Judge questions Barr's handling of Mueller findings

The Hill ^ | 08/05/19 | Jacqueline Thomsen

[yesthatjallen]

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday pressed Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on why the public shouldn’t be allowed to see redacted portions of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, suggesting that he may be willing to consider releasing at least some of the restricted document.

Judge Reggie Walton, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, posed the questions during a hearing on a pair of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits seeking the redacted portions of the report.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold filed the lawsuits earlier this year. The cases have since been consolidated, and attorneys for each party split the arguments during Monday’s hearing.

Walton in particular raised concerns about Attorney General William Barr’s initial handling of Mueller’s report, indicating that he believed there were discrepancies in how Barr characterized the report and the former special counsel’s actual findings.

“I do have some concerns because it seems to me difficult to reconcile the contents of the Mueller report and statements made by the attorney general” about the report, Walton said.

[Responsibility2nd]

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday pressed Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on why the public shouldn’t be allowed to see redacted portions of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, suggesting that he may be willing to consider releasing at least some of the restricted document.

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What part of “Ongoing Investigation” does this idiot not understand?

[Responsibility2nd]

HOM? What HOM?

[myerson]

Butt out, Reggie.

[olezip]

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday pressed Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on why the public shouldn’t be allowed to see redacted portions of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, suggesting that he may be willing to consider releasing at least some of the restricted document.

A federal judge weighing in on this matter at this time, makes me suspicious.

Why would he be so concerned about redacted portions of Mueller's report? Is he meddling?

[faithhopecharity]

BECAUSE its illegal, that’s why

but judges sometimes don’t give a dammmm about the law

[rockinqsranch]

Bushie Judge Grandstanding. He knows all the reasons, but is feeling slighted he hasn’t had his fifteen of fame.

[jospehm20]

Bushies suck.

[Robert DeLong]

Judge Reggie Walton

[Logical me]

Is this idiot a judge? He needs his ars removed from the bench.

[shanover]

I could post something with a rope,a tree etc. but that would be extreme.

[odawg]

The democrats think the redacted portion contains all the evidence they need to prove that Barr, Mueller, and the entire Mueller team are covering up for Trump.

[Ann Archy]

OMG....I was going to call him a DUMBASS DEMOCRAT, then I see he is Black so I can’t without being called a RACIST!

[Pikachu_Dad]

I think I agree with this judge ! 🤔 So it ‘Harms an Ongoing Matter’ Given that I think that Mueller’s report is a pile of stinking (redacted), and that all ‘Ongoing Matters that I know about SHOULD be harmed. Let’s go ahead and release the HOM material. Free Flynn !

[LeonardFMason]

Looks like a guy I saw at a car wash.

[Shady]

Release of Grand Jury material is against the law. And this clown is a judge?

[lastchance]

Dumb ass.

[a fool in paradise]

Buttfeed Reporter. Files his reports next to celeb gossip clickbait.

[TigersEye]

If a judge releases Grand Jury material can he be prosecuted?

[Herodes]

It’s called the Rule of Law, sport.