"What a farce"

[yakov_a_jerkov]

Значит, во-первых, "Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mr. Mueller".

Логичный вывод:

Three years later, I'm beginning to suspect that the way Republicans reacted when AG Lynch met with Bill Clinton on the tarmac, and the way reporters reacted to the reaction, wasn't entirely on the level.

Но это ладно. То есть не ладно, но ладно.

Завтра, значит, должен быть опубликован redacted доклад Мюллера. Вот как это произойдет.

В 9:30 Барр и Розенштейн проведут пресс-конференцию, посвященную докладу Мюллера. Ни самого Мюллера, ни кого другого из следователей в его команде на пресс-конференции не будет.

Сам доклад будет опубликован "между 11:00 и 12:00".

Какой смысл в пресс-конференции Барра до того, как доклад будет опубликован, то есть до того, как журналисты ознакомятся с докладом и смогут задать вопросы, основанные на информации из доклада? Ну, понятно, какой смысл.

Chris Hayes:

This is transparently an attempt to frame the initial burst of coverage, including live network specials, without anyone having access to the thing they are describing. What a farce.

То есть Барр, полностью потеряв всякий стыд, выступает в роли адвоката Трампа. Зачем ему, немолодому уже человеку, это понадобилось, совершенно непонятно.

Manu Raju:

If true, this means Barr will have released a four-page letter outlining findings, spent three-plus weeks with special counsel redacting report, had discussions between DOJ and the WH about report and Barr will hold presser - all before Congress and public have seen report.

Процитирую также председателя House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler:

Attorney General Barr wrote to me on April 1: "I do not believe it would be in the public’s interest for me to attempt to summarize the full report." I agree. So why is the AG holding a press conference tomorrow morning to go over the Mueller report?

Comments

[rsokolov.livejournal.com]

>>Зачем ему, немолодому уже человеку, это понадобилось, совершенно непонятно.

Как раз сегодя утром статью видел - хотя она не про Барра и не про Трампа, а так, вообще про бизнес:

[T]hree psychological dynamics ... lead to crossing ethical lines. First, there’s omnipotence: when someone feels so aggrandized and entitled that they believe the rules of decent behavior don’t apply to them. Second, we have cultural numbness: when others play along and gradually begin to accept and embody deviant norms. Finally, we see justified neglect: when people don’t speak up about ethical breaches because they are thinking of more immediate rewards such as staying on a good footing with the powerful.

https://hbr.org/2019/04/the-psychology-behind-unethical-behavior

[http://users.livejournal.com/_glav_/]

> Ну, понятно, какой смысл.
Какой?

> То есть Барр выступает в роли адвоката Трампа.
Почему вы так решили?

[ab-s.livejournal.com]

Зачем ему, немолодому уже человеку, это понадобилось, совершенно непонятно.

У него могут быть молодые родственники :-) См: Кеннеди, Энтони :-(

[tijd.livejournal.com]

Here is what I said to @maddow tonight about Barr and Mueller. (And then I sprinted to the flight gate and made it w a full minute to spare.) https://t.co/rvl7quOx7q

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) April 18, 2019

Одно можно сказать точно. Если они идут на такие беспрецедентные шаги, значит есть, что скрывать. Как Барр отвечает на вопросы, мы видели на слушаниях в Конгрессе.

Attorney General Barr stopped answering questions the moment he was asked about his interactions with the Trump White House.

His stonewalling and foot-dragging must stop. #ReleaseTheReport pic.twitter.com/wGIUYoll3d

— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) April 9, 2019

Ждём теперь слушаний с Мюллером.

“We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible. The American people deserve to hear the truth.”
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/41819/

Пытаясь забежать вперёд, Барр следует завету Роя Кона про то, что нападение - лучшее средство защиты https://yakov-a-jerkov.livejournal.com/1265238.html?thread=39662678#t39662678 Выполняется изначальный план про “investigate the investigators”, в частности с попыткой дискредитации Кристофера Стила.

Several people interviewed by the Inspector General’s office over the past year tell POLITICO that Horowitz’s team has been intensely focused on gauging Steele’s credibility as a source for the bureau. One former U.S. official left the interview with the impression that the Inspector General’s final report “is going to try and deeply undermine” Steele, who spent over two decades working Russia for MI6 before leaving to launch his own corporate intelligence firm. <...>
With his reputation on the line, Steele—who has not commented publicly on the Trump-Russia investigation—intends to rebut the Inspector General’s characterizations, if necessary, in the form of a rare public statement, according to people familiar with his plans. He declined to be interviewed by the inspector general, citing, among other things, the potential impropriety of his involvement in an internal Justice Department investigation as a foreign national and former British intelligence agent. Steele’s allies have also repeatedly noted that the dossier was not the original basis for the FBI’s probe into Trump and Russia.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/17/mueller-report-steele-justice-department-1280578

[lamantyn.livejournal.com]

Дураки, отчет нужно продавать в Barnes&Noble.
Очереди бы были как за последним Гарри Поттером.