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GW Hayduke

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  1. https://www.lawfareblog.com/unpacking-obstruction-justice-mystery-barr-letter
  2. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ag-barr-release-mueller-report-weeks-not-months-n987646
  3. You may be right and I’m certainly worried and suspicious of Barr, but for what’s it worth, professionals in that field (which I consider the lawfare folks to be) do not currently feel this is an active cover up and currently expect Barr to release the appropriate parts of the report.
  4. Yes. Folks should listen to the podcast because of hot chicks
  5. Long discussion on the Barr letter on the lawfare podcast. There still appears to be a hope and expectation that Barr will do the right thing when it comes to releasing the Report. https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-special-edition-mueller-report-and-barr-letter
  6. Kind of sad to see how far Ari has fallen
  7. If Bussiness insider and L. Graham are correct, what rationale can Barr use to justify “executive privilege” over parts of the report? It seems faulty at face value. I’m having a hard time understanding the idea
  8. This is a good question. Congress has a big job ahead of them. Obviously we need the report released ASAP and testimony from the investigators and witnesses in public. There are too many unanswered questions. - What is the rationale that led to the determination that the trump tower meeting and exchange of polling data were not considered criminal? Are new laws needed to keep this from happening in the future? - Did the investigation find any other acts of collusion, similar to the trump tower meeting or exchange of polling data with Russians or other countries? If so, why were they not considered criminal? New laws needed? - Why was the messaging between the troll farm and Trump aligned? Was it coincidence? - Why was Wikileaks and assange not indicted in connection with the release of hacked materials? - What is behind the bizarre obstruction language in Barr’s letter? What acts by Trump occurred outside of the public? Too many questions behind this. - Why did Flynn get such a good plea deal? What cooperation did he provide? Why has it not led to any indictments? - What happened with the influx of foreign money into PACs, NRA, inauguration, etc.? What happened and who is accountable? Are new laws needed to keep it from happening again? - What was behind the reports that some voter rolls may have been penetrated? Why do some elections (like In Texas) still not have paper backups with audits?
  9. First 30 minutes of pod save america is Preet and the guys. https://art19.com/shows/pod-save-america
  10. Preet with a 13 minute discussion on Barr's obstruction finding. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/551791730/stay-tuned-with-preet
  11. Any evidence of this or is this more sarcasm? 5 sentenced to prison, 7 guilty pleas, 32 indictments. Trump tower meeting to get dirt on Hillary. Campaign manager passing detailed polling data to russians. "Russia if you're listening." Firing the investigator cause of the "russia thing." Trump Moscow project that everyone lied about. The spooks have been and are doing their jobs.
  12. Is there evidence of this or are you being sarcastic? How can a FISA application be fraudulent? I know this is parroted in conservative media, but any evidence to support this explosive claim?
  13. Blahhh if Dotard hadn’t fired the FBI Director beacuSe of the “russia thing,” we wouldn’t have had special counsel. I’m amazed that someone would comment on a topic while knowing so little
  14. You might be trying to say “no crime, so no obstruction.” There has been plenty of crimes surrounding the russia investigations. 5 people sentenced to prison, 7 guilty pleas, 37 entities charged.
  15. There are a ton of unanswered questions. Was Barr’s conclusion of no obstruction based on his 2018 memo that argued any presidential action under Article II can never ever be obstruction?
  16. “Barr’s letter to Congress makes clear that there was substantial evidence supporting the possibility that the president obstructed justice—enough that Mueller did not feel he could draw a conclusion—but that Barr nonetheless concluded that prosecution was not warranted. By using the same language that Mueller used with respect to “establishing” coordination with Russia, Barr’s letter suggests the possibility that, rather than “no evidence” of collusion, Mueller did find such evidence—but similarly did not conclude it warranted a criminal prosecution. Clearing up this ambiguity is yet another reason why the Mueller report should be released promptly.” https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-does-barr-letter-actually-say-about-collusion
  17. No one cares. Add to the discussion or post less.
  18. Why the right wing shout down while not adding to any discussion? Post less
  19. He’s a grifter because he wrote a book and has a social media presence? That’s your threshold for grifting? If a person has a message and perspective to counterbalance the current narrative presented by the WH, how would you prefer that be communicated in a way that isn’t grifting?
  20. You think they took this subpoena issue to the Supreme Court because there might not be “anything important at play?”
  21. Not sure if this has been shared concerning Barr’s letter and his obstruction finding. It appears the lawfare folks indicate Mueller’s report may have all the obstruction evidence laid out for Congress to weigh rather than for Barr. Barr’s obstruction conclusion potentially may have been based heavily on Barr’s belief that Article II authorities (such as firing comey or request to drop Flynn’s investigation) can never be considered obstruction. “It also makes clear that the Mueller report creates an extensive record on the obstruction question. And that may well be the point. After all, what is the point of a prosecutor’s amassing a factual record and then refusing, as Mueller apparently has refused, to evaluate it in a traditional prosecutorial framework? The answer the letter suggests but does not state is that the Mueller report has teed up the question of presidential obstruction for evaluation by a different actor—to wit, by Congress—on a decidedly noncriminal basis. Mueller, being barred from indicting the president, has done the investigation, has apparently declined even to evaluate the matter as a prosecutor, and has laid out all of the facts and the arguments for and against treating the president’s behavior as criminal. It is now for other actors to decide whether the conduct Mueller describes is acceptable in a president.”” “While Mueller left the question of criminality unaddressed, Barr himself did not. Barr opines that Mueller’s “decision to describe the facts of his obstruction inquiry without reaching any legal conclusions leaves it to the Attorney General to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime”—though it is not clear why Barr felt this to be the case. Barr includes his own determination, along with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s, that Mueller’s evidence “is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense.”” “Though Barr does not make reference to any concerns over the interaction between presidential authority and possible obstruction offenses, it is worth keeping in mind his memorandum on the subject from June 2018, in which he argued that conduct authorized by Article II definitionally cannot constitute obstruction.” https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-make-bill-barrs-letter
  22. Are we talking about Individual 1?
  23. I'm not sure I follow. Whether he feels the investigation is justified or not, why lie? How does lying make sense? I understand you say that he may feel pissed and upset if he truly is innocent. Your point seems to be that he is acting on his emotion. That might make sense for a day or two maybe, but his emotions wouldn't last that long. Why continuously attack the investigation if there was nothing to hide, if it was an opportunity to clear himself? He could say "Yeah, I'm mad about being investigated but I have nothing to hide, so let's support the investigation so everyone knows I'm innocent?"
  24. This is a measured, fair, and balanced discussion on the the current situation. Only 12 minutes.
  25. Honest question. Ignoring the stuff that has already come out in public like the Trump Tower meeting, the project in Moscow, firing of Comey cause of the "the russia thing, and providing polling data to russia and then imagining that Trump and those close to him did nothing wrong, why was everyone lying about everything? Also if he is innocent and did nothing wrong, why constantly attack the Mueller investigation? Why go with "witch hunt" rather than "clear my name and I'll testify under oath!"
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