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kpete

(71,980 posts) Tue May 21, 2019, 12:15 PM May 2019

Either this is Bullshit or we are screwed: Mueller's team expressed reticence to him testifying... [View all]

NEWS: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team has expressed reticence to him testifying publicly in front of the House Judiciary Committee, according to sources familiar with the matter. His team has expressed that he does not want to appear political. w/@LauraAJarrett @jeremyherb

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I am hoping that "Mueller's team" is a single DOJ rat, not Mueller himself, but perhaps hope is a passing fancy of mine, kp

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Either this is Bullshit or we are screwed: Mueller's team expressed reticence to him testifying... [View all] kpete May 2019 OP

Yep. We just got the sting. nt COLGATE4 May 2019 #1

It's not quite that, per what I read. He doesn't to testify publicly about the REDACTED parts. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #31

It's not up to them. spanone May 2019 #2

WHY won't people put AMERICA above their PARTY Skittles May 2019 #3

Gee... can we try that ? California_Republic May 2019 #4

INstitution Above Both Country & Law Me. May 2019 #5

Too late. He appeared political when he punted on drawing obvious conclusions. CentralMass May 2019 #6

+1, if the countries electoral system is really under threat then I doubt Mueller gives a damn about uponit7771 May 2019 #14

Wait I thought his team was upset with how Barr misrepresented their report standingtall May 2019 #7

Note that it says, "his team says", not "Mueller says" davekriss May 2019 #8

Be wary of disinformation these days. It's an old KGB staple, and it is rampant. VOX May 2019 #9

+1 dalton99a May 2019 #11

Perhaps he is busy Deb May 2019 #10

I am skeptical of this nt G_j May 2019 #12

I really doubt Mueller is afraid of appearing anything but truthful and willing to cooperate. uponit7771 May 2019 #13

I just remembered Mueller's team has like 18 investigators standingtall May 2019 #15

Not appearing is political. jalan48 May 2019 #16

A.frikin.men!! Duppers May 2019 #23

neither did Comey and see what that got him...he still ended up being political Thomas Hurt May 2019 #17

Not a worry troll matt819 May 2019 #18

I think obstruction is provable... stillcool May 2019 #21

yeah, that team... stillcool May 2019 #19

Of course he doesn't want to appear political, nor risk compromising assets and sources... FreepFryer May 2019 #20

Is testifying publicly a national security concern? Mme. Defarge May 2019 #22

How can testifying/ telling the TRUTH be political?! Duppers May 2019 #24

Straight up COWARD move. I thought this guy fought in Nam. Bonespurs and Barr got the best of him UniteFightBack May 2019 #25

"Mueller Team" being Chin music May 2019 #26

They don't want to "appear political" if it harms Republicans. LisaM May 2019 #27

Not up to Mueller. Kid Berwyn May 2019 #28

I've said, not often due to knowing it is unpopular here... GulfCoast66 May 2019 #29

Who was the source? procon May 2019 #30