Rachel Maddow tweet:US Justice Dept's argument for staying Mueller grand jury docs embarrasing

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Rachel Maddow MSNBC
@maddow
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We have seen a lot of nutball filings from a lot of, uh, colorful lawyers in the various Trump era scandals.

To see this kind of terrible work from US Justice Department lawyers is a whole different level of embarrassment.

Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney
FWIW, this argument by DOJ in its brief asking Howell for a stay is not correct. Pelosi has never "announced" that the impeachment inquiry would exclude Mueller-related charges.

The story they cite doesn't suggest it either.

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1. Oh yeah

Stories in the Washington Post totally carry the weight of a legal argument, particularly in the absence of any statutory law or case precedent that would support a party's position.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Democrats could also simply argue

That based on information collected since Sept 29th that the scope has expanded (if it matters).

[Claritie Pixie]

3. It doesn't matter. House has "sole power" per Constitution.

Democrats are the majority thank heavens, and they write the rules.

[triron]

5. Yes this seems absurd.