[cyncooper]

The Democrats, saying that the $21 million investigation by Independent Counsel David Barrett should have ended long ago, succeeded in attaching an amendment to a spending bill Tuesday to cut off his funding by June 1.

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Barrett's investigation was wrapped up two years ago, and his 400-page final report was submitted to a three-judge panel last August, said two sources.

Because those named in the report have until the end of June to refute Barrett's findings, Kerry and Dorgan's amendment would prevent its release.

~snip~

So the investigation has in fact wrapped up and now this timing scheme has been cooked up to bury it.

I don't understand how cutting off his funding buries the report. It's done. I suppose it means he'd be unable to respond to the targets' refutation?

Can someone explain better why this cut-off of funding buries a report that's complete and submitted?

[MamaLucci]

First Lady Launches Fund-Raising Race

I've been doing a bit of research.....did you know that Terry McAuliffe was in charge of launching Hillary!'s Senate campaign fundraising apparatus? I sure didn't (or forgot).

[Truth29]

"Can someone explain better why this cut-off of funding buries a report that is complete and submitted?"

If it is a complete cutoff without provision for wrap up and orderly termination, then no funds could be use to answer questions, respond to correspondence, print or distribute a report. As ridiculous as it may sound, anyone being paid from the investigation appropriation would be in violation of the law to even respond to a question.

[Peach]

I only caught part of Rush's report to day and this article raised a few questions so I'm unable to help explain how a cut off in funding buries the report, cyn.