BREAKING: Special Counsel Mueller to make a statement at 11 a.m. ET. https://t.co/x4GyNljvU0
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2019
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Eeep! The home link in the website header still goes to the old http homepage.
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So I came in just as the statement was ending. What did I miss?
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Okay, that's exactly what I expected. He's not gonna say anything in public that wasn't already available in the written report. He'll say more to Congress in closed session.
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So -- what did y'all think?
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Okay, that's exactly what I expected. He's not gonna say anything in public that wasn't already available in the written report. He'll say more to Congress in closed session.
He retired now. The DOJ can't stop him anymore.
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So -- what did y'all think?
Kind a big nothing new to me.
Nadler just now: "Given that Special Counsel Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump--and we will do so."
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 29, 2019
Mueller: you have a 400+ page report that lays it out unambiguously in black and white. If Special Counsel could say confidently Trump didn’t commit a crime, they would’ve. They can’t so they didn’t. Now it’s up to Congress and the American people to decide what to do.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) May 29, 2019
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So -- what did y'all think?
Kind a big nothing new to me.
See, this is where I disagree a bit--- hearing him say it on TV was a big deal. He expressly made it clear when he said if we exonerated DOTUS, we would have said so. and people HEARD it -- considering hw few ppl have read the report, I think this was good.
and he's leaving the OSC. he said there is time for other things to start happening.
Read my statement following Special Counsel Robert Muller's press conference this morning on the conclusion of the investigation into President Trump and his associates: pic.twitter.com/1FDMotIgiY
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) May 29, 2019
Mueller made clear Trump is NOT exonerated and that AG Barr is a liar. Mueller did his job now it's time for Congress to do its job. No more hiding behind the special counsel. Enough is enough. It's time to #ImpeachTrump. We can't wait for 2020. The time is NOW!
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) May 29, 2019
Quote by Scoopster:Read my statement following Special Counsel Robert Muller's press conference this morning on the conclusion of the investigation into President Trump and his associates: pic.twitter.com/1FDMotIgiY
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) May 29, 2019
Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:Read my statement following Special Counsel Robert Muller's press conference this morning on the conclusion of the investigation into President Trump and his associates: pic.twitter.com/1FDMotIgiY
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) May 29, 2019
This is a fairly stunning statement.
This is why I think what Mueller said today was really significant.
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If the DOJ didn't have the stupid guidelines, Mueller would have charged DOTUS.
- Article 3 Section 2 Paragraph 3 - "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury;..."
- Article 1 Section 2 Paragraph 5 - "The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."
- Article 1 Section 3 Paragraphs 6-7 - "The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law."
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If the DOJ didn't have the stupid guidelines, Mueller would have charged DOTUS.
It's really not the DOJ's guidelines. It's the Constitution.- Article 3 Section 2 Paragraph 3 - "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury;..."
- Article 1 Section 2 Paragraph 5 - "The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."
- Article 1 Section 3 Paragraphs 6-7 - "The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law."
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If the DOJ didn't have the stupid guidelines, Mueller would have charged DOTUS.
It's really not the DOJ's guidelines. It's the Constitution.- Article 3 Section 2 Paragraph 3 - "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury;..."
- Article 1 Section 2 Paragraph 5 - "The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."
- Article 1 Section 3 Paragraphs 6-7 - "The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law."
I thought it was DOJ guildlines not to indict a sitting president.
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If the DOJ didn't have the stupid guidelines, Mueller would have charged DOTUS.
It's really not the DOJ's guidelines. It's the Constitution.- Article 3 Section 2 Paragraph 3 - "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury;..."
- Article 1 Section 2 Paragraph 5 - "The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."
- Article 1 Section 3 Paragraphs 6-7 - "The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law."
I thought it was DOJ guildlines not to indict a sitting president.
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Here's the thing -- I am not sure if that was meant to include crimes committed a persone is elected.
Christ -- it's not you Scoop, but if people are gonna go with that, then a murderer could get away with his crimes by running for the office and get away with it after the staute of limitation is up.
I get not indicating a sitting POTUS for things while in office.
Muller tried today to have iut boith ways. If he thought President Trumpo was guilty of something he should have said he was guilty of something. Ken Starr used the word guilty 11 times on 11 different counts in his report on President Clinton. If not guilty Trump is innocent.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) May 29, 2019
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Newty Newt seems nervus.Muller tried today to have iut boith ways. If he thought President Trumpo was guilty of something he should have said he was guilty of something. Ken Starr used the word guilty 11 times on 11 different counts in his report on President Clinton. If not guilty Trump is innocent.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) May 29, 2019
At approximately 12:20 p.m. a man lit himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave., Secret Service personnel are on scene assisting @NatlParkService and @usparkpolicepio in rendering first aid.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 29, 2019
NEW FROM COURT TODAY: Andrew Miller, an associate of Roger Stone, has agreed to testify to a grand jury used by Mueller at 9:30 am this Friday, his attorney and Mueller prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky said at a hearing today.
— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) May 29, 2019
This was minutes after Mueller made his public statement.
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It's come to this.At approximately 12:20 p.m. a man lit himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave., Secret Service personnel are on scene assisting @NatlParkService and @usparkpolicepio in rendering first aid.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 29, 2019
JUST IN: The Secret Service says they are rendering aid to a man who set himself on fire near the White House. #breaking https://t.co/PRqSj79JvM
— WCBS Newsradio 880 (@wcbs880) May 29, 2019
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Got some breaking news on msnbc: Mueller said Barr lied.
Amazing.
— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) May 29, 2019
It's NOT the Constitution that prevented Trump from being indicted.
It's NOT the law that prevented Trump from being indicted.
It's the Office of Legal Counsels 'OPINION' that prevented Trumps indictment.
Listen to Muellers words again. He said OLC's opinion.
Quote by Scoopster:MUELLER’S FULL REMARKS pic.twitter.com/YXssfSVn6n
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) May 29, 2019
.@PressSec: “I don’t think Congressman Amash is worth the time of the White House.†pic.twitter.com/rNlcCuz0Yo
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 29, 2019
.@PressSec: "Certainly the process would be for Congress. But that's not necessary because it's already been done…there was no collusion…just because Democrats don't like the result of the 2016 election or the Mueller Report doesn't mean they get a do-over." pic.twitter.com/rvE6v4PCVn
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 29, 2019
New document from Mueller’s office contrasts Barr’s assertion about how Mueller determines if there “was an obstruction of justice†— to Mueller’s different explanation: pic.twitter.com/yaApbdTVUh
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 29, 2019
Quote by Scoopster:New document from Mueller’s office contrasts Barr’s assertion about how Mueller determines if there “was an obstruction of justice†— to Mueller’s different explanation: pic.twitter.com/yaApbdTVUh
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 29, 2019