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Richard Blumenthal
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If true, this is obstruction of justice, suborning perjury, & conspiracy to lie to Congress. Individual-1 will no longer be just an unindicted co-conspirator—he will be a criminal. washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01…
Sometimes the cover-up is worse than the crime: Nixon encouraged witnesses to make false statements under oath. The evidence is remarkably similar here.
Even by AG nominee Barr's extremely narrow definition—it would be illegal for the president to direct a witness to lie under oath—this is obstruction of justice, plain & simple.
I will be taking Mr. Barr up on his offer to meet & demanding an ironclad commitment to release the Mueller report itself, not some watered down summary that he redacts & writes. The American people deserve to know the truth.
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Today Barr told me, "there are two different reports… Under the current regulations, the Special Counsel report is confidential. The report that goes public would be a report by the Attorney General." The American people deserve the Mueller Report, not the Barr Report.
Barr wouldn’t even pledge to tell Congress what he edited/deleted from the Special Counsel report before he shares it with Congress & the American people. Not a reassuring pledge of transparency.
From what we saw today, Barr has yet to quell the fear or make the proper commitment that he will not deflect & deny access to the full findings of the Mueller investigation.
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Another indictment from SDNY implicating Trump & his closest aides. The President’s son, son-in-law, & campaign manager tried to get “dirt” on Hillary Clinton from a confirmed agent of the Russian government who has now been indicted for obstruction of justice.
Trump allies & sycophants will try to say these charges have nothing to do with collusion, but don’t be fooled: Veselnitskaya is a key player in connecting Trump to Russia, & her indictment spells bad news for him. The next step is cooperation with SDNY & Mueller prosecutors.
Walls closing in for Trump family. NY prosecutors, not just Mueller, on their case.
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Because of the #TrumpShutdown, 800,000 workers are not getting paid, but senior officials are receiving a raise? Utterly unfair & another insult to the hardworking men & women currently working w/out pay & forced to make substantial sacrifices while the gov't is closed.
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