A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 1)

[Euphonious_Polemic]

@desertdog

gee. Who knew being president was so hard?too bad; maybe he should work for a different boss. It is true, an unindictable president is not in the constitution, just a tradition, but then so were approving or disapproving his appointments in a timely manner rather than letting them sit until his successor could make them instead.

Funny how the desire to keep traditions is resurgent among the republicans now, isn’t it?

iokwardi

[Folacin]

@DesertDog

It is true, an unindictable President is not in the Constitution, just a tradition,

As a textual-originalist, I would note that Congress is specifically given a get-of-jail-free card, so if the Founders (bow your heads) wanted the Executive to have that privilege, I think they would have mentioned it.

not really a textual-originalist

[Maus_Magill]

There is precedent for a President to be arrested.

[Knowed_Out]

Grant was speeding in a horse and cart. That was disappointing.

[Chronos]

Most especially relevant is that the incident was in DC, meaning that it was under federal, not state, authority that he was arrested. I’m on record as saying that I don’t think that the President can be federally indicted against his will, but this does seem to be precedent.

On the other hand, Grant’s not showing up for the court date might be taken to mean that he did consent to the action, so the precedent might not be applicable.

And apropos of nothing, I’ve got a heck of a lot of respect for Officer West. Duty is duty, indeed.

[bobot]

NM

[Folly]

@Chronos

Most especially relevant is that the incident was in DC, meaning that it was under federal, not state, authority that he was arrested. I’m on record as saying that I don’t think that the President can be federally indicted against his will, but this does seem to be precedent.

On the other hand, Grant’s not showing up for the court date might be taken to mean that he did consent to the action, so the precedent might not be applicable.

And apropos of nothing, I’ve got a heck of a lot of respect for Officer West. Duty is duty, indeed.

He should of shown up in court and challenged the calibration of the radar gun.

[JohnT]

My horse was drunk, not me!

[Rick_Kitchen]

@jsc1953

i kind of agree…but Whitaker even tried to blow the whistle when a congressman’s 5 minutes expired, and the chairman wasn’t having it. The witness doesn’t get to decide when it’s “time to move on”.

The person he was trying to blow the whistle on WAS the chairman.

[Two_Many_Cats]

I’m hearing noise like Mueller’s final report may not be revealed to the public. Like all of this was for nothing. Like Trump may get away with everything…

If so, we need to find a new Fort Sumter.

[CaptMurdock]

@Two_Many_Cats

I’m hearing noise like Mueller’s final report may not be revealed to the public.

My advice to you: quit listening to Hannity’s fevered prayers.

[ThelmaLou]

The Much-Heralded End of the Mueller Investigation
No one knows when it will actually “wrap up”—or what it will mean when it does.

Everyone is saying it: The Mueller investigation is winding down. The acting attorney general declared the investigation “close to completion” during a press conference. His wife, Marci Whitaker, has also insisted that the special counsel’s investigation is “wrapping up.” President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, William Barr, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that, given his public actions, Mueller is “well along” in his investigation.

The press is buying it. NBC says we could be looking at “mid-February” for a delivery of the so-called Mueller report; that would be, well, now. Yahoo! News reported that the probe could be “coming to its climax potentially within a few weeks”—a few weeks ago.

There have also been reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing the investigation, will likely step down soon, but only after the completion of the Mueller probe.

Other sheep entrails and tea leaves are signaling the end as well.
…

I believe the truth lies in the subhead, i.e., NO ONE KNOWS… That means that Whitaker doesn’t know and his wife doesn’t know. Barr doesn’t know. NBC News doesn’t know. Yahoo! News doesn’t know. The sheep entrails and tea leaves don’t know.

Mueller and his team don’t leak. So anyone who says s/he knows doesn’t.

We must keep our wits about us, difficult as that may be. And, God help us, it is very difficult.

[Two_Many_Cats]

@CaptMurdock

My advice to you: quit listening to Hannity’s fevered prayers.

Sean Hannity prays to me? Holy Hell!

[Monty]

@Two_Many_Cats

Sean Hannity prays to me? Holy Hell!

Well, then, you should answer his prayers! Mwa-ah-ah-uh-ah. (That’s best I can transcribe for an evil laugh.)

[CaptMurdock]

@Two_Many_Cats

Sean Hannity prays to me? Holy Hell!

The man does not have the greatest sense of direction.

[ThelmaLou]

@CaptMurdock

The man does not have the greatest sense of direction.

Also, in thumpworld, down is up and up is down.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

And around and around we go…

[Locrian]

Judge says Manafort intentionally lied, voids plea deal.

[JohnT]

Ma, Ma, where’s my Wall?
Keeping Manafort in, ha, ha, ha!

[VinylTurnip]

@Locrian

Judge says Manafort intentionally lied, voids plea deal.

Intentional lying… that’s the worst kind of lying!