First they will go with doubting whether Barr is correctly summarizing the report. Eventually the redacted report will be issued. The redacted report will list the “smoke” they have been talking about in the media and here for two years and will explain why this smoke was not sufficient to determine that collusion occurred.
The explanation of why these meetings, phone calls etc. were not sufficient will be ignored. Schiff, Waters and their supporters in this forum and elsewhere will use the things that were looked into as evidence…no, proof…of collusion, forgetting or rather ignoring that all these things have already been looked into in detail by a group of experts many of whom weren’t all that happy with Trump to begin with.
We all know that is how things will play out.
That’s ok. The haters will make themselves happy but it won’t convince the middle.
The rules governing these investigations have changed dramatically since the Starr investigation.
I believe heavy redactions will be the rule of the day and that Schiff will secretly actually be happy. That will allow him to continue with his collusion delusion as he unsuccessfully demands to see the fully unredacted report.
The rules of the house are voted on for each new legislative session… This sessions rules were voted on in January… Here is the governing rule…
(f) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such rules and procedures as it considers necessary to
prevent the disclosure, without the
consent of each person concerned, of
information in the possession of the select committee that unduly infringes
on the privacy or that violates the constitutional rights of such person. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the select committee from publicly disclosing classified information
in a case in which it determines that
national interest in the disclosure of
classified information clearly outweighs any infringement on the privacy of a person. (g)(1) The select committee may disclose publicly any information in its
possession after a determination by the
select committee that the public interest would be served by such disclosure.
With respect to the disclosure of information for which this paragraph requires action by the select committee—
(A) the select committee shall
meet to vote on the matter within
five days after a member of the select
committee requests a vote; and
(B) a member of the select committee may not make such a disclosure before a vote by the select committee on the matter, or after a vote
by the select committee on the matter except in accordance with this
paragraph.
(2)(A) In a case in which the select
committee votes to disclose publicly
any information that has been classified under established security procedures, that has been submitted to it by
the executive branch, and that the executive branch requests be kept secret,
the select committee shall notify the
President of such vote.
(B) The select committee may disclose publicly such information after
the expiration of a five-day period following the day on which notice of the
vote to disclose is transmitted to the
President unless, before the expiration
of the five-day period, the President,
personally in writing, notifies the select committee that the President objects to the disclosure of such information, provides reasons therefor, and
certifies that the threat to the national interest of the United States
posed by the disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in the disclosure.
(C) If the President, personally in
writing, notifies the select committee
of objections to the disclosure of information as provided in subdivision (B),
the select committee may, by majority
vote, refer the question of the disclosure of such information, with a recommendation thereon, to the House.
The select committee may not publicly
disclose such information without
leave of the House.
(D) Whenever the select committee
votes to refer the question of disclosure
of any information to the House under
subdivision (C), the chair shall, not
later than the first day on which the
House is in session following the day
on which the vote occurs, report the
matter to the House for its consideration.
(E) If the chair of the select committee does not offer in the House a
motion to consider in closed session a
matter reported under subdivision (D)
within four calendar days on which the
House is in session after the recommendation described in subdivision
(C) is reported, then such a motion
shall be privileged when offered by a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion
shall be decided without debate or intervening motion except one that the
House adjourn.
(F) Upon adoption by the House of a
motion to resolve into closed session as
described in subdivision (E), the Speaker may declare a recess subject to the
call of the Chair. At the expiration of
the recess, the pending question, in
closed session, shall be, ‘‘Shall the
House approve the recommendation of
the select committee?’’.
(G) Debate on the question described
in subdivision (F) shall be limited to
two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the select committee.
After such debate the previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the question of approving the recommendation without intervening motion except one motion that the House
adjourn. The House shall vote on the
question in open session but without
divulging the information with respect
to which the vote is taken. If the recommendation of the select committee
is not approved, then the question is
considered as recommitted to the se
lect committee for further recommendation.
Once people who are in the know have told them there are parts that shouldn’t be released, I doubt it will be a vote in favor.
That’s a non binding resolution asking for it to be released. The way that was talked about in the other thread was a way through law that information is released regardless of who objects.
I’m guessing you didn’t read the article I provided. You keep claiming Schiff has access to everything the DOJ has, yet the special counsel legislation states that the DOJ is under no obligation to release the report to Congress.
So obviously there is a disconnect here.
Regardless of what you claim, Congress doesn’t simply get everything it wants from the executive branch. That is reality.
So we will see how this plays out. My prediction is that Barr will prevail, despite Schiff’s temper tantrums.
