NYCGOBEARS said:
Let's hope it's juicy.
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Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins:
I write to notify you pursuant to 28 C.F.R. 600.9(a)(3) that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has concluded his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters. In addition to this notification, the Special Counsel regulations require that I provide you with a "description and explanation of instances (if any) in which the Attorney General" or acting Attorney General "concluded that a proposed action by a Special Counsel was so in appropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued." 28 C.F.R. 600.9(a)(3).
There were no such instances during the Special Counsel's investigation.
The Special Counsel has submitted to me today a "confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions" he has reached, as required by 28 C.F.R. 600.8(c). I am reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.
Separately, I intend to consult with Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and Special Counsel Mueller to determine what other information from the report can be released to Congress and the public consistent with the law, including the Special Counsel regulations, and the Department's long-standing practices and policies. I remain committed to as much transparency as possible, and I will keep you informed as to the status of my review.
Finally, the Special Counsel regulations provide that "the Attorney General may determine that public release of" this notification "would be in the public interest." 28 C.F.R. 600.9 (c). I have so determined, and I will disclose this letter to the public after delivering it to you.
Sincerely,
William P. Barr
Attorney General
I think that's about right. And there will still be various state AGs pursuing their own cases. No real closure here.golden sloth said:
So, before we see what the Mueller Report actually has in it. Who here believes the report has integrity and was done in good-faith? I do, which means that even if there is no great Trump - Russia scandal, I will believe the report to be accurate, and accept the results.
That said, I think the conclusions are going to be mixed, and that both sides will be able to find and focus on what they want, meaning the whole Russia - Trump argument will not go away.
bearister said:
On the day the meat and potatoes of The Mueller Report is made public, may I be so bold as to suggest that we brothers in arms, us loyal and faithful few, in order to properly gird our loins, strictly adhere, for just that one day, to Sir Winston Churchill's daily hydration regimen:
"The following (from Richard Langworth's Winston Churchill, Myth and Reality) is a fair approximation of his minimum daily consumption of alcohol:
(1) 3-4 weak (no more than an ounce) whisky and sodas at 11am, teatime and bedtime and occasionally one other during the evening (He never drank whisky neat).
(2) An imperial pint (20 oz.) of champagne or wine at a 1pm lunch followed by a brandy, also likely an ounce.
(3) An imperial pint of champagne or wine at dinner followed by a brandy.
This translates into approximately six glasses (1 750 ml. bottles) of champagne or wine daily along with 5 to 6 ounces of whisky or brandy spread over a 12 to 15 hour period."
...for lads, if it was good enough for Winnie, it is good enough for us'in.
NYCGOBEARS said:bearister said:
On the day the meat and potatoes of The Mueller Report is made public, may I be so bold as to suggest that we brothers in arms, us loyal and faithful few, in order to properly gird our loins, strictly adhere, for just that one day, to Sir Winston Churchill's daily hydration regimen:
"The following (from Richard Langworth's Winston Churchill, Myth and Reality) is a fair approximation of his minimum daily consumption of alcohol:
(1) 3-4 weak (no more than an ounce) whisky and sodas at 11am, teatime and bedtime and occasionally one other during the evening (He never drank whisky neat).
(2) An imperial pint (20 oz.) of champagne or wine at a 1pm lunch followed by a brandy, also likely an ounce.
(3) An imperial pint of champagne or wine at dinner followed by a brandy.
This translates into approximately six glasses (1 750 ml. bottles) of champagne or wine daily along with 5 to 6 ounces of whisky or brandy spread over a 12 to 15 hour period."
...for lads, if it was good enough for Winnie, it is good enough for us'in.
Pro tip. Keep that buzz low and steady.
The report to be sent from Barr to House will be so redacted as to be useless.Another Bear said:
Just listen to Adam Schiff. His point, regardless of what the Mueller report finds and/or concludes happened, the most important thing is the evidence gathered in the report because the House Intel, House Oversight and other committees and use that in their investigation.
The Mueller Report is opener. The House committees and SDNY is when the hammers, pitchforks and torches come out.
A) House Intel and Oversight members will likely get a real lookconcordtom said:The report to be sent from Barr to House will be so redacted as to be useless.Another Bear said:
Just listen to Adam Schiff. His point, regardless of what the Mueller report finds and/or concludes happened, the most important thing is the evidence gathered in the report because the House Intel, House Oversight and other committees and use that in their investigation.
The Mueller Report is opener. The House committees and SDNY is when the hammers, pitchforks and torches come out.
Barr reports to the president.
The Mueller report is useless.
It will take too long for congress to do anything.
Election, or Mussolini.
concordtom said:The report to be sent from Barr to House will be so redacted as to be useless.Another Bear said:
Just listen to Adam Schiff. His point, regardless of what the Mueller report finds and/or concludes happened, the most important thing is the evidence gathered in the report because the House Intel, House Oversight and other committees and use that in their investigation.
The Mueller Report is opener. The House committees and SDNY is when the hammers, pitchforks and torches come out.
Barr reports to the president.
The Mueller report is useless.
It will take too long for congress to do anything.
Election, or Mussolini.
Notwithstanding Adam Schiff's rants to interrogate Mueller, I said the guy that matters is Geoffrey Berman 6 months ago, and I still believe that. Tax fraud and evasion.NYCGOBEARS said:
Let's hope it's juicy.
bearister said:
The problem is that with all the build up the Mueller Report got from CNN and MSNBC, it became the Gold Standard, and if it doesn't contain enough damning evidence to cause the Cheeto Dusted One major problems, then in the court of public opinion, the Congressional Committees investigating him will be portrayed as jilted lovers that are poor losers, like Hillary.
My guess is that the Key to the Kingdom was Paulie Walnuts flipping, but that he was told by the Russian oligarchs that now operate tRump that if that happened that all generations of his family would end up in the East River wrapped in plastic minus heads, hands and feet.
Yes, unfortunately Comey has won me over. The 2020 Election is all we got. We wouldn't have gotten rid of him any sooner than that anyway.
Comey recently came out publicly and said Trump has done nothing to warrant impeachment. Is that why you think he is a liar?Anarchistbear said:
The Mueller cargo cult,having failed to deliver s$it, is now " the report" cargo cult or the SDNY cargo cult. My own view is all of this is TV ratings. MSNBC will parade out the usual crew of insiders- Brennan, Comey McCabe- all of whom are liars, incompetents, near criminals and have been wrong about everything. They will now explain the huge significance of the report like they are deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls and the farce continues to Trump's pleasure and benefit.