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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMueller's Message: It's the Obstruction of Finding Out What Russians Did & Holding Them Accountable
1. The gravity of Russias actionsThe Russian government, including through its military, engaged in a concerted and systematic attack on our political system.
2. The gravity of the obstruction
The President of the United States engaged in obstruction that strikes at the core of the governments effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable.
Those two propositions do not have to do with evidence of collusion or conspiracy in the 2016 election, which is a separate matter and damning in its own right. The two propositions involve a fundamental national security concern for all Americans.
In that respect, it is helpful to reflect back on significant data points in the timeline. According to the Mueller Report, two of the clearest and most egregious acts of obstruction occurred in mid-2017:
● June 2017: President Trumps efforts to fire Mueller
●June 2017: President Trumps efforts to curtail the investigation so that it would focus only on future election interference
The presidents efforts to impede the investigation struck at the core of the governments efforts. Consider the dates of two of the most important products of the investigation:
● February 2018: The Special Counsels Office secured an indictment of Russian individuals and organizations involved in the Kremlins social media influence operation.
● July 2018: The Special Counsels Office secured an indictment of Russia intelligence officers for the Kremlins hacking operation.
Mueller ended his brief statement on Wednesday by saying, I will close by reiterating the central allegation of our indictmentsthat there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election. That allegation deserves the attention of every American.
Exactly. And had the presidents acts of criminal obstruction succeeded, the Special Counsel would not have been able to achieve the monumental success in understanding and charging the Russians for their wrongdoing. President Trumps continued use of his office to mislead the American public about the Russian efforts is an ongoing abuse of power and violation of his solemn duties to the American people.
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https://www.justsecurity.org/64362/muellers-message-its-the-obstruction-of-finding-out-what-the-russians-did-and-holding-them-accountable/
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Mueller's Message: It's the Obstruction of Finding Out What Russians Did & Holding Them Accountable (Original Post)
kpete
May 2019
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emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)1. Bravo. And "this" is what should be impeachable. nt
Blecht
(3,803 posts)2. This is exactly what every non-Trumper should be saying
Democrats and the unicorns among Republicans (those who place country above party) should be lining up to appear on every media outlet with this script, repeating it over and over again.
Repetition works, not only with lies, but also with the truth.