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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSHOW OF HANDS for those who are SHOCKED that Barr has been "briefing" the WH on Mueller Report.
White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/trump-mueller-report.html
WASHINGTON Robert S. Mueller IIIs findings will be public on Thursday, but some of them will not be news to President Trump.
Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, in recent days, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The talks have aided the presidents legal team as it prepares a rebuttal to the report and strategizes for the coming public war over its findings.
A sense of paranoia is taking hold among some of Mr. Trumps aides, some of whom fear his backlash more than the findings themselves, the people said. The report might make clear which of Mr. Trumps current and former advisers spoke to the special counsel, how much they said and how much damage they did to the president providing a kind of road map for retaliation.
The discussions between Justice Department officials and White House lawyers have also added to questions about the propriety of the decisions by Attorney General William P. Barr since he received Mr. Muellers findings late last month.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/trump-mueller-report.html
WASHINGTON Robert S. Mueller IIIs findings will be public on Thursday, but some of them will not be news to President Trump.
Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, in recent days, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The talks have aided the presidents legal team as it prepares a rebuttal to the report and strategizes for the coming public war over its findings.
A sense of paranoia is taking hold among some of Mr. Trumps aides, some of whom fear his backlash more than the findings themselves, the people said. The report might make clear which of Mr. Trumps current and former advisers spoke to the special counsel, how much they said and how much damage they did to the president providing a kind of road map for retaliation.
The discussions between Justice Department officials and White House lawyers have also added to questions about the propriety of the decisions by Attorney General William P. Barr since he received Mr. Muellers findings late last month.
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SHOW OF HANDS for those who are SHOCKED that Barr has been "briefing" the WH on Mueller Report. (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Apr 2019
OP
I'm surprised it wasn't weeks ago, unless this is a briefing on what wasn't able to be pulled.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2019
#4
I'd have been shocked if he hadn't. Impeach. I don't care if he's not found guilty.
Karadeniz
Apr 2019
#7
watoos
(7,142 posts)1. Traitors, Impeach Now. Trump and Barr.
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)2. ...Looks Around...Hands in Pockets...
We knew Barr had been briefing the White House since even before the report had been completed...
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)3. Why?
Why if he's so sure he's been exonerated would his legal team need to know? And as for his aides being in fear, did they really thinking the stuff in report wouldn't be shared with Trump? That's how this administration operates! Guarantee Trump already knows!
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)4. I'm surprised it wasn't weeks ago, unless this is a briefing on what wasn't able to be pulled.
panader0
(25,816 posts)5. I'm sure he went straight to tRump as soon as he got the report.
I own two pitchforks.
OnDoutside
(19,969 posts)6. It would be nice to hear Dems call for his immediate resignation.
Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)7. I'd have been shocked if he hadn't. Impeach. I don't care if he's not found guilty.
His reputation needs to be permanently damaged, especially considering his past lies and obstruction. No one should get away with his offenses. This isn't the first time he's lied to Congress.