In an exclusive interview with MSNBC anchor Ari Melber, Former Attorney General Eric Holder makes news by saying Trump Attorney General Bill Barr is handling the Mueller report in the “wrong” way, which is troubling and departs from clear precedent. Pressed by Melber, Holder adds that Congress must get the Mueller Report and decide any obstruction case against Pres. Trump – not his handpicked A.G. Holder adds that this is the beginning or “middle” of the process, not the end.
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/1111320866497929216
Marshal Dillon didn’t come to play! @RepAdamSchiff
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Nancy Pelosi is not playing with these mofos……….
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https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/1111287307179646979
And there you have it, folks! This is why republicans want Adam Schiff off the Intel committee. Not gonna happen bitttttches.
https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/1111280793257684992
#BOSS Adam Schiff to the 9 Republicans on the House Intel Committee…..
Adam Schiff aka Matt Dillon-US Marshal is going to protect this country ❗️
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1111267971287130116
They can go pound concrete. Adam Schiff is going to get to the bottom of this bittttch.
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1111258040668512257
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1111274262013325313
https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/1110901819541278721
Look y’all! What’s going on?
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McConnell blocks resolution calling for release of Mueller report for second time
BY JORDAIN CARNEY – 03/27/19 10:09 AM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a resolution that called for special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election to be publicly released for the second time this week.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee and a member of the Intelligence Committee, tried to get unanimous consent for the Senate to pass the resolution, which cleared the House in a 420-0 vote.
“The fact is that a four-page summary cannot possibly illuminate what this thorough of an investigation uncovered. I find it so disappointing that so many are rushing to judgement without being able to see the full report or all of the underlying facts,” Feinstein said from the Senate floor.
But McConnell objected to her request to pass the non-binding resolution, noting that Attorney General William Barr is currently working with Mueller to determine what in the report should or should not be released.
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Jerry (@js_edit) Tweeted:
The one thing we know for certain now is that the Senate Majority Leader and the Attorney General of the United States are active participants in the cover-up. https://twitter.com/js_edit/status/1110423726594519042?s=17
Barr is out of his fucking mind……….
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https://twitter.com/willwilkinson
Uh huh 😒🤨
Ari Melber (@AriMelber) Tweeted:
Length of Bill Barr’s 2018 letter arguing a defense to Presidential obstruction:
19 pages
Length of Barr’s 2019 letter arguing a defense to potential Trump obstruction:
4 pages
Length of Mueller Report documenting the obstruction evidence on Pres. Trump:
Barr won’t say. https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/1110583140492423168?s=17
Today the media is cautioning Dems about “investigation fatigue” while excitedly reporting that Graham wants to investigate Hillary’s emails.
GOP suffered NO consequences from their nonstop investigations and obstruction — stop letting them scare us out of using our power.
— 🌋 Kilohana (@KilohanaKona) March 26, 2019
If Mueller’s report is great news for Trump, why can’t we see it?
03/26/19 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
Over the last 48 hours or so, Americans have seen quite a bit of coverage about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia scandal. What they have not seen is Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia scandal.
Literally everything we know about the document has come from a brief summary of the report, written by Attorney General William Barr, handpicked by Donald Trump to lead the Justice Department. Barr, a Republican lawyer who’s only been at his post for about five weeks, has offered his assessment about Mueller’s findings – but that’s all he’s prepared to share.
Last week, the House voted 420 to 0 on a measure calling for the attorney general to release the actual Mueller report to the public. It’s against this backdrop that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tried yesterday to pass, by unanimous consent, the same resolution in the upper chamber. That didn’t work.
Possible Mueller testimony to Congress likely to face contention
Chuck Rosenberg, former senior FBI and Justice Department official, talks with Rachel Maddow about whether Robert Mueller could be called to testify before Congress and whether Trump’s attorney general, William Barr could prevent that from happening.
Lack of Mueller recommendation on obstruction perplexes experts
Chuck Rosenberg, former senior FBI and Justice Department official, talks with Rachel Maddow about the peculiarity of Robert Mueller apparently not making a recommendation on Trump obstruction of justice in his report and what might explain the omission.
Barr memo leaves much unanswered about Mueller report findings
Rachel Maddow reviews Attorney General William Barr’s memo to Congress about the conclusions of the Mueller Report and asks some of the questions that are not addressed and also newly raised.
Absent Mueller conclusion on obstruction, Barr makes own ruling
Rachel Maddow notes that past precedent for dealing with the question of obstruction by a sitting president is to refer the matter to Congress, but Trump A.G. William Barr took it upon himself to decide no crime had been committed.
Thanks for breaking it down for us, AG Holder. We know the filth & grime these hacks are swimming in.
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1110540682685501440
https://twitter.com/politvidchannel/status/1110541655717761024
HELL
N.O.
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https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/1110399771850637312
And, most likely IMPLICATES THE GOP COHORTS, WHICH INCLUDES MCTURTLE.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1110519267655471104
https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1110513644368994305
Jonathan Alter (@jonathanalter) Tweeted:
“A Crime in Public View”: How William Barr Pardoned Donald Trump | Vanity Fair. @ScottTurow cuts through the fog. https://t.co/9n7gCf3NQI https://twitter.com/jonathanalter/status/1110508462247735296?s=17
That is my Attorney General👏👏👏
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https://twitter.com/_HBen/status/1110419351671234560
https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/1110417529955069952
He’s right about that. We need full transparency and the first step is for the full report to go to Congress.
Barr will end up getting himself indicted for obstruction of justice.
I don’t know about that, but it’ll damage his ability to get things done. He’ll get dragged into Congress for every decision he makes if it turns out he took too many liberties in his Mueller letter.