statements. “Were you lying then or are you lying now?”
Al Green has already tried to impeach Trump 3 times (most recently for a tweet that hurt his feelings). The Left has shown that they don’t need Russian influence or any commission of crime to call for impeachment. Orange Man Bad.
Democrats wanted to impeach Nixon in his first term. Long before Watergate.
Democrats wanted to impeach Reagan (or prevent him from being sworn in) long before Iran-Contra. Dead Red Ted Kennedy even colluded with the KGB and US media to thwart Ronald Reagan’s re-election in 1984.
The DNC is a farcical organization.
“Have you met with any Democrats to rehearse your testimony here today?”
You are most likely correct.
Why do we care about the questions? We know Mueller is coached: he will spin all answers such that the entire media infrastructure (include Foxnews, except from 8-11pm) will conclude “impeachment is imminent”.
After this happens, if Barr doesn’t declas the FISA applications (at least), get ready, because the Swamp’s about to drown us all. (Side Note: and we’d know for certain the truth about The 17th letter Anon.)
Sorry, it’s Reality Monday.
One of the reasons the dems do this and try whatever... is.. the GOP has let them.. has given in to them when push came to shove. the dems are used to getting their way and as dirty as they are in all this... it’s always okay with the media..
That is.. Until Trump... and he is not the one to give in. and lose the battle.. noper.. he is used to winning and he knows how to push back! and they don’t know what else to do with him .. and looks like they are about to lose the house and another election to Trump.
We the people, have a fighter for once..
Don’t think he will answer any Republican questions. His response will be to stay in the 4 corners of the report. IMO
Flat out serious question I’ve been wanting answered for years - Did you have a hand in aiding any terrorist attack on the US? Aiding includes watching.
That is precisely the question I ask everyone. It makes no sense for Putin to prefer Trump over Mrs. Russian Overload button (I meant Russian Reset button, did we get this right?). And not just because of their energy dependent economy. Trump is unabashedly pro-military build up. Putin would want that?
Could it be that if the Russians were truly behind any pro-Trump election activities, it was to sow discord in his administration knowing the Democrats would happily fall into their trap if he won? Or to weaken Clinton with a squeaker of a victory instead of the landslide everyone was predicting?
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