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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:56 AM Mar 2019

In overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, House calls for Mueller report to be made public

Source: The Washington Post

By Karoun Demirjian March 14 at 10:33 AM

The House voted overwhelmingly and in bipartisan fashion to urge the Justice Department to publicly release the entirety of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, once completed.

The move is an attempt to “send a clear signal both to the American people and the Department of Justice” that lawmakers expect to see the full account of Mueller’s work, according to the House Judiciary Committee’s chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.).

The final vote count was 420 in favor, with no one voting no. Four lawmakers voted “present.”

But the resolution by itself cannot force attorney general William P. Barr to publish more of the report than he intends to — and that is why even some of the Republicans supporting it complained that the measure was a waste of time.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-overwhelmingly-bipartisan-vote-house-calls-for-mueller-report-to-be-made-public/2019/03/14/bed337fe-4660-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html

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In overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, House calls for Mueller report to be made public (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

That is encouraging still_one Mar 2019 #1

A "waste of time" from the party who tried to repeal Obamacare 60 times. Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #2

There's something to say every time. greymattermom Mar 2019 #3

Maybe after their 2018 drubbing, Russiapublicans are growing a conscience? lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #4

Phew. Until I read the rest of your post I was going to question 'repuglicons' and 'conscience' erronis Mar 2019 #12

Mitch is failing badly duforsure Mar 2019 #5

Now let's see what McTurtle does n/t NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #6

Keep the pressure going. I love you Speaker Pelosi!!! ffr Mar 2019 #7

Hmmm, makes me wonder Raven123 Mar 2019 #8

It's #3 (n/t) leftynyc Mar 2019 #11

Option 4: The vote is meaningless. thesquanderer Mar 2019 #14

It's still impressive DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #15

This is even assuming there is a report. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #9

As has been stated here/elsewhere - there may be more than one report, and the charges brought erronis Mar 2019 #13

Four [GOP] lawmakers voted "present." RobertDevereaux Mar 2019 #10

Guess the dotard soiled his Depends once more then Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #16

still_one

(92,219 posts)

1. That is encouraging

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:57 AM

Mar 2019

Qutzupalotl

(14,317 posts)

2. A "waste of time" from the party who tried to repeal Obamacare 60 times.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:01 AM

Mar 2019

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

3. There's something to say every time.

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:03 AM

Mar 2019

Also mention the Benghazi hearings and how much that cost.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

4. Maybe after their 2018 drubbing, Russiapublicans are growing a conscience?

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:04 AM

Mar 2019

Sorry, just kidding.

erronis

(15,303 posts)

12. Phew. Until I read the rest of your post I was going to question 'repuglicons' and 'conscience'

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:25 PM

Mar 2019

in the same sentence.

They don't have one. Weren't born with one and can't grow one.

They can bloviate about almost anything, however. Just ask them to submit some factuals for a change.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

5. Mitch is failing badly

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:13 AM

Mar 2019

Trying to find a way to deter this from happening in the Senate now for self protection , and protection for trump. Mitch knows its backfiring badly for himself , trump, and other republicans involved in all this corruption going on. He also realizes his and others close to him will be exposed , and be soon in serious legal jeopardy from it all.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

6. Now let's see what McTurtle does n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:14 AM

Mar 2019

ffr

(22,670 posts)

7. Keep the pressure going. I love you Speaker Pelosi!!!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:22 AM

Mar 2019

Raven123

(4,849 posts)

8. Hmmm, makes me wonder

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:26 AM

Mar 2019

IMO the GOP would vote to release the report under 3 conditions:

1) they believe it won’t touch Trump. OR

2) they believe Trump is unlikely to win in 2020 and are trying to protect themselves.

3) they figure it is going to get out anyway and don’t want to take a chance on being on the wrong side if it’s bad news for Trump

One thing for sure: the GOP couldn’t care less about transparency

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

11. It's #3 (n/t)

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:22 PM

Mar 2019

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)

14. Option 4: The vote is meaningless.

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:06 PM

Mar 2019

It has no teeth. They are not voting to release the report (they have no ability to release a report they don't have). They are voting to "urge the justice department" to release it, knowing full well, in the end, it's the justice department's decision, and the justice department (Barr) doesn't care what congress "urges" it to do. They might as well be voting to urge Trump to release his tax returns. Trump would just laugh.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

15. It's still impressive

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #14)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:14 PM

Mar 2019

that all but 4 Rs voted for the resolution considering how much they've covered for Trump since he was elected. Just yesterday Chris Stewart, a GOP member of the House Intel Cmte, was on MSNBC disputing Nadler's characterization of Whitaker's closed door testimony.

It also puts them on record as being for release if/when Barr decides not to release anything and when Schiff and/or Nadler supoena Mueller to appear and describe his investigation.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

9. This is even assuming there is a report.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 11:56 AM

Mar 2019

Here's the key sentence: the resolution by itself cannot force attorney general William P. Barr to publish more of the report than he intends to

I've lost all hope that there ever will be one. Or those supposed sealed indictments will be unsealed and criminal charges will be brought against Donald Trump or any of his children.

erronis

(15,303 posts)

13. As has been stated here/elsewhere - there may be more than one report, and the charges brought

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:31 PM

Mar 2019

against all the perps may be more damning than a mandated report.

Some suggest that there is a DoJ/AG report that is required as part of the OSC. This would go to Barr (current AG - for now) and may/not be disseminated. There may be some other types of "info" releases. And, of course, there is the heavy evidence of charges brought and guilty pleas obtained that should be the underpinning.

And the pigs will continue to squeal. Most have lost their value to the dump/kuchner/putin mobsters and want some form of protection.

RobertDevereaux

(1,857 posts)

10. Four [GOP] lawmakers voted "present."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:58 PM

Mar 2019

In their case, "present" is short for "clear and present danger."

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts)

16. Guess the dotard soiled his Depends once more then

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 08:09 PM

Mar 2019

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