While special counsel Robert Mueller has already made the scope of his testimony publicly clear, the Justice Department officially instructed the special counsel to not speak about the Russia probe beyond what is in his report.
Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer told Mueller in a letter Monday that his testimony before two House committees on Wednesday should “remain within the boundaries of your public report because matters within the scope of your investigation were covered by executive privilege,” the letter said.
“These privileges would include discussion about investigative steps or decisions made during your investigation not otherwise described in the public version of your report,” it said.
Democrats are expected to press Mueller to expand on examples of Trump’s behavior, including apparent attempts to obstruct justice.
Read the letter from Weinsheimer below:
Quelle surprise!!
Color me shocked…not.
Mueller will follow these orders. He has shown he won’t buck the system. IMHO though these are not lawful orders, but he wants out of this mess and he’ll do so by saying as little as possible.
disclaimer: I’m always wrong, but I’m done hanging my hopes on any Republican doing the right thing.
I have only minimal experience dealing with the feds, but “should” is not an instruction. “Shall” or “will” is an instruction. The linked Reuters article uses “must”.
This is Barr announcing, once again, that his Client is guilty as fuck.
Mueller like Barr is a Republican. Loyalty to the party trumps loyalty to country. Barr has ordered Mueller to protect Trump; he will obey