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GiqueCee

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14. There were very specific limitations...

Reply to samsingh (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 06:15 PM

13 hrs ago

... on Mueller's authority as a Special Counsel, and he operated within those parameters. He could ONLY investigate.
Comey, on the other hand, violated hard and fast rules when he sandbagged Hillary Clinton. Big difference. Garland was a milquetoast AG.

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There were very specific limitations... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #14

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