Pelosi tells Dems she'll reject highly classified briefing on Mueller findings

[RandySF]

Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats on Saturday she'll rebuff any efforts by the Justice Department to reveal details of special counsel Robert Mueller's findings in a highly classified setting — a tactic she warned could be employed to shield the report's conclusions from the public.

Two sources who participated in a conference call among House Democrats said Pelosi (D-Calif.) told lawmakers she worried the Justice Department would seek to disclose Mueller's conclusions to the so-called Gang of Eight — the top Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate — which handles the nation’s most sensitive secrets. The substance of Gang of Eight briefings are heavily guarded.

Everyone pounded the transparency drum continuously,” said a source who was on the Saturday afternoon call.

Pelosi said it was her belief that the findings of the report should be unclassified, a consistent theme from Democrats who said they wanted Attorney General William Barr to share virtually every scrap of paper connected to the Mueller report with Congress.


https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/23/pelosi-mueller-report-1233317

[sheshe2]

1. Complete transparency, nothing less.

a consistent theme from Democrats who said they wanted Attorney General William Barr to share virtually every scrap of paper connected to the Mueller report with Congress.

[guillaumeb]

3. Do you mean that this report, like the Starr report,

should be released in its entirety?

If Trump is innocent he should order Barr too release the report.

[DallasNE]

10. Wasn't It Starr Himself

That released the entire report by posting it on the Internet? Yes, a different law was in effect then and there were no national security issues involved.

[sheshe2]

11. Why yes I do believe it should be released in full...

like the Starr report.

Notice trump has been eerily silent? I do believe he is frightened, must be, as he took All his lawyers to Florida with him.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. All his lawyers went to MAGA Lago? Damage control begins in earnest?

[sheshe2]

17. That is what I read.

He took them all and he is silent.

[guillaumeb]

15. Trump is making lawyers rich.

Assuming that he pays them.

[mr_lebowski]

2. F*** YOU Politico ...

"Pelosi said it was her belief that the findings of the report should be unclassified, a consistent theme from Democrats who said they wanted Attorney General William Barr to share virtually every scrap of paper connected to the Mueller report with Congress. "

So sick of this kinda bullshit. The ENTIRE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED for the report to be released. It's not just 'Democrats'.

And then their whole 'share virtually every scrap of paper', downplaying, diminutive crap, like it's all just Democrat Silliness .. seriously, F-You Politico!

[Kurt V.]

18. +1 it's what they do

[SHRED]

20. I yelled at them for you

Link to tweet

[mr_lebowski]

21. I love you man!

[SHRED]

22. *

[BigmanPigman]

4. And she wants all of Mueller's evidence too.

[liberalmuse]

5. Are you guys ready to take to the phones, emails and streets?

This report must be released, unredacted, in full. Our Democracy depends on it.

[ancianita]

6. What's the point of swearing to uphold and defend the Constitution if the citizens IT defends

are excluded from the process of defending themselves and their Constitution?

We in America vote for our representatives to represent US, AND defend The Law, not choose one or the other, but DO BOTH.

There's no reason Americans need be excluded from the investigation we funded,
about the president and government we funded,
and the report we funded.
It's our government.
Our nation.
Not the attorney general's or the Dept of INJustice's.

Fuck this oligarchic mindset of the politics of privilege.

[densan]

8. Yes, the US is an Oligarchy

'Nuff Said...
Hell to pay if we do not get full disclosure re: report.
Oligarchy: we can change this!

[SayItLoud]

7. Calling the next Daniel Ellsberg....where are you? Please help America. nt

[bdamomma]

9. They need

to get this bastard Barr in front of a committee, or there will be an outcry of Americans doing this

[csziggy]

24. Get Mueller in front of a committee - in public

And let him testify about his investigation.

I believe the Special Counsel law is deeply flawed. If the investigation is not released to Congress at least, the what is the point? Leaving it entirely in the hands of the Executive Branch prevents the oversight by Congress.

This needs to be changed in the future - if we get a chance.

[oldsoftie]

12. As long as Democrats can see it all and agree on whats to be withheld.

There WILL be some classified material in this report that doesnt need to be released. If the House Dems agree on what that entails, i'm fine with it.

[Evolve Dammit]

13. This seems smart, as the "torture" reports from Iraq were shared with key Senators and..

Never saw the light of day after that (at least for public consumption). Those senators who viewed the evidence of TORTURE by the US (Feinstein and others) were stunned and horrified in brief interviews after, but never shared any substantive information subsequent to the "classified briefing." It was kept from public eyes. It continues... Perhaps Pelosi knows this?

[CentralMass]

27. In short, it was swept under the rug.

[ck4829]

16. K&R

[Kurt V.]

19. the speaker needs to get nasty

[ehrnst]

26. She's on it. (nt)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. K & R

[ehrnst]

25. She's on it. Glad to have her in our court. (nt)