CONGRESS MUST TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE RELEASE OF UNREDACTED MUELLER REPORT
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
I’m extremely concerned about potential suppression of Mueller’s findings. Please do all that you can to ensure that:
(1) the full report be subpoenaed, and
(2) Congress hold public hearings at which Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, and other senior members of the DOJ and FBI testify.
Thank you.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
I’m extremely concerned about potential suppression of Mueller’s findings. Please do all that you can to ensure that:
(1) the full report be subpoenaed, and
(2) Congress hold public hearings at which Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, and other senior members of the DOJ and FBI testify.
Thank you.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Two days of testimony strongly suggests Barr’s trying to bury worst findings of Mueller’s 2-year probe, that issued over 2,8000 grand jury subpoenas, generated 34 indictments and yielded $50 million in forfeitures and fines, and to tarnish the investigation—representing Trump’s interests, rather than those of American people.
While Barr presents himself as reasonable, he’s much too partisan to determine what Congress can see. Consider that he:
- shared unsolicited 19-page memo hostile to Mueller’s investigation with Trump’s legal team before nominated as Attorney General
- wrote 4-page summary, exonerating Trump of obstructing justice, although Mueller’s report explicitly failed to draw that conclusion
- is selectively editing special counsel’s findings, allowing Congress and public to see only parts
- despite routine provision of grand jury material to Congress, refused to do likewise or seek court approval for its release
- accepted Trump’s unsupported claim that FBI spied on his campaign and announced plans to investigate
Even as we ponder what in full Mueller report has Trump so scared that he’ll fight to bitter end to prevent its release, we must keep pressuring our MoCs to ensure that Congress and the American people learn what Mueller uncovered.
