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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,983 posts)
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:12 PM Mar 2019

William Barr 'pretty upset' with Clinton emails investigation, Lindsey Graham says

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Attorney General William Barr is "pretty upset" with how the FBI handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's unauthorized private email server.

During an interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures," Graham, said he hopes Barr will appoint a special counsel to look into potential political bias.

"So it seems to me that she was interviewed not under oath. She had a couple of her staff people with her. People in her campaign were given immunity without anything in return. Nobody in the Clinton investigation went to jail for lying about the process because there was no process," Graham told host Maria Bartiromo.

"I know Bill Barr pretty well, and he's pretty upset about the way all this was handled," he added, noting he's not sure how Barr will act.

"I don't know if he's going to have a special prosecutor to look at the probability of criminal misbehavior," Graham said. "I'm going to look at what happened from an oversight role. But I hope there's a special counsel appointed to look at DOJ corruption and political bias, you know? Because Mueller did his job against Trump. Nobody's really looked at the Clinton campaign, the FISA warrant abuse or the counterintelligence investigation for criminality yet and somebody should."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/william-barr-pretty-upset-with-clinton-emails-investigation-lindsey-graham-says/ar-BBVsIay?li=BBnbcA1

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William Barr 'pretty upset' with Clinton emails investigation, Lindsey Graham says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 OP
These people need to shut up and go away. madaboutharry Mar 2019 #1
He's not an idiot. WhiteTara Mar 2019 #8
And he doesn't see a need to look into the Kushners' private servers blm Apr 2019 #29
Lindsey Graham is a fucking idiot. W_HAMILTON Mar 2019 #2
Seems like they are bashing our FBI CIA and whatever else bluestarone Mar 2019 #3
I guess Graham is the spokeman for Barr now. Iliyah Mar 2019 #4
I think this talk is VERY SERIOUS. I'm not laughing. We need to run people in these states and UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #5
Barr should get his ass in gear and look into it. Televise it! Autumn Mar 2019 #6
Now they'll tuck Lindsey away for another six days, TheCowsCameHome Mar 2019 #7
As it appears to me. Alwaysna Mar 2019 #9
Richard Branson had a meeting with Trump many moons ago and said all Trump talked about was sarcasmo Mar 2019 #18
You know who WASN'T interviewed under oath, Lindy? RHMerriman Mar 2019 #10
Martha Stewart lied to the FBI MacKasey Mar 2019 #11
She is not the president. The FBI Can look into it anytime they want. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #12
Doesn't US Attorney John Huber in Utah exboyfil Apr 2019 #30
Grahan is feeling out the new AG to see if he can get another investigation started? kentuck Mar 2019 #13
they will beat a dead horse to a pulp and then beat it again and again and again... spanone Mar 2019 #14
Wasn't John Huber looking into emails and Uranium One? NewJeffCT Mar 2019 #15
After they take Trump's unsecure phone away! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #16
Will they also look at the Trump kids' use of unsecure email? sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #17
What about the more than a hundred errors Jared made on his security clearance application. No one politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2019 #21
Little Lindsey cares about lying? area51 Mar 2019 #19
A Nothing speaks with a Nobody Stinky The Clown Mar 2019 #20
They got nothing and they know it! Initech Apr 2019 #22
Originally, Rump fired Comey because how unfair Comey was to Clinton in the e-mail investigation. Mc Mike Apr 2019 #23
Isn't there any decent democrat who can run against Lindsay? book_worm Apr 2019 #24
So Barr is a criminal? rockfordfile Apr 2019 #25
He Hasn't Been Convicted Of Such Me. Apr 2019 #26
Barr is setting himself up duforsure Apr 2019 #27
DOJ political bias? SpankMe Apr 2019 #28
The freaking Inspector General of DoJ (or maybe FBI I forget) has ALREADY DONE THIS mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #31
Barr is a political hack and fool Gothmog Apr 2019 #32

WhiteTara

(29,713 posts)
8. He's not an idiot.
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:26 PM
Mar 2019

He's a traitor. He took money from the Russians and his campaign (remember that?) was run by a Russian. They are all in this together.

W_HAMILTON

(7,866 posts)
2. Lindsey Graham is a fucking idiot.
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:15 PM
Mar 2019

The FBI doesn't have to """put you under oath""" to charge you with a crime of lying to them.

Fucking dolt.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. I guess Graham is the spokeman for Barr now.
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:17 PM
Mar 2019

Ugh, all this threatening and bulling has to stop. It's just not the e-mails it's all the initial investigations regarding shithole.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
5. I think this talk is VERY SERIOUS. I'm not laughing. We need to run people in these states and
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:18 PM
Mar 2019

win. These candidates need to be pro gun ...WHATEVER it takes to win these states. People like Lindsay Graham are dangerous for the country if they support this shit. OKie fucking dokey that RUMP WASN'T EVEN INTERVIEWED though right.

The Republicans need a COMPLETE ROUTING....look at what they are doing to this country.

Autumn

(45,082 posts)
6. Barr should get his ass in gear and look into it. Televise it!
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:18 PM
Mar 2019
Fucking idiot. Hillary can eat his lunch for 11 hours.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)
7. Now they'll tuck Lindsey away for another six days,
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:19 PM
Mar 2019

and then let him out just in time to get his stupid mug on national TV again next Sunday.

Alwaysna

(574 posts)
9. As it appears to me.
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:26 PM
Mar 2019

Seems that Trump and his minions are using any/all departments of government to wage a revenge war against Trump enemies real or imagined. What a disgusting bunch !

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)
18. Richard Branson had a meeting with Trump many moons ago and said all Trump talked about was
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 10:21 PM
Mar 2019


Revenge.

RHMerriman

(1,376 posts)
10. You know who WASN'T interviewed under oath, Lindy?
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 07:28 PM
Mar 2019

Actually, you know who WASN'T interviewed under oath, Lindy?

Think about it. It will come to you... big, morbidly obese guy with a complexion that makes Ronald McDonald look healthy...

What a sad advertisement for South Carolina.

MacKasey

(986 posts)
11. Martha Stewart lied to the FBI
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 08:18 PM
Mar 2019

She was not under oath, and lied and went to jail

See what happens when you hang around with trump, the stupid wears off on you

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
30. Doesn't US Attorney John Huber in Utah
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 12:07 PM
Apr 2019

already have a mandate to look into Clinton's affairs?

It was done in a sleazy manner that would have gotten a Democrat in trouble.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900049563/house-panel-demands-accounting-from-utahn-tasked-in-clinton-trump-probes.html

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions quietly appointed Huber after the committees called for a review into whether Department of Justice or FBI employees were biased during their now-closed probe of Clinton's use of a private email server, and as they began investigating Trump campaign ties to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

In addition to an investigation into the request for a warrant to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page, Huber is looking into whether the Department of Justice ignored allegations about Clinton's ties to the sale of U.S. uranium rights to a subsidiary of a Russian nuclear energy company. He was also reportedly investigating Clinton’s use of a personal email server and the dealings of her family’s foundation.

kentuck

(111,094 posts)
13. Grahan is feeling out the new AG to see if he can get another investigation started?
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 08:23 PM
Mar 2019

He wanted to notify Barr by public notice.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
15. Wasn't John Huber looking into emails and Uranium One?
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 08:33 PM
Mar 2019

and all things Hillary?

You know the US attorney from Utah specially appointed for the job?

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
21. What about the more than a hundred errors Jared made on his security clearance application. No one
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 12:10 AM
Apr 2019

can be that STUPID and make that many ERRORS on their application, unless you are lying about everything on your application. You'd have to work awfully hard to make that many mistakes. There's simply not enough questions to come up with that many errors. I have filled out many of those forms, and I never made a single mistake on one over the 30+ years I had to fill them out because I knew that the information I submitted was going to be verified. What could he have been thinking? That the FBI will just take his word for his responses? Or that they quit looking after five errors? And then after having made about a hundred mistakes on his original submission, he submitted two followup applications with more errors?

This is the guy Trump wanted to put in charge of the VA Hospital system, to bring peace in the Middle East, and a half dozen other issues that would take an army of people to tackle; and Trump chooses Jared who lied about just about everything on his application, that we can't even be certain that his name is actually Jared Kushner.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
23. Originally, Rump fired Comey because how unfair Comey was to Clinton in the e-mail investigation.
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 09:42 AM
Apr 2019

"Trump fired FBI Director James Comey yesterday supposedly for his handling of the Hillary Clinton email debacle. The White House said what Comey did was,

“a textbook example of what federal prosecutors and agents are taught not to do.”

...

Trump said the day after the now-ousted FBI director’s announcement.

“I respect the fact that Director Comey was able to come back after what he did…

It took guts for Director Comey to make the move that he made in light of the kind of opposition he had where they’re trying to protect her from criminal prosecution. You know that. It took a lot of guts.

I was not his fan but I’ll tell you what: What he did, he brought back his reputation. He brought it back.

...

But the fallout seemed to take the White House by surprise. Trump made a round of calls around 5 p.m., asking for support from senators. White House officials believed it would be a “win-win” because Republicans and Democrats alike have problems with the FBI director, one person briefed on their deliberations said. "

https://worldofwonder.net/trump-fired-james-comey-mean-hillary-clinton-campaign/

https://www.factcheck.org/2017/05/trump-fire-comey/

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
28. DOJ political bias?
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 11:56 AM
Apr 2019

The FBI is famously conservative. The rest of the DOJ has been pretty neutral over the last 30 years or so.

The GOP is cherry-picking for any cases that happened to swing the Democrats' way so they can magnify them and try to force some pro-GOP structural changes in the DOJ.

This has to be fought tooth and nail by the Dems.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
31. The freaking Inspector General of DoJ (or maybe FBI I forget) has ALREADY DONE THIS
Mon Apr 1, 2019, 12:09 PM
Apr 2019

For fucks sake man, the IG has already investigated the investigators, at the request of YOU GUYS in Congress, found that there was no political bias in the Hillary email investigation!

And this asshole STILL won't let it go!

STFU LINDSEY!

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