Why won't Barr permit the Justice Dept to release the recordings to the Judge?

[kentuck]

Is he trying to protect the procedures of the Justice Dept? That is doubtful.

Who could he be protecting??

[CincyDem]

1. No idea, but given the participants...

...it could be something Ksyliak said that Putin/Labrov don't want in the public sphere. Wouldn't surprise me that DoJ is carrying Moscow's water on some of this.

[sop]

2. Because Trump told him not to?

[Iliyah]

3. Apparently not enough to

indict the t-rump's campaign for collision with the Russians but enough to damage and confirm more so the notion that Russia did in fact sabotage in favor of t-rump, the 2016 elections.

[malaise]

6. Yep

I'm looking for contempt of court and then an arrest.
This is more obstruction of justice

[GeorgeGist]

4. Because he's a treasonous coward?

[UniteFightBack]

5. He is protecting the content contained in that call. nt

[kentuck]

11. I think you are right...

This could be sort of a "smoking gun"...

Especially if Flynn mentions Donald Trump as approving the deal in the audio recordings?

This could be much bigger story than we presently realize?

[watoos]

7. Because Trump is implicated in the conversation

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Trump, Kislyak, Lvrov and Putin.

Flynn was tasked with delivering a message. Gotta believe he knew NSA was also listening to every word. Barr knows publishing the transcript opens up a can of worms for those who like blackmail cough CIA.

[people]

9. Maybe Flynn told Kislyak . . .

that Trump has already agreed to get rid of the sanctions and that he will help Russia any way he can as long as Russia keeps helping Trump maintain the presidency (plus pay him oodles of Rubles).

[donkeypoofed]

10. Spanky has been taking his portion of the graft, that's why

When Flynn was getting money, especially 500k from Turkey, dont think he wasnt sharing that money with Spanky. Barr cannot have that information out there; it will sink Spanky. I thought this was obvious and knew the recordings wouldn't get released. It'll be interesting to see what happens now.

[procon]

12. Barr (supposedly) represents the interests of the US

-- yeah, that would be all us serfs -- and his job is to uphold the finest traditions of Constitutional law. Yet Barr has thrown off his solemn duties to protect and defend the nation to become yet another unethical Trump lackey.

By denying the Judge's legal order, Barr has placed himself outside, and above, the laws that apply to his predecessors and all the rest of us mere mortals. Yes, he is now a willing participant in Trump's ongoing coverup to hide his illegal and criminal activities. In the vernacular, I believe that is what's known as an accomplice, or perhaps a co-conspirator.

[kentuck]

13. There must be something very significant in the Flynn recordings?

Something very incriminating?

[procon]

14. No doubt.

If Trump and all his minions were innocent then there would be no need for all these repeated efforts to obstruct justice whenever something related to Russia is dug up. Innocent people welcome investigations because it will exonerate them, the guilty... Not so much.

Whatever it is that Trump is hiding must be so damning and treasonous that he knows that he would never stand a chance of acquittal if the American public ever learned about whatever nepharious deeds he's done.

[D_Master81]

15. Because he's a Trump shill

nothing more. He's there to protect Trump and the GOP brand. The only thing that will come out under his watch are positve stories about the President and attacks against his "enemies".