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In reply to the discussion: Here's why I suspect Barr deliberately shut Mueller down before he was finished: [View all]JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)49. The FBI does not work for the states.
"That's what the FBI does; they're the cops, and they collect and turn their evidence over to prosecutors..."
They turn their evidence over to federal prosecutors, not state prosecutors. The FBI sometimes, often actually, assists states by providing lab work for them, and consulting, but they do not conduct investigations in behalf of states and turn the prosecution over to state prosecutors.
@Victor c3, "If, for instance, the SDNY investigations uncover..."
The SDNY is the "Southern District New York" which is a district of the US District Court and is part of the federal court system.
They turn their evidence over to federal prosecutors, not state prosecutors. The FBI sometimes, often actually, assists states by providing lab work for them, and consulting, but they do not conduct investigations in behalf of states and turn the prosecution over to state prosecutors.
@Victor c3, "If, for instance, the SDNY investigations uncover..."
The SDNY is the "Southern District New York" which is a district of the US District Court and is part of the federal court system.
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Here's why I suspect Barr deliberately shut Mueller down before he was finished: [View all]
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
OP
I don't know. What I'm saying is that it really seems odd that there are still
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#3
Dems better start screaming release the report. WTF! Demand the report. Defund executive branch.
Pepsidog
Mar 2019
#32
The investigations leading to the SDNY prosecutions were done by the FBI
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#42
There is no indication I have seen that suggests Barr "shut down the Mueller investigation."
Nitram
Mar 2019
#45
Pretty far fetched, I'd have to say. Let's focus on what we know Barr did. He released a 4-page
Nitram
Mar 2019
#47