Thread by @EricColumbus

While Barr hides, JESSIE LIU -- who was US Attorney for DC until 1/31-- will testify on Thursday before @SenateBanking on her nomination for a Treasury post. She should be asked lots of Qs about her last gig -- e.g. why did she quit before confirmation to her new job? 🤔 1/

@SenateBanking To what extent was Liu aware of White House pressure to take specific positions in specific cases? 2/

@SenateBanking Why did her office suddenly get softer on MICHAEL FLYNN right before she left her job? 3/

https://twitter.com/adamgoldmanNYT/status/1222634662910218240?s=20

@SenateBanking Why hasn't her office announced whether to indict Trump nemesis ANDREW McCABE, even though it's such a simple case? What's taking so long? Are they refusing to close the case just to avoid angering the president? 4/ washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…

@SenateBanking Did Liu's resignation have anything to do with these cases, or with the pendency of decisions regarding ROGER STONE and ERIK PRINCE? 5/ wsj.com/articles/doj-n…

@SenateBanking Did Liu leave the office on January 31 of her own accord, or was she pressured by anyone to do so? 6/

@SenateBanking It's possible that Liu just wanted a break before her new job, or that Barr wanted to give new interim US Attorney Tim Shea -- a top staffer in his office -- more time in the job, which ends if Trump loses. Possible, but very unusual. 7/ justice.gov/opa/pr/attorne…

@SenateBanking Liu is virtually assured of confirmation to her new gig, which should give senators some reason to ask about her old one. She'll try to avoid answering such Qs, but they're worth asking anyway.

Sometimes a non-answer to a cleverly crafted Q is just as good as an answer! 8/

@SenateBanking Here's looking at you, Democratic senators on @senatebanking:

@SenSherrodBrown
@SenJackReed
@SenatorMenendez
@SenatorTester
@MarkWarner
@SenWarren
@brianschatz
@VanHollenForMD
@SenCortezMasto
@SenDougJones
@TinaSmithMN
@SenatorSinema

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