Dowd Says Mueller Report (Which He Hasn’t Read) Is ‘Pure Mischief,’ ‘Not Fair’

Monica Goodling, former Justice Department liaison to the White House, talks to her attorney John Dowd before she testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, as it looks into the dismissal of several U.S. Attorneys. (George Bridges/MCT)
Monica Goodling, former Justice Department liaison to the White House, talks to her attorney John Dowd before she testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, as it looks into the dismis... Monica Goodling, former Justice Department liaison to the White House, talks to her attorney John Dowd before she testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, as it looks into the dismissal of several U.S. Attorneys. (Photo by George Bridges/MCT/MCT via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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John Dowd, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, is calling the Mueller report “pure mischief” and “not fair,” believing that it will cause undue problems for the President.

“I haven’t read it, but it’s just wholly unnecessary,” he told the Daily Beast. “You just don’t need it. It’s pure mischief.”

“The trouble is, these special counsels inflate themselves, think they’re more important—and they’re not, in the scheme of things, and it ruptures the system of justice and it’s not fair,” he added. “To me, it’s a probe that’s tainted by politics and by hate, and I don’t like it.”

A redacted version of the report — the extent of the information withdrawn is yet to be seen — is slated for release on Thursday.

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  1. Not fair. Because it’s accurate and incriminating, counselor?

  2. So let me get this straight-

    If the Mueller Report that Bill Barr is hiding from the American People “exonerates” Donald Trump, then why do Trump’s lawyers need to write a “rebuttal”?

  3. Not fair because shines a klieg light on Trump, his businesses, his modus operandi, and his total unfitness for the highest office in the land even with all the cheating (marital and tax) he has boasted about it’s soooo unfair to Hair Furor?

  4. $$$$$

  5. I say it’s damning beyond all measure. Corruption and lies, collusion and payoffs, incest and massage parlors, spies and hookers, dogs and cats living together!

    Of course, I haven’t read the report either, so my opinion is just as good as his is.

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