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Aristus

(66,267 posts) Wed May 29, 2019, 11:24 AM May 2019

Once Mueller is a private citizen again, Congress can subpoena him, right?

Barr can't do a thing about it, right?

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Once Mueller is a private citizen again, Congress can subpoena him, right? (Original Post) Aristus May 2019 OP

Correct. dameatball May 2019 #1

Unfortunately, Mueller just told us what he was going to say if called before Congress. Hoyt May 2019 #2

Yeah, but apparently these days Bettie May 2019 #3

He's been a private citizen all along fescuerescue May 2019 #4

dameatball

(7,391 posts)

1. Correct.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 11:28 AM

May 2019

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Unfortunately, Mueller just told us what he was going to say if called before Congress.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 11:30 AM

May 2019

He said, I'm going to say what I just told you and refer them to the report. Disgusting.

Bettie

(16,053 posts)

3. Yeah, but apparently these days

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 11:32 AM

May 2019

no one has to comply with a subpoena if they don't want to.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

4. He's been a private citizen all along

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 11:36 AM

May 2019

Congress could always subpoena him. Still can.

yes he had a very public -JOB-. But he's not an elected official, nor military member. His job as special counsel (i.e. special lawyer), doesn't give him special privileges to avoid a subpoena.

Congress has simply elected to NOT subpoena him.

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