Nadler Blasts Bill Barr in Scathing NY Times Opinion Letter

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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/01/nadler-blasts-bill-barr-in-scathing-ny-times-opinion-letter.html

Posted on Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Leo Vidal
Nadler Blasts Bill Barr in Scathing NY Times Opinion Letter
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York on Monday published an editorial in the New York Times telling Attorney General Bill Barr that he must release special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election by Tuesday or face legal action from Congress.


Nadler is the chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee.

In the scathing editorial, Nadler called out Barr for writing a very short summary of the Mueller report’s conclusions even though that was not required of him. Barr has come under attack from many different directions for publishing his conclusions with no backup, and with no indication that Mueller himself reached the same conclusions.

Nadler also blasted Barr for claiming that he will need several weeks to release a complete (but redacted) copy of the full special counsel’s report.

“We — the members of the Judiciary Committee, the House of Representatives and the entire American public — are still waiting to see that report,” Nadler wrote. “We will not wait much longer. We have an obligation to read the full report, and the Department of Justice has an obligation to provide it, in its entirety, without delay.”

The committee chair then criticized Barr for usurping congressional authority and unilaterally declaring President Donald Trump innocent of obstruction of justice before lawmakers even had the opportunity to see Mueller’s evidence.

“By offering us his version of events in lieu of the report, the attorney general, a recent political appointee, undermines the work and the integrity of his department,” he argued. “He also denies the public the transparency it deserves. We require the full report — the special counsel’s words, not the attorney general’s summary or a redacted version.”

In his conclusion, Nadler said that Trump’s actions surrounding the Russia investigation may not have been illegal — but that didn’t mean they should be seen as acceptable.

“We must make it harder for future presidents to behave this way,” he wrote. “If President Trump’s behavior wasn’t criminal, then perhaps it should have been.”

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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/04/01/nadler-blasts-bill-barr-in-scathing-ny-times-opinion-letter.html

[C_U_L8R]

1. Mueller time? It's Nadler time.

[onetexan]

10. and he's a Democrat at that! :)

[elleng]

2. America Is Done Waiting for the Mueller Report.

Someday, Trump will not be in office. Congress needs a full accounting of his misdeeds to ensure they don’t happen again.

By Jerrold L. Nadler

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/opinion/mueller-report-trump.html?

[erronis]

8. Thanks for the NYT link. And we need a way to insure that these shenanigans with justice can't

happen again.

An accounting of Trump's misdeeds, certainly. But also of all of the obstruction, rule changing, lying, delaying tactics that have been a hallmark of the repuglicons in congress and the pResident/entourage.

Somehow we need better checks and balances across the government. A lot has changed in the world since our constitution and other governing documents were put together.

While some might worry about a new set of laws/guiding principals I think the reality of governance in the US now has rendered the original documents ineffectual.

[elleng]

9. We need HONESTY, and that appears to have disappeared.

Checks and balances work fine IF those playing the game/working in government are honest. Citizens United was a huge cause of our present malaise, enabling people's normal selfishness to run wild.

I'm not optimistic.

[watoos]

3. Let the subpoenas begin.

Democrats have the advantage of passing a unanimous vote in the House to release the Mueller report, that should carry some weight in the courts.

Mitch McConnell's refusal to put up a similar vote in the Senate should be at the top of the news cycle.

Where are the reporters from cnn and msnbc hounding Mitch about stonewalling? Hmm, I guess that cnn and msnbc aren't much different than Fox.

[world wide wally]

4. New Flash for AG Barr:

YOU work for US, asshole... NOT for Trump.

[djacq]

5. Tick Tock

[3Hotdogs]

6. "What are you hiding?" "What are they hiding?"

This needs to be the chant or be included at every rally and communication.

[malaise]

11. Yes!

K & R

Go Dems!!