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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/442376-trump-move-raises-pressure-on-barr?fbclid=IwAR0TTYbysA_bgGVYDNOg_s5htB_n6mtSsPAEcNDsvMOyYOyNdaJZrhILKMU&fbclid=IwAR1PXl32FzvZF4qwaufux2xfiHdmNCwTkiKrTWTaHAAVDvIljbSL8HfTMRYTrump move raises pressure on Barr
By Morgan Chalfant and Olivia Beavers - 05/06/19 06:37 PM EDT
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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are angling to bring Mueller in to testify on May 15 and are said to be negotiating directly with the special counsel.
Mueller is still employed at the Justice Department, meaning Barr would need to sign off on his testimony and could in theory block him from appearing. Mueller is also expected to leave the Justice Department soon, which could leave the administration with little control over his actions as a private citizen.
Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsels office, told The Hill on Monday that Mueller will be concluding his service within the coming days. Carr offered no information regarding negotiations surrounding the special counsels potential testimony.
They could instruct him not to appear voluntarily, but then Congress would just subpoena him, and I dont think there is any basis for fighting the subpoena, said Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor. If they tell him not to go and he wants to go, he can quit and then go.
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Cattledog
(5,914 posts)WheelWalker
(8,954 posts)bluestarone
(16,900 posts)SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)TwilightZone
(25,456 posts)I think he might do just that, considering Carr's comments.
BigmanPigman
(51,583 posts)regular citizen and not DOJ employee under their rules and mandates. Yesterday someone was asked on CNN when he would officially be leaving but no one seemed to know for sure.
W_HAMILTON
(7,853 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,127 posts)JDC
(10,125 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)I might make it into a bedtime story.
forgotmylogin
(7,524 posts)"I'm the best firer in the history of ever!" - Trump, probably.
maxsolomon
(33,284 posts)Nor could he comment on it, I assume.
Nor would his presumably resigned staff.
I think this plays into Barr's hands somewhat - he becomes limited, and easier to ad hominem.
I hope I'm wrong.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)He can speak to whether redacted information was in fact classified and if not, he could describe what is in it.
This is a worst case scenario for Barr.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)because he was pissed at him and it was a big deal becasue nornally even after they no longer hold teh office, they still have security clearance so they can consult with other IT folks.
FBaggins
(26,727 posts)It's true that retiring employees with security clearances might retain those clearances... but that doesn't mean that they can talk about the classified information.
He can certainly testify as a private citizen and probably doesn't have to go through the OLA to do it... but he couldn't discuss pending (or ongoing) prosecutions, release grand jury information, or hand over an unredacted copy of the report.
tymorial
(3,433 posts)hindsight is 20/20 Democrats didn't want another Ken Starr witchhunt we allowed the original law governing independent counsel to expire. The special counsel office replaced it. Under the current law the AG has a lot of power over the office of special counsel
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)more than one or two if Mueller suspected Barr of being at all a mischievous sort. Wouldn't it be GRAND!
spanone
(135,816 posts)Kablooie
(18,625 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Kablooie
(18,625 posts)If he wants to do it, he'll do it.
Lock him up.
(6,925 posts)so they go to prison if they get caught anytime after...
...Just.Like.Cohen... Go directly to jail, do not collect $200.
They're not over the law like the POTUS and they know it.
prodigitalson
(2,403 posts)UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)dflprincess
(28,075 posts)Sorry, but I can't help but think of William Casey.
For those who may not be familiar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Casey
IranContra affair
Casey was suspected, by some, of involvement with the controversial Iran-Contra affair, in which Reagan administration personnel secretly traded arms to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and secretly diverted some of the resulting income to aid the rebel Contras in Nicaragua, in violation of U.S. law. Casey was called to testify before Congress about his knowledge of the affair. On 15 December, 1986, one day before Casey was scheduled to testify before Congress, Casey suffered two seizures and was hospitalized. Three days later, Casey underwent surgery for a previously undiagnosed brain tumor.[1][2][3][4][7][17]
In a 1987 book, Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 19811987, Washington Post reporter and biographer Bob Woodward, who had interviewed Casey on a number of occasions for the biography, said that he had gained entry into Casey's hospital room for a final, four-minute encountera claim which was met with disbelief in many quarters as well as an adamant denial from Casey's wife, Sofia. According to Woodward, when Casey was asked if he knew about the diversion of funds to the Nicaraguan Contras, "His head jerked up hard. He stared, and finally nodded yes."[18]
Casey died in hospital less than 24 hours after former colleague Richard Secord testified that Casey supported the illegal aiding of the Contras.
All very convenient timing for Reagan and his VP.
MH1
(17,595 posts)I'm thinking Steyer or someone ought to have a fund set up to pay for a security team. But does our side even have connections to people like that (crack security) that we can really trust?
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)wryter2000
(46,032 posts)I only hope he'll leave any loyalty to Barr behind.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)And write a book.
watoos
(7,142 posts)when you get a date that Mueller is scheduled to testify. Why does anyone think that Trump will not challenge a Mueller subpoena? I do think that Mueller will probably testify, but I'm not sure how long that will take since we aren't doing impeachment hearings.
spanone
(135,816 posts)MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)tax dollars? That's insulting.
Your taxes at work people; spend tens of millions on an investigation and then negotiate the possibility that the person that led that investigation MIGHT be willing to brief you afterwards. What a joke our system is.