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Why is John Dowd saying he thinks there will be no Mueller report? (Original Post) Desert grandma Feb 2019 OP
Clueless speculation on top of pro-Trump spin. He's a slightly saner Giuliani. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #1
in other news: john dowd talks out his ass. nt Javaman Feb 2019 #2
He's Thinking Out Loud - Giving Away Trump's Game Plan dlk Feb 2019 #3
He wants to get paid spanone Feb 2019 #4
that's essentially what barr said...... getagrip_already Feb 2019 #5
A foundational rule of getting ahead in Trumpland is: always say what Trump wants to hear RockRaven Feb 2019 #6
If there is, in fact, a summary report . . . peggysue2 Feb 2019 #7
Public statement to please Lil Donny NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #8

dlk

(11,575 posts)
3. He's Thinking Out Loud - Giving Away Trump's Game Plan
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:50 PM
Feb 2019

Trump's goal has always been to prevent Mueller from issuing a report and all of his actions point in that direction. This is not breaking news.

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)
5. that's essentially what barr said......
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:54 PM
Feb 2019

He laid out the dots in his confirmation hearing. First, the president can't be indicted while in office. Secondly, if the doj decides to not charge someone, they will seal all investigative materials (unless the target id a dem of course) and not allow release.

Therefore, since they won't be indicting trump, they won't be releasing any investigative materials on him.

Kind of a sweet deal. Don't expect the senate to lift a finger to keep this from happening.

But there are a lot of ways the report could get out. None of them would actually follow DoJ rules though.

RockRaven

(14,990 posts)
6. A foundational rule of getting ahead in Trumpland is: always say what Trump wants to hear
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:56 PM
Feb 2019

even when you are not speaking to him personally/directly -- because he follows the news about himself.

peggysue2

(10,839 posts)
7. If there is, in fact, a summary report . . .
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 02:05 PM
Feb 2019

it will get out to the public, one way or the other. Several Dems have telegraphed that already. Whether they have to sneak it out of the building or memorize it, I don't know. But I think it's safe to say the public will ultimately be informed because the lawlessness is massive.

But then there are some predictions that say Mueller's Report will not be a written report at all but will be presented via a string of indictments. That's fine by me as long as all the usual suspects are rounded up like the thieves/treason-weasels they truly are.

We shall see.

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