Discussion: Mueller Report Blows Up Barr's 'No Collusion=No Obstruction' Canard

[blaneyboy324]

Exactly.

[lot_49]

An exploding canard—everybody duck!

[khyber900]

Pence is a dime a dozen in the GOP. When people get sick of shitty GOP Presidents, guys like him will stop being competitive. Imo, Pence is vapor. He’s barely there. Whether it’s him or some other empty suit, they’ll get the same percentage of the vote. It’s about whether the Democrats get their coalition together.

[thunderclapnewman]

@bonvivant

I wouldn’t consider President Pence much of a win.

The Human Q-Tip is a total horror—but he’s better than Trump.

[aiddon]

Mostly because he’s more boring and gutless

[ralph_vonholst]

Seems like collusion to me. Takes two to tango, know what I mean?

Natasha Bertrand (NatashaBertrand)

Natasha Bertrand (NatashaBertrand)

When Trump won, Putin deployed his oligarchs

[inversion]

just waiting on the responses from the ‘Trump is innocent’ gang.

[ralph_vonholst]

@lot_49

exploding canard—everybody duck!

Otherwise it’ll be an exploding Canarda goose.

[chelsea530]

Pence would lose in a landslide.

[mtw]

The implications of Trump’s wrong doing (to put it mildly) in the redacted report are bad enough, I can only imagine how bad he will look in the unredacted version. Bring it on!

[ralph_vonholst]

@reggid

y, Mueller was a coward to hand this back to Barr with the open-ended nature of the conclusions and without holding Trump’s feet to the fire for actual responses to Mueller’s inquiries, knowing full well who Barr was and why he was appointed as AG.

I was led to understand that the two of them were close friends. I wonder if their relationship was a factor here? Or possibly Mueller was able to set aside the relationship? Perhaps Nadler and Schiff should ask him.

[thunderclapnewman]

@ralph_vonholst

I was led to understand that the two of them were close friends.

You were led astray.

They used to work together.
End of story.

[slimjim33]

Your scenario is reasonable but it won’t happen. It’s just not in Trump to give up sitting in the driver’s seat.

[hoagie]

Impeachment serves many purposes, not just removal from office. It serves notice to the President that he/she is not above reproach and there are consequences for corruption, obstruction, and taking aid from an enemy. If he is not impeached that sends a signal that all of this is OK, and in the words of Chairman Schiff, it’s not OK.

[ralph_vonholst]

@thunderclapnewman

You were led astray.

If you can’t believe TPM posters, who can you believe? I’m sick over this development.

Also,

Mueller Made One Mistake: He Trusted Bill Barr

[seveneagles]

It’s not everyday one gets to see the word “canard” in a headline. Sweet!

[perrin42]

A) Pence is just as bad, if not worse, as he at least hides his despicableness under a veneer of respectability.
B) Trump knows Republican senators have his back, so impeachment means nothing.

The Senate and the federal courts, including the SCOTUS, will make it very hard for anything substantive to come of this - even after Trump leaves office.

[darrtown]

If trump believed his actions were criminal and they motivated him to get others to cover for him that would be corrupt intent and obstruction. No matter what he says publicly.

[ronbyers]

Barr volunteered to have his reputation destroyed by Trump, and that is exactly what happened. Too bad Bill, a few weeks ago you were held in high regard by the legal community. Now no self respecting lawyer will believe a word you say. A reputation is a terrible thing to waste.

[c_stedman]

I hope Pelosi and the Dems start demanding answers from all the 2020 candidates if they believe their AG should follow up prosecution of Trump for his illegal activities while in office. Keep the idea in the news. Personally, I’d rather see him prosecuted after he leaves office.