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The substance of the case is entirely unrelated to Muellers investigation into whether any of President Donald Trumps associates aided Russias efforts to intervene in the 2016 election.
But if a Washington appeals court set to hear the murder-related case next month sides with the Justice Department and rules that judges dont have the freedom to release grand jury information that is usually kept secret, it could throw a monkey wrench into any plans Mueller has to issue a public report on his probes findings, lawyers following the issue said.
And it might even keep the special counsel from sending a report to Congress, shaking Democrats hopes that such a document could provide the impetus for impeachment proceedings against the president.
It is a sleeper case, Harvard Law professor Alex Whiting said. If the D.C. Circuit were to accept the Department of Justices arguments that would have potentially enormous implications for the future of the information from the Mueller investigation. That could close out a path by which that information becomes public.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/27/robert-mueller-special-counsel-report-sleeper-case-797373
2naSalit
(86,650 posts)one way or another...
"You can't hide an awl in a cloth bag..."
Ninga
(8,275 posts)world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,011 posts)marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Which requires the Special Counsel to make a report to the Attorney General (or Deputy Attorney General for Mueller) and gives the Attorney General the option to make the report public.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)I smell bullshit. I'm not a law expert, but this article just strikes me as another attempt to discourage Democrats. My gut tells me that there are going to be ways around whatever this guy claims will stifle the Mueller report. And, if it is the case, it will not have an effect on what the New York DA and her crew are doing. Even if this alleged "sleeper case" might stilfle Mueller's case, which I doubt it will, it won't affect the state's case. Or, should I say "states' cases"? From what I understand, other states have begun looking into Trump's activities there, as well.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)H2O Man
(73,559 posts)what if Mr. Mueller's dog eats his report?
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)to sham journalism.
fallout87
(819 posts)to release the report or not. That's what I've read countless times since the beginning.