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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 08:18 AM Mar 2019

The Mueller report is more than 300 pages long. We've seen 101 words


Zach Wolf
Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN

Updated 7:19 AM ET, Fri March 29, 2019

(CNN) - When people can't see things, conspiracy theories fester. That goes double for President Donald Trump's tax returns, which he's made clear he'll be keeping from public view, making many people wonder what he could be hiding.

The Justice Department is supposed to be scrubbing the Mueller report for release in some form to Congress. Redactions, cuts or edits will only feed frustration and lead to further conspiracy theories.

The American people are used to TMI, so the secrecy that keeps Robert Mueller's report from public view is extremely difficult to process, especially given the seriousness of questions Mueller was investigating, like foreign election interference, possible campaign collusion and obstruction of justice.

Mueller invested two years and employed scores of attorneys and investigators, and as of now, the public has seen 74 words from his full report. That jumps to 89 if you include the single footnote in Barr's summary and 101 if you count the title.

Those are the words and phrases inside quotation marks of the four-page summary Attorney General William Barr delivered to Congress.

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The Mueller report is more than 300 pages long. We've seen 101 words (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP
Saw a clip from Fux shanny Mar 2019 #1
In retrospect, it seems that there was inside information floating around, empedocles Mar 2019 #3
are there no patriots who can leak the full report to save the nation? Amyishere Mar 2019 #2
And they aren't even the best words.... Horse with no Name Mar 2019 #4
It is Barrs opinion and nothing more. gibraltar72 Mar 2019 #5
 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
1. Saw a clip from Fux
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 08:35 AM
Mar 2019

where Judge Napolitano said it was 700 pages, with 2 million pages of documents. I wonder if that is true, and if so, how does he know?

Are we supposed to think Barr read and analyzed the equivalent of War and Peace in 2 days?

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
3. In retrospect, it seems that there was inside information floating around,
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 08:56 AM
Mar 2019

before Mueller 'submitted' his report to Barr. Lot of seemingly informed conjecture. Most likely emanating from somewhere near Barr.

gibraltar72

(7,498 posts)
5. It is Barrs opinion and nothing more.
Fri Mar 29, 2019, 10:32 AM
Mar 2019

Hell we knew his opinion the day he wrote his audition for the job.

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