MSNBC: Mueller to appear before Congress next week, per Dem Congressional Leadership

[Dennis Donovan]

Retweeted by Heidi Przybyla:

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Michael Del Moro ✔ @MikeDelMoro
Source from House Democratic leadership tells @HeidiNBC that Dems will want Mueller to testify by next week

7:45 PM - Apr 30, 2019

[NewsCenter28]

1. Wow! Here we go!

Was starting to think the dear Russian asset leader was going to skate from his treason! No more!

[FakeNoose]

2. I hope it's true

I hope ... I hope ... I hope!

[EndGOPPropaganda]

28. Article says Dems want him, not that he's agreed.

[Ferrets are Cool]

29. This...or that he will be "allowed"

[NastyRiffraff]

48. He has agreed, but

the "Justice Dept" (aka Barr) is holding it up (indefinitely?).

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Popcorn anyone? Nt

[Zoonart]

4. I live in hope.

[babylonsister]

5. wOOt!!!!! nt

[onetexan]

41. Double WOOT!!

[Bleacher Creature]

6. Someone's about to go on a Twitter panic rant in 3..2..1. NT

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Trump and Barr have to be chomping at the bit now. They both will be exposed.

Frauds, criminals, LIARS.

[malaise]

8. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Rec

[bluestarone]

9. How are those RETHUGLICON senators going to answer this?

After they praised MUELLER, are they going to STAB him in the back now? (for tRUMP)

[maxsolomon]

13. They're going to disappear

and let the House members obfuscate and waste Mueller's time with parliamentary gaslighting and over-the-top hysterical accusations.

drag the entire affair into the mud.

[Leghorn21]

10. Rip it up, tear it up,

BOOM MUTHAFUCKAS

[maxsolomon]

11. Will Barr block it?

Can Barr block it? I assume that if he can he will.

[orleans]

46. durbin just asked him if mueller should testify

and barr said (esentially) sure

durbin asked him about don mcgann and barr hesitated and mentioned executive privilege

[Progressive Law]

12. Hopefully it will be public testimony with cameras allowed to record the hearing.

[BigmanPigman]

14. YES! It is confirmed. I heard it on MSNBC 1/2 hour ago.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12059452

[doc03]

15. Just tuned to Faux News Tucker is talking about Venezuela not

Bar or Mueller. Well it's 10 minutes into Tucker's show still talking about Venezuela.

[blueinredohio]

16. Please let this be true and hope he doesn't let us down like Rosenstein.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. I also hope that is the case. Rosenstein and Barr have shown just what enablers and liars they are.

All to help a deranged authoritarian. It may not be treason, but it is damn close.

[pnwmom]

24. Did you read the reports from the NY Times and the WA Post about the letter Mueller

sent to Barr on March 27?

Mueller has already proven he's not Rosenstein.

[Perseus]

17. Why do I have the feeling that Barr will want to sit by Muller?

You know, to make sure he doesn't divulge information about on going investigations, and Barr will make sure that ALL of the investigation are open back by next week.

Will these be public?

[Mr.Bill]

18. I'm not getting my hopes up.

He may just sit there and say "I can't comment on that because it's an ongoing investigation."

If he testifies in private, he could give information that could help their investigation.

[dlk]

20. Yes! The American People Need to See Mueller & Hear What He Has to Say

[EveHammond13]

21. Matthew Miller warning the DOJ may BALLS OUT TRY TO BLOCK MUELLER APPEARANCE

[shanti]

22. Oh my!

Can't wait for this!

[Glimmer of Hope]

23. Dreams do come true! Please make it happen!

[tclambert]

25. You know Republicans will try to block this.

Don't know how, but they cannot let Mueller testify. My God, he might tell the truth! That cannot be allowed!

[hedda_foil]

26. That's not what it says. It says Dems WILL WANT him to testify by next week.

Doesn't anybody here bother even to read the content of a GD tweet??? We'll wind up being scammed by the Russians easily if this kind of thing keeps on.

[watoos]

27. Dems need to call for Barr's resignation

[Ligyron]

30. Amen!

and a few others as well.

[onetexan]

42. and start impeachment of the criminal Idiot in the WH!!

[tymorial]

53. They have

[defacto7]

31. How does "Dems will want Mueller to testify" evolve into

"Mueller will appear before congress" ?

[patphil]

32. And so it begins

Of course DOJ under Barr will say no to this.
But the House will subpoena Muller and he will eventually get there.
Now, with the revelation of the letter Muller sent to Barr on March 27th, it is evident that Barr lied under oath to the Senate when he said he didn't know if Mueller had any concerns about how Barr characterized the report.
This will be the beginning of the end for Barr.
Barr may eventually be compelled to testify under oath in the House.
These next few months are going to be exciting times.

Patrick Phillips

[moonscape]

38. Since Mueller will be a private citizen then, can

Barr prevent this? Well, apart from appealing to Mueller's institutional deference and respect, and the reality that Mueller hates to testify in general ...

[lindysalsagal]

33. IT'S ON!

And it's about time. Amen.

[watoos]

34. Last I heard on Rachel

Justice can't come up with a date for Mueller to testify.

[Chin music]

35. See...things CAN happen quicker. Just have to insist on it.

And the electorate insisting on it, isn't dissing Democrats. SO glad they're stepping up the deadlines/timelines. It's time. Let's go.

[proud patriot]

36. thank goodness

[Kablooie]

37. He'll be blocked I'll bet.

I don't know how but they'll keep him from testifying somehow.

[Firestorm49]

39. Well praise be!!! Boy, are we living in exciting times.

[hughee99]

40. If he doesn't say that he thinks there is enough to charge

Trump with a crime, where do we go next? Sure, we can try to impeach him without a crime we can prove in court, but he’s not going anywhere unless the republicans have sufficient motivation to cut him loose, which they won’t without a slam dunk crime.

[Takket]

43. Do your thing Bob!

[onetexan]

44. Guess the wives won't be talking to each other now

[Catherine Vincent]

45. Hmm...

We'll see what Mueller has to say to Congress first.

[SWBTATTReg]

47. I hope besides Mueller's appearance before Congress, that he brings all relevent materials, ...

documents, etc. to correct/counteract Barr's blatant lies...I know that this is a far hope, but who knows?

[pdsimdars]

49. Well, it looks like you mislabeled your post, the actual quote says they WANT to seem him.

I didn't see where it says they WILL appear.

[BlueJac]

50. I like it...

[Chin music]

51. Oh yeah!!

Quicker is better. This admin has to go.

[drray23]

52. I am sure Mueller was watching today.

After Barr's performance he would want to set the record straight. If they attempt to stop him, he will resign and then come in as a citizen instead of a justice department employee.

[warmfeet]

54. Yeah,

"Dems will want him to testify." Next week even.

Is he scheduled to testify?

[Azathoth]

55. Thank Christ

Enough of this meaningless dicking around with Trump's goon squad. Barr and his stupid fucking letter shouldn't even be part of the discussion.

That said, Dems better prepare for Mueller to be an uncooperative witness. He's a Republican power player from the same clubhouse as Barr, not an apolitical lawman. He's going to punt and equivocate on every hard question, and he's not going to condemn either Trump or Barr no matter how many opportunities Dems give him to do so.