Rosenstein seems to lower hopes for what public will see of Mueller report

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ort/ar-BBU4GpR
WASHINGTON — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Monday appeared to be trying to dampen expectations about what the public might see of special counsel Robert Mueller's widely-expected report, noting that federal prosecutors typically don't describe conduct that falls outside the scope of criminal charges.

"The guidance I always gave my prosecutors and the agents that I worked with during my tenure on the front lines of law enforcement was: If we aren't prepared to prove our case beyond a reasonable doubt in court, then we have no business making allegations against American citizens," Rosenstein said during a question and answer session at a Washington think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Rosenstein would not answer specific questions about the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference, but he spoke amid a growing expectation that Mueller will deliver a confidential report to the attorney general within the next few weeks — a report that may describe his decisions not to prosecute people he had been investigating.
The rules appear to give Mueller wide latitude to create a narrative explaining what he found about the many unexplained contacts between Trump associates and Russians, regardless of whether he files criminal charges.
But on the question of whether that information ever becomes public, Rosenstein seemed to be pouring cold water.
Rosenstein criticized former FBI Director James Comey for publicly accusing Clinton and her aides in July 2016 of being "extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information."
When it comes to law enforcement investigations, transparency is not always a good thing, Rosenstein said.
"Just because the government collects information, doesn't mean that information is accurate," he said. "It can be really misleading if you're overly transparent about information that the government collects. So I think we do need to be really cautious about that."
In prepared remarks, Rosenstein also praised Attorney General William Barr as "yet another example of a superb appointment that President Trump has made which I believe does demonstrate a commitment to the rule of law."
That struck some observers as something Rosenstein, who has been briefed on every aspect of the Mueller investigation, would not have said were he expecting a report that accuses Trump of misconduct.
Congressional Democrats say they will subpoena the Mueller report, call the special counsel to testify, and do whatever is required so the public can learn exactly what Mueller found.
"Although we recognize the policy of the Department (of Justice) to remain sensitive to the privacy and reputation interests of individuals who will not face criminal charges, we feel that it is necessary to address the particular danger of withholding evidence of misconduct by President Trump from the relevant committees," House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler said in a Feb. 22 letter to Barr.
"If the Special Counsel has reason to believe that the President has engaged in criminal or other serious misconduct, then the President must be subject to accountability either in a court or to the Congress. But because the Department has taken the position that a sitting President is immune from indictment and prosecution, Congress could be the only institution currently situated to act on evidence of the President's misconduct," Nadler wrote.
"To maintain that a sitting president cannot be indicted, and then to withhold evidence of wrongdoing from Congress because the President will not be charged, is to convert Department policy into the means for a cover-up. The President is not above the law."
Although the Mueller report may contain grand jury information that normally is not sent to Congress, there is precedent for an exception to the grand jury secrecy rules.
In 1974, Federal District Judge John J. Sirica ordered that a grand jury report and accompanying materials bearing on President Richard Nixon's conduct in the Watergate scandal be turned over to the House impeachment inquiry.
Sirica decided that the need for lawmakers' need for the information outweighed the need for privacy and secrecy.


Another report on how the Mueller report is to be handled - By Law.
I expect this to wind up in the courts - Schiff and Nadler won't be satisfied until they get their version of the "Facts"!
They are already maneuvering to discredit Mueller's work as "inadequate" - after two years and $25million.
We will see when the report goes to AG Barr!


For the DPST other Side - I'll do it for You - fake news, Nazi, Russian, DKYS!
Law and the Constitution mean nothing compared to "Feelings"!

Don’t worry. Adam Schiff will get to the bottom of things.

Sounds like the Courts have spoken in this matter.

I personally think Congress should get everything they have done. Afterall, they are the judge and jury in regards to impeachment. Hard to make a determination if you do not have all the facts.


I do think impeachment would be a mistake.

Impeachment at the ballot box.

WTF - Agreed on the ballot box.

Let the 2020 election decide.
The DOJ has resisted release of information not leading to an indictment. The POTUS - according to some opinions- cannot be indicted while in office - only Impeached.

Thus any non-impeachable information to not be released - is at the discretion of AG Barr.
The House has a DPST majority - they only need Trump to be breathing to vote to impeach. Evidence is totally secondary and only an excuse - that decision is already Done.

Sounds like the Courts have spoken in this matter.

I personally think Congress should get everything they have done. Afterall, they are the judge and jury in regards to impeachment. Hard to make a determination if you do not have all the facts.


I do think impeachment would be a mistake.

Impeachment at the ballot box. Originally Posted by WTF

The purpose of Mueller investigation was not to impeach.

The purpose of Mueller investigation was not to impeach. Originally Posted by TheDaliLama

Who knew they would find so many Russians and crooks. And witches

Ignorance is bliss.

The purpose of Mueller investigation was not to impeach. Originally Posted by TheDaliLama

And I would like to know everything they found. Afterall, we the taxpayers paid for this investigation. Even though it looks like Manafort might end up footing the bill.



Let the chips fall where they may.


No different than all the investigations on Clinton and Benghazi. The goal was to impeach her before the election. If you remember, Benghazi was not about email servers but that's what it morphed into.

Watergate too, as I recall.

The crime was the coverup, though in this case they've already found a lot more than a jizzy dress.

People are in jail. More to come.

Stay tuned.

Now , all of a sudden, our friends to the right do not want to see all the facts!

Now , all of a sudden, our friends to the right do not want to see all the facts! Originally Posted by WTF

They never have.

In fact, they remarkably turn away from facts and bellow "Fake News" just like the leader of their cult.

Now , all of a sudden, our friends to the right do not want to see all the facts! Originally Posted by WTF

Wrong again. It is completely up to the AG what gets released. Partly via rules put in by your nude photo seeking buddy Schiff. Now all of a sudden HIS own rules are bad. When Trump is cleared, better get the levies ready, the liberal tears will cause flash flooding.

Now , all of a sudden, our friends to the right do not want to see all the facts! Originally Posted by WTF

Wrong again. It is completely up to the AG what gets released. g. Originally Posted by Lantern2814

So you want the AG to release the complete report?

So you want the AG to release the complete report? Originally Posted by WTF

The AG will release what he feels is appropriate. End of story. Barr won't be intimidated by any of you leftist blowhards. You'll take what he releases and like it.

The AG will release what he feels is appropriate. End of story. Barr won't be intimidated by any of you leftist blowhards. You'll take what he releases and like it. Originally Posted by Lantern2814

The Trump blowhards think that Mexico is paying for a wall. They wouldn't be able to coherently understand the report anyway