It’s 100% true that Barr lied at his “press conference.” He wasn’t under oath, though. When he next appears in front of a Congressional committee, he MIGHT want to be careful…….
Quoted segments:“The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public … to be concerned about whether or not there is full transparency,” U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton [an appointee of President George W. Bush] said during a hearing… demanding access to… findings of special counsel Robert Mueller…
the judge said… he plans to “fast track” the issue of the report and what information in it must be disclosed, then deal with other records from Mueller’s probe.
“We’d be dealing separately with the report,”said Walton. He also said he’ll want to consider whether to order the government to give him an unredacted copy of the report so he can assess whether the redactions are proper.
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Had the redactions been small this might not have mattered, but as you can see from the released materials and the visual that shows how very much has been redacted, this second review might turn out to matter greatly.
DHBirr about 5 years ago
Don’t insult dogs this way.
William Bednar Premium Member about 5 years ago
Great toon, Drew!
Godfreydaniel about 5 years ago
It’s 100% true that Barr lied at his “press conference.” He wasn’t under oath, though. When he next appears in front of a Congressional committee, he MIGHT want to be careful…….
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 5 years ago
The visual here of the redactions and which sections of the report they are in is worth seeing:
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/713974980/see-how-much-of-the-mueller-report-is-redacted?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190419&utm_campaign=politcs&utm_term=nprnews
Andrew Sleeth about 5 years ago
Once I learned these two guys are friends, I lost all faith in Robert Mueller’s credibility. As goes the old proverb: Lie with dogs and you get fleas.
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 5 years ago
For those who have not yet seen this:
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/16/judge-barr-mistrust-mueller-1278030
Quoted segments:“The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public … to be concerned about whether or not there is full transparency,” U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton [an appointee of President George W. Bush] said during a hearing… demanding access to… findings of special counsel Robert Mueller…
the judge said… he plans to “fast track” the issue of the report and what information in it must be disclosed, then deal with other records from Mueller’s probe.
“We’d be dealing separately with the report,”said Walton. He also said he’ll want to consider whether to order the government to give him an unredacted copy of the report so he can assess whether the redactions are proper.
End short quoted segments
Had the redactions been small this might not have mattered, but as you can see from the released materials and the visual that shows how very much has been redacted, this second review might turn out to matter greatly.