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In reply to the discussion: Was Mueller pressured to end his investigation? [View all]Jarqui
(10,126 posts)whatever steps he deemed appropriate when he felt like it. He's not strapped to prior AGs in the administration of his department. Sessions was fired in significant part for recusing himself. The President of the United States wanted an AG to provide oversight to the Special Counsel.
Here's a couple of articles that discuss how an AG can mess with the Special Counsel
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mueller-factbox/factbox-can-the-new-u-s-attorney-general-shut-down-the-mueller-probe-idUSKCN1ND00S
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/special-counsel-mueller-is-not-immune-from-political_us_591ef2abe4b0b28a33f62b4e
And the big one is: what is the recourse? You think the GOP controlled Senate will remove Barr because he shut down a "witch hunt" (to use their words - not mine)?
He can do it and probably just did.
He nuked obstruction of justice because he felt like it.
"Show me your cards on Russia, Bob ... you don't have enough .. you're done"
Game over.