Mueller contradicts AG Barr.

[kentuck]

If they had evidence that Donald Trump was not guilty of any crimes, they would have so stated.

That is totally different from what Bill Barr said. Barr declared him innocent.

It is the duty of the Congress to determine if any crimes were committed.

He definitely contradicted AG Barr.

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Yes. I'm very surprised that most on DU are so angry about Mueller's statement.

Having him state his opinions in person carries so much more weight than his written statement.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. He basically just restated the key findings of his report.

Which is hardly good for the Madman.

[TruckFump]

4. IMO, with grace and elegance, Bob Mueller...

...fucked both Trump and Barr.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. They are being emotional, not rational. Our enemies (Russophile RepubliCONs) love that. . . nt

[empedocles]

3. Why the need to link barr and 'good faith' in any way?

[TruckFump]

6. Ari Melbar made a statement about this and I agree.

Mueller said, paraphrase, that in "good faith" Barr released the report to to Congress and the public. That was the sole issue to which Mueller applied the status of "good faith." I agree with this. In other words, this was the sole thing about which Barr acted in good faith.

[empedocles]

7. Released barr's redacted report' - in 'good faith'?

I noted the parsed language, and the overall importance of what was released. barr 'good faith' redactions? Gives barr/trump cover.

[TruckFump]

9. No, that's not what was said.

It solely referred to the fact that Barr released the report...not HOW he released it or HOW it was redacted. This is because under the Special Counsel regs, Barr had NO obligation to release the report at all. Barr was only obligated to release his own summary of the Mueller report.

[SunSeeker]

10. Exactly. There was absolutely no "good faith" in anything Barr did. nt

[eleny]

5. I so worried that he'd give Barr wiggle room but he didn't

Whew!

[SunSeeker]

12. But he said Barr acted in "good faith" in releasing the redacted report. That is a lie. nt

[eleny]

13. Does it sound like Mueller is speaking out of both sides of his mouth?

[SunSeeker]

16. Yes. nt

[eleny]

17. Sounds like a good reason for him to testify in public to clear this up

[Moral Compass]

11. Twin impeachments

Nancy and the crew need to go on offense.

I’m dreaming of twin (at least) impeachments. One for Trump and one for Barr.

Barr has now been shown to have committed perjury when he offered his summation of the Mueller report. Is that not enough?

Trump, well hell, the report just concerns the Russia election interference scandal. There’s a lot more that’s just in plain sight like blatant, repeated witness tampering and intimidation.

Or calling for the execution of his political rivals. Or siding with Putin and Kim over his intelligence agencies and National Security staff.

[eleny]

14. +1

[BigmanPigman]

20. The former GOP congressman who has come out for impeachment

(I forget his name) said that Pence is tied to tRump and he must be impeached (or asked to resign) along with tRump since Russia worked for both of them as a team.

[watoos]

15. Too bad that perjury is very hard to prove,

because Barr needs impeached.

[wiggs]

18. Look for something outrageous coming out out of the WH today for distraction. nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

19. IMHO unless popular support amongst the American public

hits 60%+ FOR IMPEACHMENT proceedings just continue with the Congressional investigations and let the pressure and momentum build.

Faux, ReichWing radio and the Senate are going to rally around tRrumpy with out of control fervor......we are going to need a sizable majority of the populace behind us.