Mueller Deputies Will Testify Too

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/06/26/mueller-deputies-will-testify-too/

Mueller Deputies Will Testify Too
June 26, 2019 at 6:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Politico: “Under the joint House Judiciary and Intelligence Committee plan unveiled Tuesday night, an unspecified number of the special counsel’s senior deputies are expected to accompany their former boss and testify in closed session when Mueller appears next month. Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff declined Tuesday night to identify the deputies, and it was also unclear if they would be appearing under subpoena.”

“Democrats also haven’t precluded bringing the former Mueller lawyers back for additional rounds.”

[watoos]

1. Democrats need to subpoena Andrew Weissman,

Mueller is not comfortable doing public speaking. Weissman will give it right back to the Freedumb caucus assholes.

[FakeNoose]

25. I think you're right about that

There's a reason Mueller doesn't want to testify in public, and it's not because of Chump. Mueller really, really hates to speak in public. When he was on TV a couple weeks ago his voice was shaking. I thought maybe he had laryngitis (or something) but it was nerves. He was nervous in front of the cameras.

Well OK, he's not Superman, and he's never looked for the limelight, and he has avoided the media, so this all adds up. We need to recognize that other people on his team might be better suited to face the public and answer the tough questions. It doesn't mean that Mueller can't answer the questions, it just means he'd just rather stay in the background. Now that Mueller is retiring it's time for others to pick up the ball, and hopefully Weissman will be one of them.

[maxsolomon]

33. too bad. it's the future of the republic on the line here.

he knows that better than anyone, since he's seen everything.

[kentuck]

2. This could be where the bombshells might originate...

...rather than with Mueller?

[wyldwolf]

3. one can't help but wonder if these are deputies that started making noise after Barr's faux frame.

[kentuck]

4. Yes...

and they may be more willing to testify than Mueller? It should be interesting.

[watoos]

6. According to Schiff

they didn't want to testify either.

[StarfishSaver]

20. Being an "unwilling" witness is a common gambit in situations like this where the witness may face

pressure not to testify and serious consequences if they do.

I don't know if that's what's happening here, but I'm not assuming that just because Schiff says they didn't want to testify that it's actually the case. It's possible they're all pretending the witnesses are being dragged in kicking and screaming and are only testifying because they have no choice.

[wyldwolf]

5. I guess Iran is in deep shit that week.

[2naSalit]

7. I am hoping to be able to watch that!

[True Blue American]

8. Turn on the DVR!

If I fall asleep I will still be able to watch and you can beat CSPAN will do a rerun.

[2naSalit]

9. Don't have one, don't have teevee...

I can watch a livestream if I'm not out on the farm that day.

[True Blue American]

11. That is good enough

May I ask what streaming device? Trying to cut cable, go to streaming.

[2naSalit]

13. A seven year old laptop and DSL...

CSPAN won't let you watch live unless you have a cable acct but MSNBC and a couple streaming services will cover it, maybe PBS online will too.

And there will be archived versions I can watch later too. I'm sure some of those will end up being posted here at some point. I won't miss it forever, just might have to wait a little bit to catch a replay of it somewhere.

[True Blue American]

15. Thanks

I am using my IPad more to watch things. Pluto is a streaming device I love. You can pick and choose. So am sure you can watch any where.

[2naSalit]

18. What's Pluto?

I am always looking for better streaming since some sites crap out after a while for some reason.

[True Blue American]

19. An APP

I have on my IPad, free, many good shows.

[2naSalit]

22. Thanks

I'll look into that. Gotta get down to the fields, it's that time of day here.

[usaf-vet]

17. You will still need an internet connection. Or a big data package with your ISP.

We cut the cable 5 years ago and bought a Roku to stream to our TV

https://www.roku.com/products/players

Roku acts like your smartphone in that they (it) provides for a way to download an app (for example Netflix, PBS, MLB, etc) which interfaces with your TV.

In summary.
1. You will still need an internet connection. Or a large data package from your cellphone company and a Chromecast device.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast

2. You will need a connection between your TV and the internet. A Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast.
Or stream to your computer as the viewing device.

3. You will likely still need a subscription to a streaming provider.

Most of the free options to watch the news and entertainment programming has been cut off or will soon become yet another pay to play service. The days of free over the air broadcasting is gone if you live in a rural area.

[True Blue American]

21. Yes, Internet if fine for now. Amazon is opening

An internet connection that will have no fiber optic cables.

I get Cord Cutters daily on my Email. Learning all kinds of the latest infor. This is why they are saying,” This is the year cable dies.

[usaf-vet]

23. Yes that might be true and available if you live in a metropolitan area.

I doubt the technology will have a universal footprint and be available to anyone anywhere who wants it.

I'm retired from 25 years in the IT industry and just don't see it have wide-reaching capabilities.

If it did it would change the game.

[True Blue American]

24. Amazon said they

Plan to put the Internet is areas that do not have it.

I am not an expert like you so thanks.

[usaf-vet]

32. You bet!

[Nevermypresident]

10. Why are the Senior Deputies testifying in CLOSED sessions?!?

Please, these need to be open and televised!

[DeminPennswoods]

27. Probably because they'll be testifying about the

counter-intelligence investigation.

[Nevermypresident]

30. I'm not sure... I read that the FBI has/is conducting the counterintelligence

investigation. This was not in Mueller's jurisdiction. So I don't know if Mueller/senior staff would testify to counterintelligence findings since it's the FBI's investigation. (i.e. I can see them answer with "you need to ask the FBI&quot

"The fact that it's not present in the report tells me the ball is now and remains in the court of the FBI and the intelligence community," said Frank Figliuzzi, an NBC News contributor and former head of counterintelligence at the FBI."


"For the last year, FBI counterintelligence analysts who were not working on the criminal investigation were embedded in Mueller's office, sending written summaries of foreign intelligence and counterintelligence to FBI headquarters and relevant field offices, the report says."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/counterintelligence-investigation-trump-team-russia-hasn-t-stopped-n996486

[DeminPennswoods]

34. Yes, but they worked along side Mueller's team

and in his office. I've heard national security pros say that it's not all unusual for investigations like this not to be prosecuted or made public because, presumably, being public would let adversary know what the US learned. Mueller's deputies probably know a lot more than what's been made public. They will be able to corroborate what the FBI agents tell, or have told, the committee.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Watch republiCONs try to investigate the investigation as a diversion from tRump crimes. . . . nt

[watoos]

14. Gaetz already said that's what he is going to do.

[True Blue American]

16. Is that

16 DUI Gaetz?

[Nevermypresident]

31. I predict a circus thanks to the repubs.

[Firestorm49]

26. Don't get your hopes up. We've been down this path before.

[emmaverybo]

28. I do not expect any bombshell. I doubt Mueller or his team are going to discuss anything related

to counterintelligence material handed off to FBI or anything related to ongoing investigations. They will stick to what’s in the report.

[OnDoutside]

29. Is Andrew Whatisname going to testify too ? Unless we've

been lied to again, he'd be the right one to get.

[Danascot]

35. I'd like them to be asked about the 7 investigations Barr killed

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142332982