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24. His Report makes clear the FBI is/was handling the counterintelligence aspect, not Mueller.

Fri May 17, 2019, 10:04 AM

May 2019

There were counterintelligence FBI agents embedded with the Mueller team, but they were not under Mueller. That was a very dismaying thing to gleen from the Report. Mueller just acted as a prosecutor. He did not take over the counterintelligence investigation, which began well before he was appointed. The Mueller Report says nothing about the status, let alone the findings, of the counterintelligence investigation, nor whether it is even still ongoing. Trump may have shut it down for all we know.

Adam Schiff has requested to be briefed on the status of the counterintelligence investigation, but so far has been ignored.

Headline 2 days ago at WaPo:

What happened to the Trump counterintelligence investigation? House investigators don’t know. But not for lack of asking.
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/15/what-happened-trump-counterintelligence-investigation-house-investigators-dont-know/?outputType=amp

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Mueller testimony to Congress stalled by Executive Privilege claim [View all] pnwmom May 2019 OP

come on now. how the fuck could that be? mopinko May 2019 #1

That is what they have been doing... BigmanPigman May 2019 #2

Another thing we need to work on if we get both houses and the WH Jake Stern May 2019 #3

Not until we get to use it 100x times over ffr May 2019 #11

Executive privilege sandensea May 2019 #4

Mueller testimony to Congress stalled by Bullshit Five Ten Nineteen May 2019 #5

My view of Mueller is drifting South over the last few weeks. Perhaps he's under threat? Magoo48 May 2019 #17

does "executive privilege" actually have any legal basis? flyingfysh May 2019 #6

It is nowhere in the Constitution. We'll see how "originalist" many of them are. n/t pnwmom May 2019 #7

Since "Corporations are People" I believe them to be Constitutionally creative. Midnight Writer May 2019 #12

Co-equal branches. So how about Congressional Privilege? Beartracks May 2019 #8

The Special Counsel can resign and then testify More_Cowbell May 2019 #9

I can't believe Mueller has not quit yet. Why is he acquiescing to this bullshit? SunSeeker May 2019 #10

Couldn't he still be working on the counter-intelligence investigation pnwmom May 2019 #15

I heard that Mueller said recently that he did NOT look into that at all. FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #21

Mueller hasn't been saying anything publicly and until he does I don't believe any rumors. pnwmom May 2019 #22

Pretty sure he did. I just don't recall who reported it. FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #23

His Report makes clear the FBI is/was handling the counterintelligence aspect, not Mueller. SunSeeker May 2019 #24

Again, this doesn't preclude the possibility that Mueller was involved in both areas. pnwmom May 2019 #32

His Report says he wasn't involved in both areas, that's why the FBI was embedded. SunSeeker May 2019 #35

Could you site the specific language of his report that says that? pnwmom May 2019 #36

The very fact that Mueller issued a report means he's done. The report by law comes at the end. SunSeeker May 2019 #37

Yes he concluded the work as Special counsel tasked with a criminal investigation. pnwmom May 2019 #38

Pension money! He could get his pension revoked for any b.s. reason like.... machoneman May 2019 #19

Yes, I remember that. Very shitty move, which McCabe is litigating. SunSeeker May 2019 #25

He might still be working on the counter-intelligence investigation that Comey was working on pnwmom May 2019 #14

Mueller was never working on the counterintelligence investigation. SunSeeker May 2019 #27

That doesn't mean that Mueller has not been assisting the FBI with its probe. pnwmom May 2019 #28

There is no more Mueller probe, so he isn't assisting the FBI counterintelligence folks any more. SunSeeker May 2019 #30

There is no more Mueller criminal probe. We don't know what his involvement pnwmom May 2019 #31

Trump apparently fails to realize... jmowreader May 2019 #13

no surpise, Pelosi will have to up her game now and perhaps name an impeachment inquiry committee beachbum bob May 2019 #16

What's he hiding behind. Donald you said your innocent. Historic NY May 2019 #18

What a boy scout. Come ON Mueller, man-up, and march over to Congress with FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #20

I'm betting Mueller no longer has a non-redacted copy Bayard May 2019 #26

Well, he is a republican. nt. BlueIdaho May 2019 #34

I was under the assumption BumRushDaShow May 2019 #29

Muellers moment... Maxheader May 2019 #33

The time has come for Congress to begin striking fear Progressive Jones May 2019 #39

He can still appear as a private citizen. paleotn May 2019 #40