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By Neal Katyal:

 

The Many Problems With the Barr Letter https://nyti.ms/2USUGj9

 

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But the critical part of the letter is that it now creates a whole new mess. After laying out the scope of the investigation and noting that Mr. Mueller’s report does not offer any legal recommendations, Mr. Barr declares that it therefore “leaves it to the attorney general to decide whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime.” He then concludes the president did not obstruct justice when he fired the F.B.I. director, James Comey.

 

Such a conclusion would be momentous in any event. But to do so within 48 hours of receiving the report (which pointedly did not reach that conclusion) should be deeply concerning to every American.

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The opening lines of the obstruction section of Mr. Barr’s letter are even more concerning. It says that the special counsel investigated “a number of actions by the president — most of which have been the subject of public reporting.” That suggests that at least some of the foundation for an obstruction of justice charge has not yet been made public. There will be no way to have confidence in such a quick judgment about previously unreported actions without knowing what those actions were.

 

On the law, Mr. Barr’s letter also obliquely suggests that he consulted with the Office of Legal Counsel, the elite Justice Department office that interprets federal statutes. This raises the serious question of whether Mr. Barr’s decision on Sunday was based on the bizarre legal views that he set out in an unsolicited 19-page memo last year.

 

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2 hours ago, Jason said:

 

The system is broken if you can be such a blatant criminal, including crimes committed to win the presidency, and get to serve out your full term. 

 

Yes, the system is broken. But voting him out and then having the next person FIX IT is the right move at this time. 

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12 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

 

Yes, the system is broken. But voting him out and then having the next person FIX IT is the right move at this time. 

How is the next POTUS supposed to fix the legislative branch?

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1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Hahahaha

 

Yeah, I was a bit too optimistic there.

 

But seriously, considering the speed at which things move in this administrative shit show, there's going to be at least ten new scandals that have happened by September.

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8 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

 

Yeah, I was a bit too optimistic there.

 

But seriously, considering the speed at which things move in this administrative shit show, there's going to be at least ten new scandals that have happened by September.

 

Especially now that he knows his tactic of installing people in key positions to cover for him works just as well in the US Government as it did in the business sector. Now he can REALLY let loose!

 

It's been said before, but it should be said again. What Trump has done, his biggest accomplishment, is setting our country back decades in terms of racial tolerance, foreign diplomacy, campaign finance, international respect, public trust in the WH, or hell, just our unity as a nation. That's not something the next President can fix all at once.

 

The most consequential President is right.

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51 minutes ago, Reputator said:

 

Especially now that he knows his tactic of installing people in key positions to cover for him works just as well in the US Government as it did in the business sector. Now he can REALLY let loose!

 

It's been said before, but it should be said again. What Trump has done, his biggest accomplishment, is setting our country back decades in terms of racial tolerance, foreign diplomacy, campaign finance, international respect, public trust in the WH, or hell, just our unity as a nation. That's not something the next President can fix all at once.

 

The most consequential President is right.

 

Hmmm... there's a little known congresswoman who may agree with you!

 

 

 

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13 hours ago, Reputator said:

In the eyes of the Right, this sanctifies Trump. He is a persecuted Conservative soldier and now they will see this as a time to rally behind him and support him. This may have handed Trump the 2020 election.

 

Yep... and his attacks on the MSM completely justified. This basically ensures a 2020 victory for him as this solidifies his base and any on-the-fence conservative will now get behind him. The full report and evidence absolutely needs to be released to the public. 

 

Here is what doesnt make sense to me - his personal fixer/lawyer is going to jail for lying to congress about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. Obviously Trump knew there was a deal in Moscow and knew his lawyer lied for him. How does that not implicate him at all? It almost seems like Trump, at the very least, is an accessory to the crime of lying to congress. And the biggest head-scratcher in this is why lie at all then? You lie to hide something. What was it and why? Hes a real-estate mogul and builds these towers all over the world. That is all he had to say about the Moscow project. Although maybe this wasnt the focus of Muellers investigation since it really may not have to do with collusion. 

 

 

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8 minutes ago, atom631 said:

 

Yep... and his attacks on the MSM completely justified. This basically ensures a 2020 victory for him as this solidifies his base and any on-the-fence conservative will now get behind him. The full report and evidence absolutely needs to be released to the public. 

 

Here is what doesnt make sense to me - his personal fixer/lawyer is going to jail for lying to congress about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. Obviously Trump knew there was a deal in Moscow and knew his lawyer lied for him. How does that not implicate him at all? It almost seems like Trump, at the very least, is an accessory to the crime of lying to congress. And the biggest head-scratcher in this is why lie at all then? You lie to hide something. What was it and why? Hes a real-estate mogul and builds these towers all over the world. That is all he had to say about the Moscow project. Although maybe this wasnt the focus of Muellers investigation since it really may not have to do with collusion. 

 

 

This will have 0 impact on the 2020 election, Trump has had a majority disapprove of him months before the special counsel even started.  It slices both ways with him, bad news fades just as fast as good news cause hes retarded.

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29 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said:

This will have 0 impact on the 2020 election, Trump has had a majority disapprove of him months before the special counsel even started.  It slices both ways with him, bad news fades just as fast as good news cause hes retarded.

 

I dont see  him letting this go for a long time. This will be a theme to continuously attack democrats and the liberal media. 

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19 minutes ago, atom631 said:

 

I dont see  him letting this go for a long time. This will be a theme to continuously attack democrats and the liberal media. 

So? It's not a strategy that's helped him, and the Russia investigation polled consistently as an issue voters were least concerned with. Trump shutting down the government, tax cuts, and Healthcare are far more important on people's minds and lives. 

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25 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said:

So? It's not a strategy that's helped him, and the Russia investigation polled consistently as an issue voters were least concerned with. Trump shutting down the government, tax cuts, and Healthcare are far more important on people's minds and lives. 

This is one of those topics that the general public cares much less than politically focused news would lead someone to conclude.

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