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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Ukraine Call Prompted DOJ Inspector General To Make Criminal Referral
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/justice-department-criminal-referral-ukraine-trump
By Tierney Sneed September 25, 2019 10:31 am
A whistleblowers complaint about President Trumps conduct towards Ukraine prompted the Justice Departments inspector general to send a criminal referral to the Justice Department, a DOJ spokesperson revealed on Wednesday.
The referral suggested that Trumps comments to Ukraine President Zelensky potentially violated campaign finance law, the Justice Department said.
The Justice Department reviewed the official record of the call and determined, based on the facts and applicable law, that there was no campaign finance violation and that no further action was warranted, the spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in statement.
In the call, according to the White House record of it released Wednesday, Trump asked Zelensky to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Bidens son Hunter.
Kupecs statement Thursday also denied that Barr discussed the Ukraine matter with Giuliani.
The President has not asked the Attorney General to contact Ukraine on this or any other matter, she said.
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By Tierney Sneed September 25, 2019 10:31 am
A whistleblowers complaint about President Trumps conduct towards Ukraine prompted the Justice Departments inspector general to send a criminal referral to the Justice Department, a DOJ spokesperson revealed on Wednesday.
The referral suggested that Trumps comments to Ukraine President Zelensky potentially violated campaign finance law, the Justice Department said.
The Justice Department reviewed the official record of the call and determined, based on the facts and applicable law, that there was no campaign finance violation and that no further action was warranted, the spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in statement.
In the call, according to the White House record of it released Wednesday, Trump asked Zelensky to work with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Bidens son Hunter.
Kupecs statement Thursday also denied that Barr discussed the Ukraine matter with Giuliani.
The President has not asked the Attorney General to contact Ukraine on this or any other matter, she said.
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2 IG's thought there was a crime?? And Barr shut them both down!
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Trump's Ukraine Call Prompted DOJ Inspector General To Make Criminal Referral (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Sep 2019
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NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)1. Barr was in the notes released from the call
there is NO WAY he should have any say whatsoever.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)3. He needs to recuse right now!!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212498968
Mimi Rocah ✔ @Mimirocah1
Given the call summary produced by the WH & Bill Barrs personal involvement & clear personal interest in shutting this down, Bill Barr MUST recuse from any potential criminal investigation of the Ukraine events. Now. Immediately. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
10:26 AM - Sep 25, 2019
Mimi Rocah ✔ @Mimirocah1
Given the call summary produced by the WH & Bill Barrs personal involvement & clear personal interest in shutting this down, Bill Barr MUST recuse from any potential criminal investigation of the Ukraine events. Now. Immediately. @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats
10:26 AM - Sep 25, 2019
malaise
(267,847 posts)2. KABOOM! Get thee to the greatest page
RFN
kozar
(2,037 posts)4. hmmm, so
Campaign Finance Law being violated would be marked as URGENT? so ,as I read this, we went from National Security issues,to Campaign Finance Violations...color me , hmmmmmmmmm
Koz
W_HAMILTON
(7,813 posts)5. No -- this is an entirely separate story that is just coming out.