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The Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into its own Russia probe.
The New York Times reports that the administrative review opened after former special counsel Robert Mueller closed his official investigation months ago will shift to become a criminal inquiry. The Justice Department is looking at how the investigation of Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election and Trump's alleged collusion with Russia "all began."
Attorney General Bill Barr has closely reviewed how the department handled the Russia investigation. But shifting the administrative review to a criminal inquiry would allow the prosecutor, John H. Durham to subpoena for witness testimony and documents, people familiar with the matter told The Times. DEVELOPING
A federal investigation into the Trump-Russia probe — which is essentially looking into claims that the FBI's probe into President Trump's 2016 campaign was influenced by anti-Trump sentiments — has evolved into a full-fledged criminal inquiry, two people familiar with the matter said, per the New York Times.
two people familiar with the matter said
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: IAMTAT
I'm amazed the New York Times was the first publication to report it. The NYT and WaPo were two media outlets that participated in SpyGate, to sink candidate and President Trump.
ALL Democrats will know about the Barr/Durham investigation now!
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: IAMTAT
I'm amazed the New York Times was the first publication to report it. The NYT and WaPo were two media outlets that participated in SpyGate, to sink candidate and President Trump.
ALL Democrats will know about the Barr/Durham investigation now!
NYT wanted to be the first to put their spin on it...They knew it was coming.
originally posted by: annoyedpharmacist
posted this in the other thread, but will drop it here too.......
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: burntheships
ahh
two people familiar with the matter said
the ole people familiar with .......
i will wait until we have actual info
originally posted by: IAMTAT
No surprise here.
Anyone not listening to CNN or MSNBC...KNEW this was coming.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
The timing of this announcement, however, is quite transparent. It's a distraction from all the very bad information that came of out of all the damning testimony's in the House depositions.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
originally posted by: IAMTAT
No surprise here.
Anyone not listening to CNN or MSNBC...KNEW this was coming.
...Knew it was already here. Rudy Giuliani's been talking about it since February! We know Bill Barr went to Italy to get dirt, and the whole "Ukrainian One" excuse is that Ukraine was being asked to help with an ongoing investigation.
They had to announce it, especially after Bill Barr's name came up in the phone call transcript!
The timing of this announcement, however, is quite transparent. It's a distraction from all the very bad information that came of out of all the damning testimony's in the House depositions.
That only happens when they have evidence.
Not quite, Barr opened this investigation just days
after the Muller report. Sorry,, he beat them to it.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
originally posted by: IAMTAT
No surprise here.
Anyone not listening to CNN or MSNBC...KNEW this was coming.
The timing of this announcement, however, is quite transparent. It's a distraction from all the very bad information that came of out of all the damning testimony's in the House depositions.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Bluntone22
That only happens when they have evidence.
It's the only way that they can get subpoena power and get people under oath.