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ffr

(22,665 posts)
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:28 AM Sep 2019

Kurt Volker is free to speak to democratic committees.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

If you're looking for some more good news. He still has to answer for his crimes, but neither tRump nor DOJ has power over him to answer candidly.

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Kurt Volker is free to speak to democratic committees. (Original Post) ffr Sep 2019 OP
He won't. He resigned to limit his legal bills, not to free himself from Trump-executive-privilege. RockRaven Sep 2019 #1
If Congress subpoena's him True Blue American Sep 2019 #2
What will they do now that they didn't to Lewandowski? NCLefty Sep 2019 #3
That contempt citation True Blue American Sep 2019 #4
Expect the same pattern from trump duforsure Sep 2019 #5

RockRaven

(14,899 posts)
1. He won't. He resigned to limit his legal bills, not to free himself from Trump-executive-privilege.
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 01:48 AM
Sep 2019

The less he is involved going forward, the fewer hundreds of thousands of dollars of legal bills he will face to keep his traitorous ass out of prison for getting crosswise with Dem-controlled Congressional committees and the soon-to-be not-Bill-Barr-2021-DOJ.

He won't be throwing Trump under the bus until Trumpists are TOTALLY out of any position to put the hurt on him, at which point his testimony will be superfluous or unnecessary.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
2. If Congress subpoena's him
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 03:21 AM
Sep 2019

And he refuses that will be obstruction. Schiff has already warned Pompeo. They are not toothless any more.

True Blue American

(17,981 posts)
4. That contempt citation
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 03:29 AM
Sep 2019

Could be coming,too. Schiff and his staff are just getting started. They will be working hard the next two weeks.

Lewandowski is really not that important. They are going after the big fish now. He was not there long enough to be importatant.

duforsure

(11,884 posts)
5. Expect the same pattern from trump
Sat Sep 28, 2019, 05:53 AM
Sep 2019

He'll start attacking him suggesting he was corrupt, and use Barr to threaten his use against him if he speaks freely. He knows he can't let him speak or others will also. Trump will launch a massive tweet storm trying to intimidate, and obstruct this House investigation. Just like he'll threaten Rep. Schiff, and others in the House, and claim they are corrupt with made up BS and bogus claims, again a pattern he uses often, and has used on others.

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