'Sleeper' case could torpedo Mueller report

[ehrnst]

A little-noticed court case stemming from the apparent murder of a Columbia University professor six decades ago could keep special counsel Robert Mueller from publishing any information about the Trump campaign and Russia that he obtains through a Washington grand jury.

The substance of the case is entirely unrelated to Mueller’s investigation into whether any of President Donald Trump’s associates aided Russia’s efforts to intervene in the 2016 election.

But if a Washington appeals court set to hear the murder-related case next month sides with the Justice Department and rules that judges don’t have the freedom to release grand jury information that is usually kept secret, it could throw a monkey wrench into any plans Mueller has to issue a public report on his probe’s findings, lawyers following the issue said.

And it might even keep the special counsel from sending a report to Congress, shaking Democrats’ hopes that such a document could provide the impetus for impeachment proceedings against the president.

“It is a sleeper case,” Harvard Law professor Alex Whiting said. “If the D.C. Circuit were to accept the Department of Justice’s arguments…that would have potentially enormous implications for the future of the information from the Mueller investigation. That could close out a path by which that information becomes public.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/27/robert-mueller-special-counsel-report-sleeper-case-797373

[2naSalit]

1. Well, I am confident it will be made public

one way or another...

"You can't hide an awl in a cloth bag..."

[Ninga]

2. Of course. Crap. What else? Nt

[world wide wally]

3. That's why God invented leaks

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Need official reports, since many people don't trust leaks. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Mueller can use Talking Indictments. States can indict too. . . . nt

[marylandblue]

6. The article ignores the Special Counsel regulations

Which requires the Special Counsel to make a report to the Attorney General (or Deputy Attorney General for Mueller) and gives the Attorney General the option to make the report public.

[GoCubsGo]

8. I suspect there's a lot of other stuff it's ignoring.

I smell bullshit. I'm not a law expert, but this article just strikes me as another attempt to discourage Democrats. My gut tells me that there are going to be ways around whatever this guy claims will stifle the Mueller report. And, if it is the case, it will not have an effect on what the New York DA and her crew are doing. Even if this alleged "sleeper case" might stilfle Mueller's case, which I doubt it will, it won't affect the state's case. Or, should I say "states' cases"? From what I understand, other states have begun looking into Trump's activities there, as well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. People worry about all the wrong things.

[H2O Man]

9. But-but-but

what if Mr. Mueller's dog eats his report?

[GeorgeGist]

10. clickbait ...

to sham journalism.

[fallout87]

11. DOJ guidelines say it's up to Rosenstein

to release the report or not. That's what I've read countless times since the beginning.