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Robert Muellers statement will be substantial and not a response to Michael Wolffs book: WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller-to-make-statement-on-russia-investigation/2019/05/29/f14fd226-8217-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html
The Washington Post is reporting that special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to make a substantial statement at the Department of Justice on Wednesday and that it wont just be a refutation of reporter Michael Wolffs controversial new book claiming that Mueller had drawn up an indictment against President Donald Trump for obstructing justice.
Additionally, the Post reports that the White House was notified Tuesday night that Mueller planned to make a statement on Wednesday, according to a senior White House official.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)Celerity
(43,590 posts)Bent little thangs
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)And if so then Trump already has a copy.
malaise
(269,219 posts)Please Please - pretty please!!!
Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)onecaliberal
(32,931 posts)Vidal
(642 posts)If you subscribe to the post, I'd appreciate it if you could post some more excerpts from the article.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)if Bob Mueller is a pawn on the chess board or a knight?
Vidal
(642 posts)According to Bill Palmer:
Michael Wolff claimed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller went so far as to write up a criminal indictment against Donald Trump for obstruction of justice, before changing his mind and scrapping the whole thing. Muellers office is claiming that no such indictment document exists. This means we have a real problem on our hands.
The trouble is, we dont have any good way of finding out what really happened here. You can each decide who you want to believe or disbelieve, but there are only a few possibilities here. The first is that Mueller wrote up the indictment, changed his mind, and is now lying about it in the hope of preventing the public from knowing that he pulled his punches. The second is that Michael Wolff made this whole thing up to sell books. The third is that some third party has gone to great lengths to deceive Wolff.
Palmer is right, but maybe we'll find out soon.
link: https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/who-are-we-supposed-to-believe-now/18267/
Takket
(21,644 posts)Been through this too many times. Ill believe drumpf is going down when I actually see action being taken.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)Hope I'm absolutely wrong but I have a feeling he might be slowly accepting the status quo.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)It's the new patriotism.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)but "understanding" the "consequences" of going "rogue".
SHRED
(28,136 posts)This is bullshit.
bdamomma
(63,931 posts)snake Stephen Miller is conjuring up during this all.
Hugin
(33,222 posts)Far, far, away.
When the going gets tough... Well, he runs. No bone spur to slow him down.
That and avoiding placing a wreath at the TOTUS on Memorial Day... In the rain.
What a craven coward.
unblock
(52,387 posts)he's still a doj employee, and it sounds like he's just reading a prepared statement and not taking any questions.
that makes it sounds like he might have wanted to say more or other things, but he agreed with barr to only read a statement that barr was comfortable with.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I predict he is resigning as Special Counsel
Vidal
(642 posts)It would be some real news at least and not more Barr BS.
It would also be good news for us, because if he resigns he's free to testify.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I don't know if I can stomach seeing Mueller becoming a stooge for Trump....
Vidal
(642 posts)after we had such high hopes for Mueller, to see him under Barr's thumb and covering for Trump would be enough to make me sick.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I don't take this statement as negative at all...
It was very clear to me...
bdamomma
(63,931 posts)on Stephanie Miller, Mueller will not contradict Bill Barr and plays by the rules and is a institutionist. Malcolm says it is Barr's Justice Department and Mueller is still under the Justice Dept. unless Mueller retires.
Malcolm doesn't trust anything that comes out the Justice Department.
Malcolm said its a rolling conspiracy.
triron
(22,026 posts)Vidal
(642 posts)I doesn't trust anything that comes out of the Justice Department either, but what Mueller says today may be interesting.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)He told Congress very clearly to do their constitutional duty and impeach...
And now they can subpoena him as a witness as part of the investigation (which he also said is allowed).
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)I just checked his Twitter and he mentions nothing about Mueller. And you know he can't keep a secret. Keeping my fingers crossed hope this is what all of us are hoping for.
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)Wouldn't you think he would be tweeting up a shit storm or have Barr run interference?
It must not be a big deal if Trump knows what M. will say but is silent on Twitter. Unless Barr got Trump to say nothing so he could pretend to be surprised.
bdamomma
(63,931 posts)he had some interesting things to say about this, please refer to my posting above.
But he also mentioned that Barr has the power now of going after those before him like Clapper, and others. I'm sorry I can't recall who else he said. But it's scary stuff
gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)reinforcing it. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.