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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBursting righty's "Trump is exonerated" bubble
Special counsel Robert Muellers 22-month-long investigation into the relationship between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia is finally over, bringing an end to this dramatic investigative chapter into the activities of the American president and those closest to him.
But the thing is, this was just chapter one. Anyone thinking or hoping that the completion of the Mueller report would be the finale of the story will be sorely disappointed.
Because the next chapter belongs to Attorney General William Barr and the new Democratic majority in the House as they fight for full access to the report and the underlying evidence used to compile it. And remember, while Muellers long-awaited report was submitted to the Justice Department on Friday, Barr has yet to determine what will be publicly revealed to Congress, if anything at all.
Because while the report itself is important, the next few chapters of this investigation belongs to Congress and the new Democratic majority in the House.
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Anything short of releasing the full, un-redacted report to Congress will presumably result in a high-stakes standoff between Congress and the executive branch. Should the attorney general fail to voluntarily produce the report, Congressional committees will subpoena the Justice Department for it. If the DOJ refuses to comply with the subpoena, a lawsuit will be filed and this could end up in the Supreme Courts hands. Meanwhile, newly minted private citizen Robert Mueller will almost certainly be invited to testify at a congressional hearing to discuss his reports findings.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna986041
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna986041
Sorry, righty.
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Bursting righty's "Trump is exonerated" bubble (Original Post)
orangecrush
Mar 2019
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Gothmog
(143,998 posts)1. From the Hoarse Whisperer
orangecrush
(19,236 posts)4. Thanks!
Cartoonist
(7,297 posts)2. this could end up in the Supreme Court's hands
Gee, I wonder how they'll vote.
orangecrush
(19,236 posts)3. subpoenas matter.