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jalan48

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3. Mueller asked the DOJ for guidance.

Reply to Raven123 (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 10:30 AM

Jul 2019

Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday asserted that instructions from the Justice Department to Robert Mueller regarding the scope of his upcoming congressional testimony came at the former special counsel's request.

"They asked us for guidance in writing to explain or to tell them what our position was, so we responded in writing," Barr told reporters in New York. "The department sent the guidance they had requested."

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/23/barr-mueller-testimony-guidance-1428015

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Barr set up Mueller [View all] Raven123 Jul 2019 OP

Does not matter True Blue American Jul 2019 #1

GOP working to sow doubt into the intent of the investigation. Using the investigator as their tool Raven123 Jul 2019 #5

No one seems to be even attempting to let him answer Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2019 #2

The Ds are not taking the RW bait. They are sticking to THEIR script, stopbush Jul 2019 #4

And allowing Mueller to answer! True Blue American Jul 2019 #8

Mueller asked the DOJ for guidance. jalan48 Jul 2019 #3

Perhaps Mueller anticipated the onslaught and wanted latitude, that ultimately was denied Raven123 Jul 2019 #6

It tells me he's a team player. jalan48 Jul 2019 #7

Agreed. The problem is Trump's team is playing a different game Raven123 Jul 2019 #9

Trump is holding Fascist-type rallies. Mueller knows this and still plays along with Barr. jalan48 Jul 2019 #10

Ah. I get your point. Raven123 Jul 2019 #11