By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer April 1 at 12:26 PM Give Republicans credit for this: Convincing everyone to take Attorney General William P. Barr’s four-page summary of Robert S. Mueller III’s report on the Russia scandal as proof that President Trump is innocent of every allegation, “a cloud has been lifted” from his presidency, and the whole matter has come to an end was one of the most extraordinary PR coups in recent memory.
There are reasons to be skeptical, to say the least. Imagine, as some have posited, what the reaction would have been from both Republicans and the media if Ken Starr had delivered his report on the Lewinsky scandal to Janet Reno, who kept it from the public but wrote a four-page letter concluding that Bill Clinton was not guilty of any crimes.
Now Barr says he will release a version of the nearly 400-page report, albeit one that contains redactions in four areas: grand jury information, information that could reveal intelligence “sources and methods,” information related to investigations that are still ongoing, and information related to “peripheral third parties” who were caught up in the investigation but committed no wrongdoing themselves.
To be clear, this isn’t about whether the full report without redactions will be made public. It’s about whether select members of Congress will be able to see the unredacted version. If Barr and his aides do their jobs as they’re supposed to, Nadler would presumably say afterward that having seen both versions, he can attest that all the redactions were appropriate and that the public can learn all it needs to know from the redacted version.
paulwaldman1 Opinion!!!!
paulwaldman1 Just release it, trump is guilty his sons ( mamas babies papas maybe) guilty lock up that cloths designer,
paulwaldman1 He looks like hes hiding shit too
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paulwaldman1 alwaysnegitive
paulwaldman1 It won't.
paulwaldman1 Democrats are just sore loosers, again. They know what's in all the reports/papers - they just want more fake headlines to make it appear there's something there. Once it's all released, it will be a whole lot of nothing.
paulwaldman1 What else would you expect from the idiots at the and paulwaldman1! It's WilliamBarr's job to redact what can't be legally released, like Grand Jury info. But members of the HouseJudiciary want him to release the unredacted report. Hell no! Ignore the subpoena.
paulwaldman1 Oh please.. U ppl are nothing but Political HACKS! 🙄🤨
paulwaldman1 Nyet
paulwaldman1 Really, who should we trust Hillary Clinton?
paulwaldman1 Dems fought hard against Barr being approved because we knew then he could not be trusted, he was tainted by how own words, & there was concern he would end Mueller's work, which I still believe he did.
paulwaldman1 Fake news
paulwaldman1 The look of deceit!!
paulwaldman1 Anyone associated with Trump, especially his appointees, carries the taint and stench of POTUS's corruption.
paulwaldman1 I bet you he proves you wrong
paulwaldman1 He’s working with Mueller
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paulwaldman1 How can we trust him with transparency if we can’t even see his neck?
paulwaldman1 do you mean BRUCE CUTLER?
paulwaldman1 Barr is working with Mueller in the redaction of the report.... I guess since Mueller didn’t condemn Trump...now mueller can’t be trusted 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ DTS
paulwaldman1 Obstruction phraseology twisting report on the horizon Can't trust the DOJ Too many anti Trump operatives infiltrated the the Department...
paulwaldman1 No kidding! Anybody else in any other administration wouldnnot have been confirmed. This is a tragic legacy for the 'Grand Old Party' and mitch mcconnell.
paulwaldman1 You always knew this would happen. Why the surprise looks now?😡😡🇺🇸🇺🇸
paulwaldman1 Pues tampoco ellos parece que pongan mucho interes ...🖐
paulwaldman1 Ok look another opinion piece with nothing factual
paulwaldman1 How about Mueller and Rosenstein you have been telling us how GREAT they are above reproach. They are YOUR Guys Why is the CIA controlled Washington Post knowingly inciting the public
paulwaldman1 Just like we can’t depend on the Washington post for real news.
paulwaldman1 We cant trust any liberal left wing groups including democrats after the absurdity of the padt 3 years!
paulwaldman1 Bullshit!
paulwaldman1 Barr looks like you can’t trust him
paulwaldman1 This man has a long career and has been above reproach. Too bad u hate POTUS, ur feelings don’t make his appointees liars and crooks. Way to help unify, jerks
paulwaldman1 We certainly don’t trust media
paulwaldman1 Truth© by AG Barr a new earthy fundament fragrance. Allergy Advice - may contain alternative facts
paulwaldman1 Barr probably has shredded the report the reason he stalling or maybe Crump 🤡 has it.
paulwaldman1 These opinions get people w/out underlying legal knowledge all stirred up. There are legal reasons why the whole thing can't be released, at least w/out redactions. That takes time. Do you really think Mueller & team would let Barr hide something incriminating?
paulwaldman1 Yes, we know.
paulwaldman1 Yes, we can. Stop
paulwaldman1 You trusted Mueller and look what that got you.... 'No collusion.' Sometimes it doesn't matter who you trust. Sometimes the facts are the facts.
paulwaldman1 Translation: 'Democrats can not EVER believe the truth.'
paulwaldman1 You guys don't trust anyone not on Hillary's payroll it seems. File a FOA and wait like everyone else.
paulwaldman1 AdamSchiff has proof that Trump is a Russian agent so just start the impeachment hearings already.
paulwaldman1 And Americans don't. ReleaseTheFullMuellerReport You don't hide someone's 'full exoneration'. What 'Hoax' has so much info that needs to be redacted? Who believes if Trump was exonerated, Republicans would be fighting so hard to keep it secret? Answer. No one.
paulwaldman1 I wonder if he is ready to be reviled by much of the country into perpetuity? Unless he hangs with the toothless, meth addicted, uneducated, maga hat wearing hillbillies who view him as a cult hero.
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paulwaldman1 He is only the AG of the USA. Crazy talk
paulwaldman1 Let's say Barr releases 400 pages of unredacted cleartext. Appendices A through K as well. Now how does he prove he didn't hold back Appendix L? Trick question: you can't prove a negative. There is literally nothing Barr can do to satisfy you. Hence you will be ignored.
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paulwaldman1 Exactly right!!
paulwaldman1 Lol
paulwaldman1 ay back when I was a kid dodging glaciers in the “Kettle Moraine” we had a saying for his kind of decision making, arrogance, and control: “Who died and made you King?”
paulwaldman1 Correction: You cannot trust democrats because they are the ones who passed the law William Barr is following. StopTheLies
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paulwaldman1 Mueller is working with Barr on the public redaction. Whoever this is, is lying to people.
paulwaldman1 good thing Mueller is helping him. I'll refer you all to the below cc: ggreenwald
paulwaldman1 Also we can’t trust the and its biased opinions.
paulwaldman1 barrdor ?
paulwaldman1 We surely can’t trust the Washedup Poo. How about you try and get you head around the fact that the so called link,. Assange wikileaks Putin trump is a fiction,. Assange has said it wasn’t a State Player. FreeAssange FreeChelseaManning
paulwaldman1 🤣 Lmfao 😂 but we can trust you! 🤓
paulwaldman1 Of course we can’t. This is not an autocracy.
paulwaldman1 No we rather NOT trust BarrsBrief Love this picture, must be Barr. Look very very good at his frame, the one for his eyes. Yes. ReleaseTheFullMuellerReport
paulwaldman1 It's beginning to look like that's exactly why Barr was appointed.
paulwaldman1 We can't trust the Washington Post For news only fakenews
paulwaldman1 I, too, would like to be able to appoint the guy who looks at the evidence and decides whether I am guilty of doing crimes, without having to show his work to anyone else.
paulwaldman1 PSA: If you're still whining about collusion or obstruction, seek help. It's over. MuellerTime MuellerReport
paulwaldman1 Of course we can’t. For starters, he has history, and secondly his office has historic problems with this very issue. Nadler’s opinion piece lays it out concisely.
paulwaldman1 The headline could have stopped at “We can’t trust William Barr” and been accurate.
paulwaldman1 Barr is a Trump minion, he's worthless.
paulwaldman1 Can we trust the Dems to be less partisan than Barr?
paulwaldman1 Because....
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