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srobertss

(261 posts)
Thu May 30, 2019, 03:13 AM May 2019

DOJ, special counsel say there is 'no conflict' on Mueller, Barr statements about obstruction inquir

Source: The Hill

The Justice Department and special counsel's office say there is “no conflict” between statements made by Attorney General William Barr and special counsel Robert Mueller about the role that Justice Department guidelines stating not to indict a sitting president played in Mueller’s obstruction inquiry.

“The Attorney General has previously stated that the Special Counsel repeatedly affirmed that he was not saying that, but for the [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion, he would have found the President obstructed justice,” said Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec and special counsel spokesman Peter Carr in a statement issued Wednesday evening.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/446077-doj-special-counsel-say-there-is-no-conflict-on-mueller-barr



Oh my. This is how they’re spinning it. And I notice that Peter Carr is identified as Special Counsel spokesman. He’s the same person who denied Michael Wolf’s allegation that there were draft indictments of Trump on Muellers desk.
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watoos

(7,142 posts)
4. As I predicted
Thu May 30, 2019, 06:56 AM
May 2019

Democrats aren't going to control the narrative very long unless they go for the impeachment inquiry.

Debates start in a couple of weeks. Primary elections start in February. What Mueller report? That's over with it's Steve Kornacki time.

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)
7. I keep forgetting we are dealing with attorneys...
Thu May 30, 2019, 08:09 AM
May 2019

The law is cut and dried...Are there admissions by the accussed? No

Is there so much smoke that fire is there..Yes..

We need perry mason to get something done...

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