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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPelosi Urges Mueller to Testify Publicly to 'Restore Trust' in Handling of Report
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mueller-report-pelosi-urges-special-counsel-to-testify-publicly-to-restore-trust-in-handling-of-reports-release?ref=home1. CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE
Pelosi Urges Mueller to Testify Publicly to Restore Trust in Handling of Report
Reuters / Jeenah Moon
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have urged Robert Mueller to testify in both the House and Senate to restore public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The House Speaker and Senate Minority leader released an early morning statement hours before Attorney General William Barr is set to release a redacted version of the report. Democrats expressed outrage Wednesday over the report's planned release being held until after Barr holds a press conference Wednesday morning. Attorney General Barr's regrettably partisan handling of the Mueller report, including his slanted March 24th summary letter, his irresponsible testimony before Congress last week, and his indefensible plan to spin the report in a press conference later this morninghours before he allows the public or Congress to see ithave resulted in a crisis of confidence in his independence and impartiality, wrote the leading Democrats. We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel's investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible. The American people deserve to hear the truth.
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Pelosi Urges Mueller to Testify Publicly to 'Restore Trust' in Handling of Report (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2019
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helpisontheway
(5,007 posts)1. Why can't the subpoena him? Nt
OnDoutside
(19,952 posts)5. They can if it comes to it, but optically it looks better if he volunteers to come, which I'm sure
he would want to do. What I heard today is that, as he still works for the DOJ, Barr could try to either block him, or moderate what he is allowed to say. At that point, a subpoena is probably the way to go.
doompatrol39
(428 posts)2. "urges"
If only there were some legal mechanisms we could use that would compel someone to testify.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)3. i would like to know if schumer and pelosi have spoken directly to mueller
RandiFan1290
(6,229 posts)4. Never trust a republicon. nt
spanone
(135,816 posts)6. 'Urge'???? SUBPOENA