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pnwmom

(108,950 posts) Thu May 30, 2019, 11:10 PM May 2019

Mathew Miller: If Mueller report had accused Trump of crimes, Barr would've blocked it from Congress

I completely agree.

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Matthew Miller
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@matthewamiller

If Mueller had written a report formally accusing Trump of a crime, you can bet your last dollar Barr would have blocked its release or transmission to Congress on grounds that it was unfair to accuse him absent an indictment.

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Mathew Miller: If Mueller report had accused Trump of crimes, Barr would've blocked it from Congress (Original Post) pnwmom May 2019 OP

No question. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #1

How anyone can think Barr would have allowed any criminal accusations against Trump is beyond me. nt pnwmom May 2019 #2

Barr is trump's new duforsure May 2019 #3

I love Matthew Miller, but I disagree renate May 2019 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,533 posts)

1. No question.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 11:18 PM

May 2019

Or, if there had been no OLC memos opining that a sitting president can't be indicted and Mueller had tried to bring evidence of Trump's obstruction of justice to a grand jury, Barr would have stepped in to be sure it went no further. All the arguing over whether the OLC opinion was right or wrong is therefore irrelevant because Barr would have prevented any indictment from happening.