I'll ask this now: if Mueller completes and delivers his report and Whitaker or Barr do not

[Atticus]

share it in its entirety with the American public (excepting only truly CLASSIFIED information), what are we going to do? I will not "pollute" the discussion with my suggestions.

How will we respond?

[manor321]

1. At a minimum, the "Gang of Eight" is allowed to see classified info

They won't be able to keep it from Congress.

And Mueller will NOT be done soon. Count on it.

[hlthe2b]

2. Bipart bill intro'd to ensure Mueller's findings can't be buried, must release to Congress & Public

Link to tweet

BTW, I don't believe Whittaker's comment for a moment. He's speaking to an audience of one. I highly doubt he's even being fully briefed. For one thing, Mueller's grand jury just got extended for six months.

[shanny]

8. any bipart bill would have to be signed by rump. next.

[hlthe2b]

9. We are ALL fully aware of that. The message sent remains. And, subpoena of report remains

the potential answer (along with bringing Mueller before Congress).

[shanny]

11. do you seriously think McTurtle is going to send Trump a message?

[hlthe2b]

12. Exactly where did I say THAT?

Please read what I wrote and not what you wish I had written.

BTW, I'd be fully glad to debate this if you will lose the condescending attitude.

[shanny]

13. how do you think BIPART BILLS get introduced without McConnell?

l

[hlthe2b]

14. 51 Senators can overrule McConnell and force a vote. WHat you believe is MSM BS

It has become Senate CUSTOM to defer to the Majority Leader, BUT 51 Senators can STILL force a vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-mueller-bill.html

And yet the bill will not pass — will not even get a vote — because of the obstinacy of McConnell.

Or at least that’s the story that you may have read in virtually every media outlet yesterday. The full truth is a bit different.

McConnell does not have the power to block a bill from being voted on. No senator does, not even the majority leader. Any senator can propose that a bill receive a vote. And if 51 senators want it to receive a vote, they can ensure that it does. Senate custom, however, has become that senators from both parties forfeit that power to the majority leader: The majority leader now decides what does and doesn’t get a vote.

Further, this convention to defer to the Senate majority leader can be negated and replaced by majority vote-- Senate rules and conventions can and have been changed in the past. Even McConnell could be voted out by mere majority of R's demanding a vote/new election.


HOWEVER, and this is the point. A bill doesn't even have to pass the Senate to send a message--evidence the effect the House-passed bill to reopen government sans wall funding and the fact it got more votes in the Senate (including R votes) than the alternate R version. How fast after seeing that R's were breaking ranks did it take for Trump to fold? Hours!

[apcalc]

3. The House will subpoena him and he will give it orally.

[Miigwech]

4. A true Patriot will find a way to release them

[tblue37]

7. He is already--in the indictment narratives. nt

[Takket]

5. Whitaker/Barr have a better chance of stopping Niagara Falls with a sponge

Than stopping that report from getting out........

[tblue37]

6. Notice how he reveals large chunks of his report in his indictment narratives? He is

covering that contingency, I think.

[Qutzupalotl]

10. Any relevant House committee can subpoena Mueller to testify

in closed or open session, or both. The information will get out, whether the report does or not.

There’s a strong possibility Mueller will “speak” via further indictments.