On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) stated that Attorney General William Barr “almost seemed to be handing the president talking points,” and he is “deeply troubled” by Barr. Booker said, “I’m deeply
On Monday’s “CBS This Morning,” former Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta stated that he accepts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s conclusion that there wasn’t sufficient evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. Podesta said, “I think he’s a
On Sunday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Kasie DC,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) stated that Attorney General William Barr’s determination on obstruction of justice “seems a lot like a rush to judgment on the question of obstruction.” Whitehouse said,
While speaking with MSNBC on Saturday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that Attorney General William Barr’s letter summarizing the Mueller report is “brazenly devious.” Blumenthal said, “This letter is elegantly, but brazenly devious. What [Bill] Barr has
While speaking to reporters on Sunday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) stated that Attorney General William Barr’s conclusions on the Mueller report “raise more questions than they answer.” He also stated that “We cannot simply rely on what
While speaking to CNN on Sunday, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani reacted to the summary of the Mueller report by stating it is “a complete exoneration of the president.” Giuliani said, “We think it’s a complete exoneration of the president.” Host
During an interview with CNN on Saturday, Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the fact that President Trump wasn’t indicted by the Mueller report “is probably dictated as much by the policies that the Department of Justice
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that he will accept the findings of the Mueller report if they exonerate President Trump on the issue of collusion with
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” 2020 presidential candidate, former HUD Secretary, and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D) stated that “the fact that this president may well be celebrating that he’s not being indicted tells you a
While speaking on Saturday, 2020 presidential candidate former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) stated that President Trump, “beyond the shadow of a doubt, sought to, however ham-handedly, collude with the Russian government,” to influence the election. O’Rourke said, “You have a
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that theories that the Trump campaign colluded didn’t make sense and “the smart money for the past month has always been shifting…to the Southern District of New York and to his
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that what we know of the Mueller report doesn’t look good, and that he doesn’t “need the Mueller report to know he’s a traitor. I have a TV.” Maher
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be subpoenaed by Congress. Swalwell said, “[P]eople are on their way to jail, have gone to jail. There’s probably a farming out of
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stated that the facts and evidence in the Mueller report “are likely to show a lot of criminality, a lot of wrongdoing, and law-breaking” that isn’t
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” House Intelligence Committee and Judiciary Committee member Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that he doesn’t think he or the majority of his colleagues will accept a report “unless its veracity is testified to by Bob
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, President Trump said he doesn’t mind the public seeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, and stated, “Let people see it.” Trump responded to a question on whether the public has the right to see
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) stated that “We all kind of suspect” that the Mueller report “is coming soon.” Jordan said, “The reason Ms. Ahmad might have left
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik told Breitbart News that dismantling the FBI is “not a bad idea.”
Gregg Jarrett said political corruption at the Department of Justice and FBI prove that “Americans should be afraid of their government.”
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated that President Trump isn’t acting in the country’s best interests and Americans should rely on Congress and not Special Counsel Robert Mueller to determine
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated that if Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerates President Trump, “we move on.” He added that there are other investigations by Congress, states, and the Southern District of
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stated that Congress will “use every means we need to” in order to get access to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Cardin said, “I think the Congress has a
During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stated that he hasn’t discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation with President Trump or any senior White House officials. Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) asked
During a briefing on Monday, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stated that he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is “close to being completed.” Whitaker said he has “been fully briefed on the investigation.” He later added, “[T]he investigation is,
During his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General nominee William Barr stated that he would not follow an order from the president to change the current special counsel regulations and then fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller or follow
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) stated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller “has the goods on, certainly Flynn, certainly on the others, and, quite probably, on the president.” Garamendi said that the recent filing by
Comey told Congress he would “bet his life” that Mueller is conducting the Russia investigation “the right way.”
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) touted legislation to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller and said that President Trump has already interfered in Mueller’s investigation. Transcript (via FedNews) as Follows: “Hello. I’m Ron Wyden, United States Senator
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said that the sentencing memo for former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is a preview of the Mueller report, and the special counsel will “lay out
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN Senior Legal Analyst and New Yorker Staff Writer Jeffrey Toobin reacted to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s sentencing memo for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn by saying he “would be a little nervous” if
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) argued that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s sentencing memo for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn shows that Mueller believes his job is secure. Lieu said he thinks Mueller is “signaling
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that since Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hasn’t recused himself from the Mueller investigation, “it is incumbent that the Congress pass the bipartisan legislation that’s already
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that “a functioning democracy requires” Democrats and Republicans unite “to protect Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.” He added that failure to do so means that “our nation starts to devolve into
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that Republicans won’t get Democratic votes to fund the government “if they’re not going to be willing to make sure that we protect the Mueller probe.” Swalwell added that protecting the Mueller probe is possible without a fight over the budget.
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Trish Regan: Primetime,” White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway stated that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ departure “has nothing to do with” when Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation comes to an
During a press conference on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated he finds the timing of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ departure “very suspect,” and said that any attorney general shouldn’t be allowed to interfere with Special Counsel Robert
During an interview broadcast on Monday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” President Trump said that he will probably respond to some of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s questions, even though “it’s ridiculous that I have to do anything. Because
During an interview broadcast on Tuesday’s edition of Fox Business Network’s “Trish Regan Primetime,” President Trump stated the DOJ and FBI “played right into” Russia’s hands with the Russia investigation because Russia got “chaos” “for nothing.” Trump said, “[O]ur Justice Department and
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz stated the White House should be worried about Paul Manafort agreeing to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Host Steve Kornacki asked, “Is that [the Manafort deal] something the White House should
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” MSNBC Legal Analyst Danny Cevallos stated that he takes issue with the assumption that the information Paul Manafort has to offer Special Counsel Robert Mueller “must relate to Russia.” Cevallos said, “[T]o get to cooperation, he
