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procon

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13. What's conspicuously missing from Lindsey Graham's statement is

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:21 AM

Aug 2018

the promise to protect Mueller's full and unrestricted authority complete his investigation. A new Attorney General could hamstring Mueller's activities, limit the scope and direction of his investigation, deny him funding, strip his subpoena power, limit the cases he prosecutes in court, bar him from pursuing certain people or problems, subject him to criticisms and restrictions that weaken his authority and curtail the scope of his mission.

Lindsey Graham is trying to protect Trump by laying the groundwork to undermine Mueller with a Trump loyalist taking over as the new AG.

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Lindsey Graham says any new attorney general must let Mueller finish his job [View all] DonViejo Aug 2018 OP

Ask me if I trust someone appointed by Cheeto Musilini? sellitman Aug 2018 #1

He has to "promise"? Promises by Trump appointees mean squat. Goodheart Aug 2018 #2

But for Graham/GOP Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #3

I am out of fucks to give about what Lindsey says. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #4

THIS! Zoonart Aug 2018 #10

Oh, fuck off graham spanone Aug 2018 #5

S'more BS from that cracker, Graham lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #12

trump will only appt. an AG that will fire rosenstein ...lindsey is full of shit spanone Aug 2018 #17

So what? hatrack Aug 2018 #6

Might that person be safeinOhio Aug 2018 #7

He just doesn't realize how obvious he is! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #9

I'm with you. peekaloo Aug 2018 #14

That was such a foolish comment. Graham knows that Don the Con wants Sessions gone because Trust Buster Aug 2018 #8

Does anybody else find it suspicious that Pam Bondi has been on Fox News lately? NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #11

Please. Gawd. No. peekaloo Aug 2018 #15

What's conspicuously missing from Lindsey Graham's statement is procon Aug 2018 #13

But he won't say that of Faux Noise MiniMe Aug 2018 #16