“In other words, the review of the document reveals that the Attorney General was not then engaged in making a decision about whether the President should be charged with obstruction of justice; the fact that he would not be prosecuted was a given,” Jackson wrote.
Barr cleared Trump of obstruction and conspiracy to help Russia interfere in the 2016 election in a four-page summary released in late March 2019, delivering a major victory for the former president weeks before Mueller’s full 448-page report saw the light of day.
Mueller — who wrote in his report that he could neither “conclude that the president committed a crime” nor “exonerate him” — later complained to Barr that the brief summary didn’t accurately reflect his findings and caused “public confusion.” At that point, however, Trump had already seized on Barr’s summary to bolster his claim that Mueller’s probe was a political “witch hunt.”
>.Mueller — who wrote in his report that he could neither “conclude that the president committed a crime” nor “exonerate him”
ReplyDeleteOr in other words - I just know he's guilty but I can't prove it but since I know he's guilty I can't say he's innocent.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mueller report couldn't find the dirt it was looking for so Trump's enemies concluded that it had. That's what happened.
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