Franklin Pierce
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It wasn't about what was in the report. It was about the public's perception of what was in the report.Anyone watching knows we're exactly where we were when the report was released. If the House didn't have the votes for impeachment at this time yesterday, they won't have them today.
It wasn't about what was in the report. It was about the public's perception of what was in the report.
That's why Trump, Barr, and the right wing media did all within their power to give the report a false pro-Trump slant.
He corrected his testimony first thing in this session. He said that he meant that they reached no conclusion.Bill Barr on May 1st at the Judiciary Committee hearing said "Mueller told him 3 times the OLC guidlines had nothing to do with charging
the President." Meaning, that had no affect on Muellers decision. But everyone here heard him say differently over and over this morning.
Muellers in trouble.
Hey! You picked up on the talking points! Good for you...papa hannity would be proud...
Why Mueller saying his probe wasn’t “curtailed” has nothing to do with obstruction
---so the American people can understand--
— though Republicans are certainly going to try to use that as a talking point to defend the president. (Including Trump himself, less than a few hours after the exchange happened.) Mueller’s team succeeded in carrying out the probe, but Mueller’s report examines Trump’s attempts to shut it down, which were thwarted by his aides. Or, as the report states: “The President’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests.”
Here’s a good time line, although Trump still hasn't delivered on his promise to declassify the FISA warrant applications.
The Russia probe: A timeline from Moscow to Mueller