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To continue the Russia investigation, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler is using a misinterpretation of the special counsel report.
During a press conference on July 26, Nadler said of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony, “He told us in a remarkable exchange with Mr. Lieu that but for the Department of Justice policy prohibiting him from doing so, he would have indicted President Trump.”
During his opening statement for the day’s second hearing, Mueller corrected his former statement. He said: “I want to add one correction to my testimony this morning. I wanted to go back to one thing that was said this morning by Mr. Lieu. It was said, and I quote, ‘You didn’t charge the president because of the OLC opinion.’ That is not the correct way to say it. As we say in the report and as I said in the opening, we did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime.”
Source: thefederalist.com...
Again, in an exchange with Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican, Mueller reiterated the point: “Well, as I started today, this afternoon, and added either a footnote or an endnote, what I wanted to clarify is the fact that we did not make any determination with regard to culpability in any way."
They're using a FABRICATED LIE as their legal excuse for investigating a sitting U.S. President, his family, and his cabinet.
originally posted by: Dr UAE
a reply to: carewemust
They're using a FABRICATED LIE as their legal excuse for investigating a sitting U.S. President, his family, and his cabinet.
well, it wasn't called a "fishing expedition" for nothing.
Mueller said, "if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so."
originally posted by: Goedhardt
I wonder if these collusions between the dems and the media can be investigated as campain contributions. All that airtime of live political ads during their ‘news’ is worth millions.
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
Investigators do not reach guilty verdicts. A decision to indict is a decision to charge someone with a crime. The person still has a right to a trial. Well, I suppose an investigator might reach a conclusion that they personally believe someone has committed a crime but they don't have the final word on it because of the Constitution. It kind of forbids it.
originally posted by: drewlander
originally posted by: BrianFlanders
Investigators do not reach guilty verdicts. A decision to indict is a decision to charge someone with a crime. The person still has a right to a trial. Well, I suppose an investigator might reach a conclusion that they personally believe someone has committed a crime but they don't have the final word on it because of the Constitution. It kind of forbids it.
This is some crazy mental gymnastics Flanders. You dont indict innocent people -- you indict the ones with enough evidence that you think they are guilty.
So, what is Mueller prosecuting and recommending?
originally posted by: grey580
a reply to: carewemust
www.commondreams.org...
Mueller said, "if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so."
The Liberal News Media and Liberal Pundits keep (wrongly) stating that Special Counsel Bob Mueller would have charged President Donald J. Trump with "Obstructing Justice", if Department of Justice rules allowed a sitting President to be indicted.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: carewemust
The Liberal News Media and Liberal Pundits keep (wrongly) stating that Special Counsel Bob Mueller would have charged President Donald J. Trump with "Obstructing Justice", if Department of Justice rules allowed a sitting President to be indicted.
They keep asserting it because its true.
Did you not hear him say that his report did not exonerate the president.
Did you not hear him say that the president can be charged as soon as he is no longer in office?
No of course you didnt.
“I want to add one correction to my testimony this morning," Mueller said. "I want to go back to one thing that was said this morning by Mr. Lieu, who said and I quote, ‘You didn’t charge the President because of the OLC opinion. That is not the correct way to say it. As we say in the report and as I said at the opening, we did not reach a determination as to whether the President committed a crime.”
originally posted by: Goedhardt
I wonder if these collusions between the dems and the media can be investigated as campain contributions. All that airtime of live political ads during their ‘news’ is worth millions.
originally posted by: grey580
a reply to: carewemust
www.commondreams.org...
Mueller said, "if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so."