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TwilightZone

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8. We tend to forget that most people aren't as politically involved as we are.

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 08:05 PM

Apr 2019

Or consume as much news.

One of the polls about the Mueller/Barr story shortly after the 4-page-letter release said that fewer than 40% of respondents had heard "a lot" about the letter or its findings. We assume that everyone is paying rapt attention - they're not.

Agreed on key snippets from frequent hearings. Sound bites are much better at getting into the public consciousness than the hearings themselves would be.

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Congress started investigations into Trump back in February. [View all] Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 OP

'Congressional committees are not limited as Mueller's team was elleng Apr 2019 #1

Yes....I see you zeroed in on the section that also caught my attention. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #2

I've seen those posts as well. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #3

I heard it mentioned on The Beat... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #4

K&R UTUSN Apr 2019 #5

Yes and we need more public hearings. C_U_L8R Apr 2019 #6

I think so. If the news will carry the key snippets. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #7

We tend to forget that most people aren't as politically involved as we are. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #8