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riversedge

(70,286 posts) Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:39 PM Apr 2019

Dems rip Nunes' plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations

Source: Politico

mueller investigation

By KYLE CHENEY

04/13/2019 07:15 AM EDT

House Democrats are crying foul over a plan by the Intelligence Committee's top Republican, Rep. Devin Nunes, to meet privately with Attorney General William Barr to push the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against officials involved in the investigation of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.

Nunes’ accusations of misconduct are aimed at a slew of former FBI and Justice Department officials, who he alleges committed crimes in their pursuit of allegations that President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign conspired with Russians to influence the election.

Nunes has in recent days foreshadowed plans to send eight "criminal referrals" — informal requests for the Justice Department to investigate — directly to Barr. He said on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Thursday night that he intends to meet with Barr "when appropriate" to discuss the referrals, and plans to bring fellow GOP intelligence committee member John Ratcliffe, a former U.S. attorney, to the meeting. Nunes said he wouldn't name the targeted officials publicly but would share his recommendations with Barr.

Barr told lawmakers earlier this week that he was anticipating Nunes' information.

"I haven’t seen the referrals yet from Congressman Nunes," Barr said during testimony to the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, "but obviously if there’s a predicate for an investigation it’ll be conducted.”...........................

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/13/devin-nunes-william-barr-meeting-1272835

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Before seeing its contents, Rep. Devin Nunes labeled special counsel Robert Mueller's report a "partisan document" and said "we can just burn it up." | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Dems rip Nunes' plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations (Original Post) riversedge Apr 2019 OP

Sternly worded letter dangermouse2017 Apr 2019 #1

Welcome to the board True Blue American Apr 2019 #15

Kat Smith is right on in post above. He's a fixer, not an AG. Evolve Dammit Apr 2019 #2

Barr has already met with them . . Iliyah Apr 2019 #3

Is it not great? WA-03 Democrat Apr 2019 #4

Time to move Nunes off any committees permanently as well as make sure as much bacon as cstanleytech Apr 2019 #5

THIS +1 orangecrush Apr 2019 #6

Republicans choose their own members to be on committees. riversedge Apr 2019 #10

Then go after the bacon for all of them on the committees he is on until they remove him. cstanleytech Apr 2019 #11

Weaponizing the DOJ not fooled Apr 2019 #7

Every day we see more evidence that this report is very dangerous to a lot of people. Progressive Jones Apr 2019 #8

Ooh, better be careful. Nunes might sue them. tclambert Apr 2019 #9

Fox and RW vile news will have these lawsuits to broadcast over and over. Nunes is a riversedge Apr 2019 #12

fascism on the march.... dhill926 Apr 2019 #13

WHY did Barr agree to meet with this JERK? bluestarone Apr 2019 #14

Like appreciates Like? True Blue American Apr 2019 #16

They both will end up duforsure Apr 2019 #17

dangermouse2017

(50 posts)

1. Sternly worded letter

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:41 PM

Apr 2019

Expressing deep concern
In 5, 4, 3, 2....

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)

15. Welcome to the board

Reply to dangermouse2017 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 04:09 AM

Apr 2019

Dangermouse! Old friend??

Evolve Dammit

(16,760 posts)

2. Kat Smith is right on in post above. He's a fixer, not an AG.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:45 PM

Apr 2019

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

3. Barr has already met with them . .

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:48 PM

Apr 2019

His main goal is to protect the Republican party any means necessary.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,054 posts)

4. Is it not great?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 07:57 PM

Apr 2019

How Repukes get to investigate Repukes?

I am not aware of one FBI head that was from the Democratic Party. Comey tried to sink Clinton twice and still acts oblivious to the damage he did and the gross double standard that he applied between her and dump. Me thinks it’s their Boy Scout act should be canned.

They only cheat, lie and gas light. 2 years in power and the tax scam, assault rifles for the mentally challenged and 2 Supremes from the Federalists Society is what we got. Along with continuous efforts to destroy our institutions.

Fuck Devil Nunes!

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)

5. Time to move Nunes off any committees permanently as well as make sure as much bacon as

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 09:04 PM

Apr 2019

possible that was going to go to his district is sent somewhere else in the budget.

orangecrush

(19,611 posts)

6. THIS +1

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 09:09 PM

Apr 2019

riversedge

(70,286 posts)

10. Republicans choose their own members to be on committees.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 14, 2019, 07:00 AM

Apr 2019

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)

11. Then go after the bacon for all of them on the committees he is on until they remove him.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 14, 2019, 07:08 AM

Apr 2019

not fooled

(5,801 posts)

7. Weaponizing the DOJ

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Apr 13, 2019, 10:37 PM

Apr 2019

to go after red don's perceived enemies.

When kkkrove did this to Don Siegelman and wasn't stopped, when chimpy fired the AGs who wouldn't look for phony voter fraud, and there were no consequences, the pukes were emboldened to go farther. And they are.

Just one of many ways this is not the USA anymore.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

8. Every day we see more evidence that this report is very dangerous to a lot of people.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Apr 14, 2019, 01:23 AM

Apr 2019

This is the tactic the right wing is taking to fight that report.
Throwing accusations around. All the secrecy. Barr's ridiculous 4 page "summary". Trump crowing about being "exonerated".
It's going to be a big obstruction circus.

These things come to mind.

1) I really doubt that the GOP is going to stick it's neck out too far just to protect Trump alone.
I believe that there are several big names involved, both in and out of government.

2) If this report really "exonerates" anyone of wrongdoing, especially Trump, we would have seen it by now.
Word for word; every night on FOX News...