Posted on 10/20/2017 10:44:28 PM PDT by John Semmens
This week evidence showing Russian bribery aimed at manipulating US Government policies began to trickle into the media sphere. It seems that the State Department's 2010 decision to permit a Russian-owned uranium firm to acquire 20% of the US supply of this nuclear resource proceeded amid a flurry of donations to the Clinton Foundation.
While FBI field agents uncovered the bribery trail, then Director, Robert Mueller successfully suppressed the investigation obtaining a Department of Justice (DOJ) "gag" order that is still in effect today. This past week, Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for current DOJ Attorney General Jeff Sessions to lift the gag order, but was rebuffed by the Trump appointee.
"There are many complicated issues to consider," Sessions said. "For one, there is the reputation and privacy of current and formerly highly placed government officials to be taken into account. Right now Robert Mueller is a special counsel looking into other matters. His effectiveness on that assignment could be impeded if he were to be queried on the uranium deal. Another factor that looms large in my mind is whether the Statute of Limitations may have expired on any crimes committed so long ago. Raising issues that couldn't be tried in court because of this would be fruitless and embarrassing."
Grassley declared "Sessions' refusal to lift the suppression of evidence by his AG predecessor is an unacceptable infringement on Congress' responsibility to scrutinize the actions of the executive branch. Why he is honoring an illegal gag order defies understanding. If we are to 'drain the swamp' we must have access to witnesses holding crucial evidence."
In related news, former Attorney General Eric Holder defended former FBI Director James Comey's exoneration of Hillary Clinton prior to completion of an investigation, calling it "an efficient way of disposing of the matter. Comey knew that there was no way that AG Lynch was going to pursue a case against Mrs. Clinton. Writing the exoneration memo in advance was a way to more efficiently close the whole thing down and save the government a lot of heartaches and headaches."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/227656-2017-10-20-semi-news-semi-satire-october-22-2017-edition.htm
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When are you going to get back to satire?
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