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spanone

(135,886 posts)
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 07:33 PM Nov 2018

Breaking***Trump raised investigating Clinton with Rosenstein, Whitaker and McGahn***

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on multiple occasions raised with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Matt Whitaker, who was then-chief of staff to Jeff Sessions, whether the Justice Department was progressing in investigating Hillary Clinton, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The President also wanted his previous White House counsel, Don McGahn, to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Clinton on numerous occasions, but McGahn rebuffed doing that, the source said.

Anticipating the question about Clinton would be raised, Whitaker came prepared to answer with what Justice was doing on Clinton-related matters, including the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One investigations, the source said. The source added that Whitaker was trying to appease the President, but did not seem to cross any line.

The New York Times first reported on Trump's requests to McGahn to prosecute Clinton, as well as former FBI Director James Comey.


https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/20/politics/donald-trump-don-mcgahn-clinton-comey/index.html
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Breaking***Trump raised investigating Clinton with Rosenstein, Whitaker and McGahn*** (Original Post) spanone Nov 2018 OP
They let this guy break every rule! 😤 In It to Win It Nov 2018 #1
For anyone who has been paying attention, this is not breaking news. nt Kahuna7 Nov 2018 #2
Oh geez, old news, but alas maybe solid confirmed . . . Iliyah Nov 2018 #3
This is Twilight Zone territory BlueJac Nov 2018 #4
The gop are allowing this to take place duforsure Nov 2018 #5
Lindsey Graham is already saying he will investigate the Hillary emails. nt Kahuna7 Nov 2018 #7
Exact same thing Nixon did/tried to do DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #6

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
5. The gop are allowing this to take place
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 08:14 PM
Nov 2018

By enabling a corrupt criminal in the White House , and by doing nothing , so they are cementing the probability they'll all be voted heavily against this next election at even higher numbers of voters too. Now they need to ask Session under oath if he was asked by trump to go after Comey, Hillary , Obama , and others strictly for political reasons and not crimes. The GOP by refusing to do anything are making themselves co-conspirators even more.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
6. Exact same thing Nixon did/tried to do
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 08:16 PM
Nov 2018

during the Watergate burglary cover-up. It was part of Article II of the Impeachment document.

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