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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiuliani Calls Mueller Remarks On Obstruction A 'Perversion!'
By Nicole Lafond
May 29, 2019 12:24 pm
President Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani was disappointed in special counsel Robert Muellers decision to again once explain that he wouldve exonerated Trump of obstruction if he were certain Trump hadnt done it.
Giuliani called Muellers obstruction remarks during a press conference on Wednesday a perversion and a concerted effort between Mueller and the media to attack Trump.
Thats the law. A sitting president cant be charged. So then if thats the case, then why did he offer all those opinions? Giuliani said, calling into Fox News. Why did he offer all those recommendations and suggestions? Why did he investigate? The reality is that he gave us his opinion on collusion and obstruction. His opinion is you cant bring a case. Bob, thats the end of it. Thats what a prosecutor does.
You dont prove negatives, Giuliani continued. Its almost impossible to do that. What theyve done here is a perversion, a combination of him and the media and Im surprised with Bob. He is a better lawyer than that. I dont know where this notion came that he has to exonerate.
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Giuliani Calls Mueller Remarks On Obstruction A 'Perversion!' (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2019
OP
a key part of White House strategy is to conflate criminal standard with impeachment standard
EveHammond13
May 2019
#5
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)1. Rudy might be right...
...if anyone knows perversion it's him!
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)3. My thoughts to the T!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)8. Beat me to it. He has a PH'd in perversion
TheBlackAdder
(28,227 posts)2. The guy who wrote the report should know what is was about!
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)4. didn't he marry his own cousin?
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)5. a key part of White House strategy is to conflate criminal standard with impeachment standard
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,899 posts)6. Why is anybody listening to what that lunatic is saying?
Attach magnets to him and his spin could power all of Manhattan.
genxlib
(5,544 posts)7. There is a positive here
If Gooliani is railing it means they think it went poorly for Trump.
It is dumb of him to get on Fox and bring this up because it just brings attention to it among his viewer. He is assuming it will cause further outrage but it can't really help any more.
I am surprised he didn't go with the "nothing to see here-Mueller has closed up shop-nothing more to say" line.