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‘Unmasking’ probe commissioned by Barr quietly concludes without charges or any public report
The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing, according to people familiar with the matter.The revelation that U.S. Attorney John Bash, who left the department last week, had concluded his review without criminal charges or any public report will rankle President Trump at a moment when he is particularly upset at the Justice Department. The department has so far declined to release the results of Bash’s work, though people familiar with his findings say they would likely disappoint conservatives who have tried to paint the “unmasking” of names — a common practice in government to help understand classified documents — as a political conspiracy.
The president in recent days has pressed federal law enforcement to move against his political adversaries and complained that a different prosecutor tapped by Barr to investigate the FBI’s 2016 investigation of his campaign will not be issuing any public findings before the election. Legal analysts feared Bash’s review was yet another attempt by Trump’s Justice Department to target political opponents of the president. Even if it ultimately produced no results of consequence, legal analysts said, it allowed Trump and other conservatives to say Obama-era officials were under scrutiny, as long as the case stayed active. The department — both under Barr and Trump’s previous attorney general, Jeff Sessions — has repeatedly turned to U.S. Attorneys across the country to investigate matters of Republican concern, distressing current and former Justice Department officials, who fear department leaders are repeatedly caving to Trump’s pressure to benefit his allies and target those he perceives as political enemies.
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It was also in alleged provision of information to reporters. Guy who was looking into this announced he was buggering off last week, getting out of his U.S. Attorney gig; declined to comment. Apparently DOJ is holding back his findings, because reasons. Who knows. But absent indictments, you can at least rest assured that it was just another load of Trumpist bullshit. Those who accuse everyone else of hoaxing are, themselves, the hoaxers. If they tried to convene a grand jury, I guess said jury told them to get stuffed.
Yet again, Trumpist allegations turn out to be a nothingburger. Yet again, I get to note that Team Trump is the most criminal administration in U.S. history whether we measure by indictments or convictions.
“I’m talking with 50-year sentences,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network.
Nah, you're talking shit that's festered under the Florida sun for a good week, and probably was also regurgitated by some sorry dog.
Wompity-****ing-womp.
Watch President Biden - damn I hope I'm not wrong to write that - release Durham's report in Feb. Watch it be a "nothing to see here", from Durham.
The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing, according to people familiar with the matter.The revelation that U.S. Attorney John Bash, who left the department last week, had concluded his review without criminal charges or any public report will rankle President Trump at a moment when he is particularly upset at the Justice Department. The department has so far declined to release the results of Bash’s work, though people familiar with his findings say they would likely disappoint conservatives who have tried to paint the “unmasking” of names — a common practice in government to help understand classified documents — as a political conspiracy.
The president in recent days has pressed federal law enforcement to move against his political adversaries and complained that a different prosecutor tapped by Barr to investigate the FBI’s 2016 investigation of his campaign will not be issuing any public findings before the election. Legal analysts feared Bash’s review was yet another attempt by Trump’s Justice Department to target political opponents of the president. Even if it ultimately produced no results of consequence, legal analysts said, it allowed Trump and other conservatives to say Obama-era officials were under scrutiny, as long as the case stayed active. The department — both under Barr and Trump’s previous attorney general, Jeff Sessions — has repeatedly turned to U.S. Attorneys across the country to investigate matters of Republican concern, distressing current and former Justice Department officials, who fear department leaders are repeatedly caving to Trump’s pressure to benefit his allies and target those he perceives as political enemies.
[cont].
It was also in alleged provision of information to reporters. Guy who was looking into this announced he was buggering off last week, getting out of his U.S. Attorney gig; declined to comment. Apparently DOJ is holding back his findings, because reasons. Who knows. But absent indictments, you can at least rest assured that it was just another load of Trumpist bullshit. Those who accuse everyone else of hoaxing are, themselves, the hoaxers. If they tried to convene a grand jury, I guess said jury told them to get stuffed.
Yet again, Trumpist allegations turn out to be a nothingburger. Yet again, I get to note that Team Trump is the most criminal administration in U.S. history whether we measure by indictments or convictions.
“I’m talking with 50-year sentences,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business Network.
Nah, you're talking shit that's festered under the Florida sun for a good week, and probably was also regurgitated by some sorry dog.
Wompity-****ing-womp.
Watch President Biden - damn I hope I'm not wrong to write that - release Durham's report in Feb. Watch it be a "nothing to see here", from Durham.
