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What better way to start the week than new Randy Rainbow?
In his latest parody, Randy puts his twist on the opening number from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. But in this incarnation, instead of “Belle!,” Attorney General William Barr gets the satire treatment with “Barr!”
Clever, clever stuff 🙂
Happy Monday!
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| Robert Mueller |
The Hill is reporting that the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be released Thursday morning, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
Democrats in Congress have been insisting on the release of the full report, but Attorney General William Barr has said that certain information — like grand jury material and information relating to other ongoing investigations — will be redacted from the document.
Barr sent a letter to Congress late last month announcing the end of Mueller’s probe and outlining the core conclusions of the special counsel’s investigation, including a finding that the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia during the 2016 election.
Barr also wrote in that letter that Mueller did not reach a conclusion on whether President Trump obstructed justice, but said that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein determined that the evidence was not sufficient to bring forward such a charge.
Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on budget matters, Attorney General William P. Barr said he will be releasing a redacted version of the Mueller report within a week.
From the New York Times:
Attorney General William P. Barr said he will deliver the Mueller report to Congress and the public within a week, reiterating his earlier promise to release it by mid-April.
Testifying before lawmakers, Mr. Barr said he would be transparent about redactions in the report. But he demurred when asked whether he has briefed the White House on it.
“My original timetable of being able to release this by mid-April stands,” says Attorney General Barr, referring to the Mueller report.“By within a week, I will be in a position to release the report to the public.”
Live updates: https://t.co/V3rK3Fhtfy pic.twitter.com/9wSNVhHx7O
— CNN (@CNN) April 9, 2019
Bill Barr reveals that Mueller team DID NOT have a role in drafting his letter to Hill outlining the top-line conclusions of Mueller report. Mueller team was offered a chance to review it but declined— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 9, 2019
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| Donald Trump |
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has sent a letter of ‘principal conclusions’ summarizing the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations.
The key clause to know up front: “While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”
That will drive Donald Trump crazy.
From the New York Times:
The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found that neither President Trump nor any of his aides conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016 election interference, according to a summary of the special counsel’s findings made public on Sunday by Attorney General William P. Barr.
Mr. Barr also said that Mr. Mueller’s team drew no conclusions about whether Mr. Trump illegally obstructed justice. Mr. Barr and the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, concluded that the special counsel’s investigators lacked sufficient evidence to establish that Mr. Trump committed that offense, but added that Mr. Mueller’s team stopped short of exonerating Mr. Trump.
“While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,” Mr. Barr quoted Mr. Mueller as writing.
Bolding/underscoring is mine.
Here’s a link to the full letter from the Attorney General to Congress.
Ultimately, six Trump aides/associates were indicted for mainly lying to investigators.
Twenty-five Russian players were charged for actions involved in interfering with the 2016 U.S. election.
The Department of Justice “determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgement.”— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 24, 2019
“The Special Counsel states that ‘while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.’”— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 24, 2019
Here is a link to the letter we received from Attorney General Barr. Seems like the Department of Justice is putting matters squarely in Congress’ court. https://t.co/etLyqkoOwm https://t.co/jjZ1OLmz8D— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 24, 2019
Even though Mueller specifically stated he did not “exonerate” Trump, White House press secretary has tweeted out a statement which includes the LIE that “the findings of the Department of Justice are a total and complete exoneration of the President of the United States.”
A complete lie.
The Special Counsel did not find any collusion and did not find any obstruction. AG Barr and DAG Rosenstein further determined there was no obstruction. The findings of the Department of Justice are a total and complete exoneration of the President of the United States.”— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) March 24, 2019