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May 2, 2019
Mazie Hirono on MSNBC: with Barr and Trump, the nation has entered the moral Dead Zone
A national treasure this strong woman IS!!!!!!!!
Let's ROUT these fuckers in 2020!
May 2, 2019
Pete is catching fire here in the Swedish media
The 3 big newspapers here
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/presidentkandidatens-hyllning-till-sverige/
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/pete-buttigieg-utmanar-trump-i-presidentvalet/
https://www.svd.se/ung-borgmastare-vill-bli-president
https://www.svd.se/nyss-okande-mayor-pete-tar-alltmer-plats-inom-demokraterna
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/fenomenet-pete-buttigieg-staller-upp-i-presidentvalet/
https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/hanna-fahl-kan-james-joyce-vara-ratt-man-att-citera-for-att-besegra-donald-trump/
On the downside, it may SNOW here in Stockholm tomorrow (well later today as it is 2 am here)
Aprilvinter is now Majvinter
May 1, 2019
Attorney General William P. Barr is set to face two days of grilling by congressional Democrats. Fortuitously, this comes just after weve learned that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III privately criticized Barrs highly misleading summary of the Mueller report, which gave President Trump weeks to falsely spin Muellers findings as complete and total exoneration.
Mueller wrote a letter to Barr only three days after Barr released his four-page summary, as The Post reports, complaining that Barrs summary did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this offices work and conclusions.
There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation, Mueller continued, adding that this will undercut full public confidence in the investigations findings, thus undermining a central purpose of the appointment of a special counsel in the first place. Upon reading the phrase public confusion, Barr probably nodded with satisfaction, and said to himself: Mission accomplished. Here are a few lines of questioning Barr will likely face when he is questioned by the Senate and House judiciary committees on Wednesday and Thursday:
Why did Barr mislead Congress about Muellers views on the Barr summary?
In early April, Muellers team leaked their frustration over Barrs summary, complaining it downplayed their conclusions, particularly on Trumps obstruction of justice. At a congressional hearing soon after, Barr was pressed to say whether he knew what was behind those leaks, and replied: No, I dont.
In fact, we now know Barr had been informed directly by Mueller of the latters concerns, well before this hearing.
That was deliberately false and misleading, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told CBS News, noting: What Barr is going to have to explain today is why he deliberately misled the Congress.
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Five questions for William Barr, in light of new Mueller revelations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/01/five-questions-william-barr-light-new-mueller-revelations/Attorney General William P. Barr is set to face two days of grilling by congressional Democrats. Fortuitously, this comes just after weve learned that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III privately criticized Barrs highly misleading summary of the Mueller report, which gave President Trump weeks to falsely spin Muellers findings as complete and total exoneration.
Mueller wrote a letter to Barr only three days after Barr released his four-page summary, as The Post reports, complaining that Barrs summary did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this offices work and conclusions.
There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation, Mueller continued, adding that this will undercut full public confidence in the investigations findings, thus undermining a central purpose of the appointment of a special counsel in the first place. Upon reading the phrase public confusion, Barr probably nodded with satisfaction, and said to himself: Mission accomplished. Here are a few lines of questioning Barr will likely face when he is questioned by the Senate and House judiciary committees on Wednesday and Thursday:
Why did Barr mislead Congress about Muellers views on the Barr summary?
In early April, Muellers team leaked their frustration over Barrs summary, complaining it downplayed their conclusions, particularly on Trumps obstruction of justice. At a congressional hearing soon after, Barr was pressed to say whether he knew what was behind those leaks, and replied: No, I dont.
In fact, we now know Barr had been informed directly by Mueller of the latters concerns, well before this hearing.
That was deliberately false and misleading, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told CBS News, noting: What Barr is going to have to explain today is why he deliberately misled the Congress.
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