Sunday, July 7, 2019

Trump Declares “Case Is Closed” on Russia Investigation. Mueller Just Hinted at the Exact Opposite.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/05/trump-declares-case-is-closed-on-russia-investigation-mueller-just-hinted-at-the-exact-opposite/?fbclid=IwAR2T4fCnjH2Ut00pHjn4hA4XjuyBpg-KFw992wW1RA6aLCBuTyMcrCMBm9g
"Trump incorrectly claimed that the Mueller report lacked enough evidence to result in criminal charges—an assertion that appeared to directly contradict the remarks Mueller had given moments earlier. In his statement, Mueller specifically referred to the Justice Department’s longstanding policy that protects sitting presidents from being indicted on federal charges, and not any lack of evidence, as the governing reason for why the investigation did not lead to charges against Trump. Mueller repeated a central line from the special counsel’s report that if investigators had had “confidence the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.” The statement, Mueller’s first public remarks in more than two years, rebutted Trump’s persistent claims that the Mueller report was a clear acquittal of his actions and of allegations that he had attempted to obstruct the Russia investigation."