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I have a bit of a confusion in regards to the Mueller investigation.



While it was undergoing, we were repeatedly told that "proving collusion" is pretty much impossible since there's no such thing as "collusion", legally speaking. The best one could hope for from Mueller's investigation is that he would highlight enough ... wrongdoings by Trump and his team, that Congress would end up impeaching him.



Nobody ever actually expected Mueller to do his investigation and end up concluding it with holy moly, I actually just caught Trump in the act of admitting he is a Russian agent! I even have it on tape! Woho! Collusion proved! ... rather, the expectation was always (at least from a Democratic perspective) that the investigation could bring to light certain facts that would make impeachment a viable topic of discussion.



However, now that the investigation has concluded, why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?



Isn't that what the investigation was for? Isn't that why it's called an investigation? If the goal was to simply deliver a yes/no answer to congress with respect to whether Trump can be criminally charged or not, well, we all already new that was never going to happen. It was the contents of the report, and what consequences those contents may have, that was the primary goal with the investigation, was it not?










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I have a bit of a confusion in regards to the Mueller investigation.



While it was undergoing, we were repeatedly told that "proving collusion" is pretty much impossible since there's no such thing as "collusion", legally speaking. The best one could hope for from Mueller's investigation is that he would highlight enough ... wrongdoings by Trump and his team, that Congress would end up impeaching him.



Nobody ever actually expected Mueller to do his investigation and end up concluding it with holy moly, I actually just caught Trump in the act of admitting he is a Russian agent! I even have it on tape! Woho! Collusion proved! ... rather, the expectation was always (at least from a Democratic perspective) that the investigation could bring to light certain facts that would make impeachment a viable topic of discussion.



However, now that the investigation has concluded, why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?



Isn't that what the investigation was for? Isn't that why it's called an investigation? If the goal was to simply deliver a yes/no answer to congress with respect to whether Trump can be criminally charged or not, well, we all already new that was never going to happen. It was the contents of the report, and what consequences those contents may have, that was the primary goal with the investigation, was it not?










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I have a bit of a confusion in regards to the Mueller investigation.



While it was undergoing, we were repeatedly told that "proving collusion" is pretty much impossible since there's no such thing as "collusion", legally speaking. The best one could hope for from Mueller's investigation is that he would highlight enough ... wrongdoings by Trump and his team, that Congress would end up impeaching him.



Nobody ever actually expected Mueller to do his investigation and end up concluding it with holy moly, I actually just caught Trump in the act of admitting he is a Russian agent! I even have it on tape! Woho! Collusion proved! ... rather, the expectation was always (at least from a Democratic perspective) that the investigation could bring to light certain facts that would make impeachment a viable topic of discussion.



However, now that the investigation has concluded, why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?



Isn't that what the investigation was for? Isn't that why it's called an investigation? If the goal was to simply deliver a yes/no answer to congress with respect to whether Trump can be criminally charged or not, well, we all already new that was never going to happen. It was the contents of the report, and what consequences those contents may have, that was the primary goal with the investigation, was it not?










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I have a bit of a confusion in regards to the Mueller investigation.



While it was undergoing, we were repeatedly told that "proving collusion" is pretty much impossible since there's no such thing as "collusion", legally speaking. The best one could hope for from Mueller's investigation is that he would highlight enough ... wrongdoings by Trump and his team, that Congress would end up impeaching him.



Nobody ever actually expected Mueller to do his investigation and end up concluding it with holy moly, I actually just caught Trump in the act of admitting he is a Russian agent! I even have it on tape! Woho! Collusion proved! ... rather, the expectation was always (at least from a Democratic perspective) that the investigation could bring to light certain facts that would make impeachment a viable topic of discussion.



However, now that the investigation has concluded, why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?



Isn't that what the investigation was for? Isn't that why it's called an investigation? If the goal was to simply deliver a yes/no answer to congress with respect to whether Trump can be criminally charged or not, well, we all already new that was never going to happen. It was the contents of the report, and what consequences those contents may have, that was the primary goal with the investigation, was it not?







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... why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?




The U.S. House voted unanimously to release the Mueller report to the public.




  • House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report ~ NY Times, March 4, 2019

The President has repeatedly concurred, saying publicly that he has no objection its release.



So there's really no debate on the matter. Everybody agrees that it should be released.



The problem is that the report contains information that cannot be released by law and for national security reasons. The report also contains the personal information of tangential third-parties, and an effort is being made to protect their privacy. There's also an effort to protect the integrity of other investigations that are ongoing. So it will take some time to release the full report, which will undoubtedly be redacted. The Attorney General estimates by mid-April.




"As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and
the public had the opportunity to read the Special Counsel’s report.
The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process,” [Attorney General William] Barr wrote to
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and House
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.



Barr said the Justice Department and the special counsel are “well
along in the process of identifying and redacting” sensitive material,
including material that “by law cannot be made public,” “material the
intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising
sensitive sources and methods; material that could affect other
ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred
to other Department offices; and information that would unduly
infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of
peripheral third parties.”



Barr said that he anticipates they “will be in a position to release
the report by mid-April, if not sooner.” A Justice Department official
this week told Fox News that the Mueller report is more than 300 pages
long.



Barr added that: “Although the President would have the right to
assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated
publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no
plans to submit the report to the White House for privilege review."



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  • I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

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  • Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

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  • @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

    – Cort Ammon
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  • @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

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  • No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

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The other issue is that, as a Special Counsel, rather than an Independent Counsel (Ken Starr), Mueller was still reporting to the AG. Ken Starr was independent from the DOJ and therefore could deliver his report directly to Congress.






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    ... why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?




    The U.S. House voted unanimously to release the Mueller report to the public.




    • House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report ~ NY Times, March 4, 2019

    The President has repeatedly concurred, saying publicly that he has no objection its release.



    So there's really no debate on the matter. Everybody agrees that it should be released.



    The problem is that the report contains information that cannot be released by law and for national security reasons. The report also contains the personal information of tangential third-parties, and an effort is being made to protect their privacy. There's also an effort to protect the integrity of other investigations that are ongoing. So it will take some time to release the full report, which will undoubtedly be redacted. The Attorney General estimates by mid-April.




    "As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and
    the public had the opportunity to read the Special Counsel’s report.
    The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process,” [Attorney General William] Barr wrote to
    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and House
    Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.



    Barr said the Justice Department and the special counsel are “well
    along in the process of identifying and redacting” sensitive material,
    including material that “by law cannot be made public,” “material the
    intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising
    sensitive sources and methods; material that could affect other
    ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred
    to other Department offices; and information that would unduly
    infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of
    peripheral third parties.”



    Barr said that he anticipates they “will be in a position to release
    the report by mid-April, if not sooner.” A Justice Department official
    this week told Fox News that the Mueller report is more than 300 pages
    long.



    Barr added that: “Although the President would have the right to
    assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated
    publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no
    plans to submit the report to the White House for privilege review."



    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barr-to-release-mueller-report-to-congress-by-mid-april-if-not-sooner-will-not-transmit-to-white-house-for-privilege-review







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    • I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

      – o.m.
      3 hours ago











    • Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

      – Michael_B
      1 hour ago











    • @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

      – Cort Ammon
      1 hour ago











    • @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

      – o.m.
      1 hour ago











    • No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

      – Shadur
      26 mins ago















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    ... why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?




    The U.S. House voted unanimously to release the Mueller report to the public.




    • House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report ~ NY Times, March 4, 2019

    The President has repeatedly concurred, saying publicly that he has no objection its release.



    So there's really no debate on the matter. Everybody agrees that it should be released.



    The problem is that the report contains information that cannot be released by law and for national security reasons. The report also contains the personal information of tangential third-parties, and an effort is being made to protect their privacy. There's also an effort to protect the integrity of other investigations that are ongoing. So it will take some time to release the full report, which will undoubtedly be redacted. The Attorney General estimates by mid-April.




    "As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and
    the public had the opportunity to read the Special Counsel’s report.
    The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process,” [Attorney General William] Barr wrote to
    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and House
    Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.



    Barr said the Justice Department and the special counsel are “well
    along in the process of identifying and redacting” sensitive material,
    including material that “by law cannot be made public,” “material the
    intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising
    sensitive sources and methods; material that could affect other
    ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred
    to other Department offices; and information that would unduly
    infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of
    peripheral third parties.”



    Barr said that he anticipates they “will be in a position to release
    the report by mid-April, if not sooner.” A Justice Department official
    this week told Fox News that the Mueller report is more than 300 pages
    long.



    Barr added that: “Although the President would have the right to
    assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated
    publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no
    plans to submit the report to the White House for privilege review."



    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barr-to-release-mueller-report-to-congress-by-mid-april-if-not-sooner-will-not-transmit-to-white-house-for-privilege-review







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    • I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

      – o.m.
      3 hours ago











    • Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

      – Michael_B
      1 hour ago











    • @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

      – Cort Ammon
      1 hour ago











    • @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

      – o.m.
      1 hour ago











    • No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

      – Shadur
      26 mins ago













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    ... why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?




    The U.S. House voted unanimously to release the Mueller report to the public.




    • House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report ~ NY Times, March 4, 2019

    The President has repeatedly concurred, saying publicly that he has no objection its release.



    So there's really no debate on the matter. Everybody agrees that it should be released.



    The problem is that the report contains information that cannot be released by law and for national security reasons. The report also contains the personal information of tangential third-parties, and an effort is being made to protect their privacy. There's also an effort to protect the integrity of other investigations that are ongoing. So it will take some time to release the full report, which will undoubtedly be redacted. The Attorney General estimates by mid-April.




    "As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and
    the public had the opportunity to read the Special Counsel’s report.
    The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process,” [Attorney General William] Barr wrote to
    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and House
    Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.



    Barr said the Justice Department and the special counsel are “well
    along in the process of identifying and redacting” sensitive material,
    including material that “by law cannot be made public,” “material the
    intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising
    sensitive sources and methods; material that could affect other
    ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred
    to other Department offices; and information that would unduly
    infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of
    peripheral third parties.”



    Barr said that he anticipates they “will be in a position to release
    the report by mid-April, if not sooner.” A Justice Department official
    this week told Fox News that the Mueller report is more than 300 pages
    long.



    Barr added that: “Although the President would have the right to
    assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated
    publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no
    plans to submit the report to the White House for privilege review."



    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barr-to-release-mueller-report-to-congress-by-mid-april-if-not-sooner-will-not-transmit-to-white-house-for-privilege-review







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    ... why is there then any possible debate on whether the report should be released to all members of Congress, completely unredacted?




    The U.S. House voted unanimously to release the Mueller report to the public.




    • House Votes, 420-to-0, to Demand Public Release of Mueller Report ~ NY Times, March 4, 2019

    The President has repeatedly concurred, saying publicly that he has no objection its release.



    So there's really no debate on the matter. Everybody agrees that it should be released.



    The problem is that the report contains information that cannot be released by law and for national security reasons. The report also contains the personal information of tangential third-parties, and an effort is being made to protect their privacy. There's also an effort to protect the integrity of other investigations that are ongoing. So it will take some time to release the full report, which will undoubtedly be redacted. The Attorney General estimates by mid-April.




    "As we have discussed, I share your desire to ensure that Congress and
    the public had the opportunity to read the Special Counsel’s report.
    The Special Counsel is assisting us in this process,” [Attorney General William] Barr wrote to
    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and House
    Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.



    Barr said the Justice Department and the special counsel are “well
    along in the process of identifying and redacting” sensitive material,
    including material that “by law cannot be made public,” “material the
    intelligence community identifies as potentially compromising
    sensitive sources and methods; material that could affect other
    ongoing matters, including those that the Special Counsel has referred
    to other Department offices; and information that would unduly
    infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of
    peripheral third parties.”



    Barr said that he anticipates they “will be in a position to release
    the report by mid-April, if not sooner.” A Justice Department official
    this week told Fox News that the Mueller report is more than 300 pages
    long.



    Barr added that: “Although the President would have the right to
    assert privilege over certain parts of the report, he has stated
    publicly that he intends to defer to me and, accordingly, there are no
    plans to submit the report to the White House for privilege review."



    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barr-to-release-mueller-report-to-congress-by-mid-april-if-not-sooner-will-not-transmit-to-white-house-for-privilege-review








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    • I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

      – o.m.
      3 hours ago











    • Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

      – Michael_B
      1 hour ago











    • @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

      – Cort Ammon
      1 hour ago











    • @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

      – o.m.
      1 hour ago











    • No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

      – Shadur
      26 mins ago

















    • I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

      – o.m.
      3 hours ago











    • Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

      – Michael_B
      1 hour ago











    • @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

      – Cort Ammon
      1 hour ago











    • @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

      – o.m.
      1 hour ago











    • No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

      – Shadur
      26 mins ago
















    I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

    – o.m.
    3 hours ago





    I thought the President could unilaterally declassify everything in the report and release it if he wanted to. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Stevenson showed recon photos in the UNSC, after all. Of course it might be unwise to release information if e.g. the US listened to Russian phones, but that must be balanced against the damage by a less-than-100-percent release of the report.

    – o.m.
    3 hours ago













    Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

    – Michael_B
    1 hour ago





    Having the authority to declassify, and exercising that authority, are two separate animals. For the reasons listed in my answer, I don't think it would be wise, legal or decent (in the case of innocent people's personal privacy), to exercise that authority. @o.m.

    – Michael_B
    1 hour ago













    @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

    – Cort Ammon
    1 hour ago





    @o.m. He may be able to declassify things, but there are other issues of privacy at stake. If I may be a bit tongue in cheek, someone needs to go through the document and make sure that the identity of "Individual #1" is not accidentally released.

    – Cort Ammon
    1 hour ago













    @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

    – o.m.
    1 hour ago





    @CortAmmon, wouldn't the President want to make really sure that he is named as the unindicted non-conspirator in all this? I agree that there are very good reasons to keep things secret, but having even one blacked-out section will have conspiracy theorists busy for ages.

    – o.m.
    1 hour ago













    No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

    – Shadur
    26 mins ago





    No, the problem is that McConnel flat out refused to bring the proposal to a senate vote, and Barr is doing everything he can to spin the report in Trump's favour as much as he can - let's face it, that's exactly the purpose Trump fired Sessions and appointed Barr for.

    – Shadur
    26 mins ago











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