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Seriously, "it has nothing to do with the House"? It has everything to do with the House of Representatives.
No, it has nothing to do with the House.
That is precisely who will ultimately get Mueller's recommendations.
Mueller isn't going to make any recommendations; that's not his job. He will file a report of his findings with the Attorney General.
Where do you think the decisions will be made as to who gets indicted
The Department of Justice, the only place in the federal government which may do such a thing.
or if Trump gets impeached?
That is up to the House. But that has nothing to do with who gets Mueller's report.
Rod Rosenstein is still overseeing the Mueller investigation and Robert Mueller will present his findings to him
No.
- CFR › Title 28 › Chapter VI › Part 600 › Section 600.8
[h=1]28 CFR 600.8 - Notification and reports by the Special Counsel.[/h]
§ 600.8 Notification and reports by the Special Counsel.
(a)Budget.
(1) A Special Counsel shall be provided all appropriate resources by the Department of Justice. Within the first 60 days of his or her appointment, the Special Counsel shall develop a proposed budget for the current fiscal year with the assistance of the Justice Management Division for the Attorney General's review and approval. Based on the proposal, the Attorney General shall establish a budget for the operations of the Special Counsel. The budget shall include a request for assignment of personnel, with a description of the qualifications needed.
(2) Thereafter, 90 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Special Counsel shall report to the Attorney General the status of the investigation, and provide a budget request for the following year. The Attorney General shall determine whether the investigation should continue and, if so, establish the budget for the next year.
(b)Notification of significant events. The Special Counsel shall notify the Attorney General of events in the course of his or her investigation in conformity with the Departmental guidelines with respect to Urgent Reports.
(c)Closing documentation. At the conclusion of the Special Counsel's work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.8
they're not going to rot in the bottom drawer of Matt Whitakers bottom desk drawer if that's what you think.
I do not think anything other than what I said, that Mueller's report will be delivered confidentially to the Attorney General, as required, and that there is no requirement for the Attorney General to share it with the House (or make it public).
Furthermore, if Trump or Whitaker attempt to cut off the Mueller investigation and don't allow him to complete his work, the Democratic House has already stated that they will subpoena Mueller to be questioned in a public, televised forum to describe in full detail the results of his investigation.
Great. I didn't say anything remotely otherwise.