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EffieBlack

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4. He can

Reply to Chakaconcarne (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 12:59 PM

Dec 2018

But life is a lot harder now with Congressional oversight. They can easily haul him up to the Hill, put him under oath and ask him if he leaked to Trump. He can try to claim executive privilege, but if he's obstructing justice, there is no privilege. And while he can still refuse to testify, he'll be looking at a contempt charge from the newly non-lapdog Congress.

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Let's take a breath about the Whitaker "no recusal" opinion [View all] EffieBlack Dec 2018 OP

It might be that he sees the handwriting on the wall The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1

The point - at this point - is that the revelations and the anticipated indictments stopbush Dec 2018 #2

can he rat out to trump what mueller Chakaconcarne Dec 2018 #3

He can EffieBlack Dec 2018 #4

Exactly. I think he is probably treading very carefully right now. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #5

What happens when you have absolutely no vetting process whatsoever EffieBlack Dec 2018 #6