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Partial decode.
>Does 'Russia' recusal prevent/block AG from this responsibility?
No. Sessions oversaw all of the firing/forcing above.
>What time period did this occur?
When Sessions was AG
>Who appointed and tasked HUBER?
Sessions
>Who appointed and tasked the OIG?
Sessions
>Who was AG?
Sessions
>[zero leaks - none]
Despite optics of friction and displeasure between POTUS and Sessions there have been zero leaks re the firings/forcings and the Huber investigation.
>Transfer from AG1 to AG2?
Whitaker as AAG ensured the optics didn't appear that Sessions passed directly to Barr
>Why might that be important?
There was a middle man between Sessions and Barr, preventing calls of 'politically motivated attacks' by POTUS and admin
>How do you avoid 'politically motivated/attack - obstruction - attempt to block/obstruct Mueller'?
By the above.
>Optics are important.
Sessions and POTUS are working together by acting that they aren't in any way together, in order to provide the optimal optics for what is to come, and so that POTUS can't be accused of politically motivated attacks.
As Q told us in the past, POTUS must appear to be outside/not involved in the events which are to come.