Maddow dropped bombshell that indications are that Barr ordered the end of the Mueller investiga

[kpete]

BARR: If President believes he is falsely accused, he can terminate that investigaton

Wild from Barr: If the president feels a proceeding is unfounded, "the president does not have to sit there constitutionally and allow it to run its course. The president could terminate the proceeding and it would not be a corrupt intent because he was being falsely accused."


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[coti]

1. THIS is the question I want answered.

Why the FUCK did Barr get sworn in and suddenly the investigation was ending???

[a kennedy]

8. Ah you do remember the 19 page interview letter from Barf to get his AG job right???

[Talitha]

17. Yup - and now he's bucking for a seat on the Supeme Court.

That's probably what Shitler promised him.

[Skittles]

2. it's pretty obvious that's exactly what he did

that's why he was hired

[dewsgirl]

4. I assumed everyone thought that.

[triron]

20. Who is 'everyone'?

[Ponietz]

35. Us and them

[Honeycombe8]

3. Wouldn't the Mueller Report have said that the investigation ...

was called to be concluded?

In any case, Mueller will be testifying next week. I hope Barr didn't tell Mueller to conclude.

[gldstwmn]

38. Maybe it's in the redactions.

[Honeycombe8]

44. Good point. nt

[Hoyt]

5. There's that ubiquitous word "bombshell" again. Whitaker said it was wrapping up before Barr.

Plus, it was time for Mueller to turn whatever he had over to Congress to take action. If he didn't have the goods on trump, he wasn't likely to get it by spending another year.

Finally, if Mueller was told to wrap it up, why didn't Mueller say so. At least go out with a bang, rather than a whimper.

[uponit7771]

25. Same reason Mueller didn't mention his letters and Mueller did mention time as a factor

[Hoyt]

31. His letters were weak too, plus he was apparently satisfied once redacted report was released.

Not a peep after March, 27th. Unless he testifies boldly in the next week or so, he and Fitzgerald fizzled and disappointed about equally.

[manor321]

6. This was extremely irresponsible

- The AG can't do that. If he did, it is required to be reported to Congress. Mueller would tell us if Barr tried to hide it.

- Rachel has no story, she literally just said a sentence or two. It is extremely irresponsible.

[DeminPennswoods]

12. Yep

nt

[TwilightZone]

16. "Mueller would tell us if Barr tried to hide it."

I'm not sure there's any basis for that assertion. He might be more likely to voice his displeasure privately and attempt to resolve it there first, as he did with Barr's interpretation of the Mueller Report. Mueller has never been one to directly or overtly discuss issues publicly.

[uponit7771]

23. Team Trump / Russia doesn't do "law" and expect the worst out of Barr and quiet from Mueller even if

... shit is hitting the fan

cause that's what we've gotten so far

[triron]

24. You'd be surprised what the Trump criminal enterprise can do and get away with (for awhile at least)

[notinkansas]

43. You said

'- Rachel has no story, she literally just said a sentence or two. It is extremely irresponsible.'

Wasn't what she said a quote from Barr?

[Iliyah]

7. Indeed...

[Goodheart]

9. That jackass pretending to know what's constitutional or not.

That right there is probably the most outrageous shit I've ever heard from a "Justice Department" official.

[Goodheart]

11. And he's a fucking liar to boot.... no, we DON'T know that he was falsely accused

How could we possibly know that if the corrupt jackass halted the investigation?

REPUBLICANS ARE EVIL SHITS.

[dalton99a]

10. .

[bdamomma]

13. I believe

that of course. His allegiance is to tRump.

[BootinUp]

14. George Orwell would not be surprised. Nt

[former9thward]

15. Why did no one ask that question?

Everyone had plenty of time to do it.

[triron]

18. Why are you asking your question?

[mr_lebowski]

27. It is a logical question to ask in this context ... (nt)

[pnwmom]

30. Lots of people wondered if Barr had ended the investigation, because it seemed odd

that it ended just a month after Barr came on board, even though there were still several cases still ongoing. Flynn and Gates were still cooperating in multiple unnamed investigations, and the mystery SCOTUS case is ongoing, and Stone's trial isn't till next fall.

Also, Mueller had the budget to continue through September.

For example:

https://theweek.com/articles/832175/did-barr-shutter-mueller-probe

Before Attorney General William Barr completed his two days of Capitol Hill hearings this week, lawmakers should have secured an answer to this fundamental question about his work: Did he prematurely shut down Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of the president?

[Hoyt]

32. Whitaker said it would be released in a month, before Barr.

[pnwmom]

33. They knew as soon as Sessions resigned that whoever replaced him

would have the job of ending Mueller's investigation, IMHO.

They started paving the way with rumors that the investigation was almost done that started even before Sessions left.

Remember all those "false" reports that Mueller was almost done? They were setting it up for the new A.G.

[Hoyt]

34. Fine, Mueller should have told them to pound sand. His anal retentive, good soldier, by the book

Act is old and has damaged our country.

He has a week or so to set everything straight in a Congressional hearing. Hope he rises to the occasion.

[triron]

19. Good detection!

[uponit7771]

21. Barr seems mentally .... slow

[gldstwmn]

40. He is not. It's an act. He's obstructing.

[Takket]

22. How does "drumpf can shut it down if he wants to" equate to Barr shut it down?

[triron]

26. What do you mean? Any it's all the same criminal enterprise.

[pnwmom]

36. If Barr thought he and Trump could get away with it on that basis,

then why wouldn't he shut it down?

[oasis]

28. Kick.

[patphil]

29. Wow!

So, if a person under investigation simply thought the investigation was unwarranted, that person could legally end the investigation.
I guess that pretty much ends the criminal justice system in this country.
All you have to do is say the investigation is a "witch hunt", and then shut it down.
Also, Barr says it's not illegal to tamper with a witness.
What law school did Barr attend?
It was George Washington University Law School in Washington DC.
Supposedly one of the most prestigious Law Schools in the country.
They should demand Barr give his diploma back, because he certainly doesn't understand the law.
Not to do so would imply this "law school" is a fake.

Patrick Phillips

[gldstwmn]

41. I'm going to try this next time

I get a traffic ticket. Wish me luck.

[ancianita]

42. Yeah. But a president can do all that stuff. AND have lawyers who can use "legalese" to undermine

the rule of law.


And branches of government.

And elections.

And voilá! A fake country!

[gldstwmn]

37. I've been waiting for this particular

Shoe to drop. The dam has to be getting close to breaking.

[ancianita]

39. I suspected as much. There were rumors.