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BumRushDaShow

(127,310 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 07:16 PM Nov 2019

Justice Dept. watchdog won't let witnesses give written feedback on report about FBI's Russia probe

Source: Washington Post



The Justice Department Inspector General’s office has told witnesses who are set to review draft sections of its long-awaited report on the FBI investigation of President Trump’s 2016 campaign that they will not be allowed to submit written feedback — one in a series of unusual restrictions that some fear could make the final document less accurate, people familiar with the matter said.

As is the case in most inspector general probes, witnesses are being invited to review draft sections of the report and offer comments and corrections, the people said. But — unlike most cases — they are being told those comments must be conveyed only verbally, the people said. Even though Attorney General William P. Barr and other officials have been working in recent weeks to determine what should be redacted from the report as classified or private information, people familiar with the process said that the entire draft document is marked “Top Secret,” so anyone who discusses its contents outside a secure government room could be committing a crime.

Witnesses, they said, are being asked to review their sections in a secure area, after signing nondisclosure agreements, according to people familiar with the matter. The witnesses have also been told they will not be allowed to remove any notes they make about the document, the people said. The moves have left some witnesses concerned their objections might not be recorded precisely and incorporated into the inspector general’s findings, the people said.

The witnesses, they said, are also concerned that the process gives the inspector general complete control in characterizing any comments witnesses make — and leaves witnesses with no ability to create a paper trail that might help them show their words were captured inaccurately. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the political and legal sensitivity of the matter. A spokeswoman for the inspector general declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/justice-dept-watchdog-wont-let-witnesses-give-written-feedback-on-report-about-fbis-russia-probe-sparking-fears-of-inaccuracy/2019/11/14/1236d0aa-070d-11ea-b17d-8b867891d39d_story.html



Full headline: Justice Dept. watchdog won’t let witnesses give written feedback on report about FBI’s Russia probe, sparking fears of inaccuracy
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Justice Dept. watchdog won't let witnesses give written feedback on report about FBI's Russia probe (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 OP
Don't worry OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2019 #1
the hell? MadLinguist Nov 2019 #3
I don't follow. OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2019 #11
This is ridiculous... CaptainTruth Nov 2019 #2
If I were a witness, i'd consult with my own attorney first Raven123 Nov 2019 #4
Billy Barr's Injustice Department. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #5
Will someone please stop this madness?!? intrepidity Nov 2019 #6
Go figure!!! atreides1 Nov 2019 #7
Justice Dept. watchdog tells Russia report witnesses they can't give written feedback then reverse c Gothmog Nov 2019 #8
And the criminal cabal was exposed! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #9
Wouldn't care what I was told DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #10
So the outcome was predetermined, obviously sdfernando Nov 2019 #12
And this is why nykym Nov 2019 #13

OneCrazyDiamond

(2,029 posts)
11. I don't follow.
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 11:50 AM
Nov 2019

But I am sure that if they (the folks trying to correct the record) won't be allowed to air their grievances withe this "report", I am sure folks in the media, like Rachel Maddow, will afford them all the time they need. Live, and on air.

Raven123

(4,715 posts)
4. If I were a witness, i'd consult with my own attorney first
Thu Nov 14, 2019, 08:57 PM
Nov 2019

Not that they have any recourse, but one has to wonder whether to be drawn into a trap. Barr will claim corrections were made by those witnesses without proof.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
10. Wouldn't care what I was told
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 08:04 AM
Nov 2019

I'd give verbal feedback, but I'd make a copy or otherwise capture an image of what I was shown, write down my reply, fold the paper(s) up, put them in my wallet and take them home for safe-keeping.

sdfernando

(4,896 posts)
12. So the outcome was predetermined, obviously
Fri Nov 15, 2019, 02:02 PM
Nov 2019

Why the dog and pony show?...why did Barr go all over the place to gather information. The outcome was decided (as we all knew) the moment the investigation was announced. 3rd world banana republic....here we come!

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