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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: mystery-ak on April 04, 2019, 02:12:22 pm
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Some Mueller team members say obstruction evidence was more 'acute' than what Barr suggested: report
By Justin Wise - 04/04/19 09:42 AM EDT
Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team have reportedly complained that the evidence they uncovered of obstruction of justice during their investigation was stronger than what Attorney General William Barr suggested.
The Washington Post, citing unidentified sources, reported on Thursday that members of Mueller's team have voiced frustration about how Barr portrayed their investigation in his four-page summary to Congress.
According to the Post, the team members said that they gathered "alarming and significant" evidence when investigating whether President Trump committed obstruction of justice.
“It was much more acute than Barr suggested,†one source told the newspaper.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437330-some-mueller-team-members-say-obstruction-evidence-was-more-acute
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Giuliani rips 'disgruntled' Mueller staffers as 'sneaky, unethical leakers'
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437333-giuliani-rips-disgruntled-mueller-staffers-as-sneaky-unethical
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If they really believe it, they would go in front of a camera and say it, not hide behind anonymous sources.
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Steve Herman
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2m2 minutes ago
New statement from @TheJusticeDept.
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Donald J. Trump
â€Verified account @realDonaldTrump
The New York Times had no legitimate sources, which would be totally illegal, concerning the Mueller Report. In fact, they probably had no sources at all! They are a Fake News paper who have already been forced to apologize for their incorrect and very bad reporting on me!
11:04 AM - 4 Apr 2019
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Kyle Griffin
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6m6 minutes ago
A senior law enforcement official tells NBC News that some Mueller team members say his findings paint a picture of a campaign whose members were manipulated by a sophisticated Russian intelligence operation. Some of that information may be classified.
Some on Mueller team say evidence against Trump stronger than Barr disclosed
Three officials say a dispute within Mueller's office was a reason why he didn't make a call on the question of whether Trump obstructed justice.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/barr-didn-t-do-justice-mueller-report-officials-tell-new-n990776 (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/barr-didn-t-do-justice-mueller-report-officials-tell-new-n990776)
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Looks like the rats are going with the 'Barr redacted all the juicy stuff' option. Who's gonna know? Full speed ahead!
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The one thing Trump wasn't able to do is influence that whole thing, despite the media trumpeting for years that Mueller's firing was perpetually imminent.
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If they really believe it, they would go in front of a camera and say it, not hide behind anonymous sources.
This is all coming from the WaPo and NYT...so it all could be fake news
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Trump lashes out at New York Times for Mueller reporting
By Jordan Fabian - 04/04/19 11:15 AM EDT
President Trump on Thursday lashed out at The New York Times for reporting that members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team have concerns with Attorney General William Barr's summary of its report on the Russia investigation.
“The New York Times had no legitimate sources, which would be totally illegal, concerning the Mueller Report. In fact, they probably had no sources at all! They are a Fake News paper who have already been forced to apologize for their incorrect and very bad reporting on me!†Trump tweeted.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437356-trump-lashes-out-at-new-york-times-for-mueller-reporting
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NYT, Washington Post: Some Mueller investigators say their report is worse for Trump than Barr says
By Kate Sullivan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
(CNN)Some of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have told associates that Attorney General William Barr did not properly convey how damaging their findings were for President Donald Trump, The New York Times and The Washington Post reported.
The investigators said Barr, in his memo to Congress, did not adequately portray the results of their nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Times reported Wednesday, according to government officials and others familiar with their frustrations. Investigators have concerns that Barr was able to shape the public's initial views of their report with his memo and now, without the report being made public, they are set in that narrative, according to the Times.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/mueller-investigators-report-worse-for-trump/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/mueller-investigators-report-worse-for-trump/index.html)
First, these are again anonymous sources. And in the past, every time the NYT or WaPo used anonymous sources they got it wrong.
Second, the press conveniently omit the fact that Attorney General Barr’s summary letter to the Judiciary Committee chairmen was written with Robert Mueller and Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein sitting by his side the entire time. Obviously the letter would accurately reflect Mueller’s findings or Mueller would have said something publicly.
Third, regarding those “others familiar with their frustrations,†do the names Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, James Comey and Andrew McCabe sound familiar? I think we know who’s feeding stories to the New York Times.
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Trump, DOJ rebuff anonymously sourced NYT and WaPo stories on Mueller team frustration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-doj-rebuff-anonymously-sourced-nyt-and-wapo-stories-on-mueller-team-frustration (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-doj-rebuff-anonymously-sourced-nyt-and-wapo-stories-on-mueller-team-frustration)
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DOJ Hits Back At New York Times And Washington Post Stories On Mueller Report
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/doj-nyt-wapo-mueller/