July 24, 2019
Mueller Lied, Justice Died
Timothy Birdnow
Robert "the Mule" Mueller is caught contradicting his own report.
From Western Journalism:
Now, this is the very sort of thing that would have landed one of the Administration people in jail for lying to the FBI, but Mueller gets away with it. Why is it o.k. for him but not for someone like Michael Flynn?
Meanwhile, Chairman Adam Schiff tells Mueller to break the law and ignore DOJ guidelines.
The Rule of Law no longer seems to matter to the political class - only power.
P.S. Mueller also said he had NEVER HEARD OF FUSION GPS! That was at the very center of the scandal. The Republicans should ask him to return his pay for not doing his job, at a minimum. In reality, Mueller knows full well, but it wrecks the narrative about Trump.
The man belongs in jail.
Robert "the Mule" Mueller is caught contradicting his own report.
From Western Journalism:
The second round of questions came from ranking Republican Doug Collins of Georgia, who seemed to succeed in exposing a contradiction between Mueller’s words and his report.
[...]
"Is that indeed true, your investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in election interference activity?†Collins asked roughly halfway through his five minutes.
"Thank you, yes,†Mueller replied.
"Although your report states collusion is not a specific offense, and you said that this morning, or a term of art in federal criminal law, conspiracy is. In the colloquial context, are collusion and conspiracy essentially synonymous terms?†Collins followed up.
After asking Collins to repeat the question, Mueller answered, "No.â€
"If no, on page 180 of volume one of your report you wrote, ‘As defined in legal dictionaries, collusion is largely synonymous with conspiracy as that crime is set forth in the general federal conspiracy statute,'†Collins said.
"You said at your May 29 press conference and here today you choose your words carefully. Are you sitting here today testifying something different than what your report states?â€
[...]
"Is that indeed true, your investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in election interference activity?†Collins asked roughly halfway through his five minutes.
"Thank you, yes,†Mueller replied.
"Although your report states collusion is not a specific offense, and you said that this morning, or a term of art in federal criminal law, conspiracy is. In the colloquial context, are collusion and conspiracy essentially synonymous terms?†Collins followed up.
After asking Collins to repeat the question, Mueller answered, "No.â€
"If no, on page 180 of volume one of your report you wrote, ‘As defined in legal dictionaries, collusion is largely synonymous with conspiracy as that crime is set forth in the general federal conspiracy statute,'†Collins said.
"You said at your May 29 press conference and here today you choose your words carefully. Are you sitting here today testifying something different than what your report states?â€
Now, this is the very sort of thing that would have landed one of the Administration people in jail for lying to the FBI, but Mueller gets away with it. Why is it o.k. for him but not for someone like Michael Flynn?
Meanwhile, Chairman Adam Schiff tells Mueller to break the law and ignore DOJ guidelines.
The Department of Justice had advised Mueller in a letter Monday that he should keep his testimony limited to the contents of the 448-page report on the "Russia collusion†investigation released in April, according to Fox News.
On Tuesday, Schiff told Mueller that advice was out of bounds.
"The DOJ Letter attempts unduly to circumscribe your testimony and represents yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to obstruct the authorized oversight activity and legitimate investigations of the Committee,†Schiff wrote in the letter, which was provided to The Hill by an aide.
"The Committee categorically rejects the Department’s overly expansive and baseless ‘prophylactic’ assertion of executive privilege in all its various forms. Accordingly, I fully expect that the DOJ Letter will have no bearing on your testimony before the Committee tomorrow.,â€
"While I understand that it is your intention to focus on the public version of your report, the Department’s attempt to restrict your testimony finds no support in law, regulation, or Department policy,†Schiff wrote.
On Tuesday, Schiff told Mueller that advice was out of bounds.
"The DOJ Letter attempts unduly to circumscribe your testimony and represents yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to obstruct the authorized oversight activity and legitimate investigations of the Committee,†Schiff wrote in the letter, which was provided to The Hill by an aide.
"The Committee categorically rejects the Department’s overly expansive and baseless ‘prophylactic’ assertion of executive privilege in all its various forms. Accordingly, I fully expect that the DOJ Letter will have no bearing on your testimony before the Committee tomorrow.,â€
"While I understand that it is your intention to focus on the public version of your report, the Department’s attempt to restrict your testimony finds no support in law, regulation, or Department policy,†Schiff wrote.
The Rule of Law no longer seems to matter to the political class - only power.
P.S. Mueller also said he had NEVER HEARD OF FUSION GPS! That was at the very center of the scandal. The Republicans should ask him to return his pay for not doing his job, at a minimum. In reality, Mueller knows full well, but it wrecks the narrative about Trump.
The man belongs in jail.
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I must admit I have spent zero time watching this circus, but I did read a couple of accounts of it, on Fox News and Power Line. Chris Wallace (not my favorite "journalist") said that in his estimation Nancy Pelosi was the biggest winner, as he believes the drive for impeachment will lessen.
We can only hope.
I'm hoping the drive for impeachment -- of Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler -- will kick into high gear.
We can only hope.
I'm hoping the drive for impeachment -- of Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler -- will kick into high gear.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at July 24, 2019 12:46 PM (rIYC+)
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He actually belongs in a facility for the infirm elderly. The man is mentally deteriorated due to old age. He's only, what 75 or so, but his dementia is becoming obvious. He barely knows where he is.
Posted by: Bill H at July 24, 2019 04:28 PM (vMiSr)
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Agreed Dana; the Mule has done the Dems no favors here, despite desperate efforts by the media to recover this (it's amazing what they tried to find here; I heard NBC News saying this "keeps the issue alive" because "Mueller left the door open for state and local prosecutors". ???
I think the public finally got to see the scope of what is happening.
I think the public finally got to see the scope of what is happening.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at July 25, 2019 07:42 AM (RRum6)
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He sure did look that way, Bill! Mueller the Drooler? Maybe that should be our new catch phrase?
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at July 25, 2019 07:43 AM (RRum6)
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