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Here's the letter from AG Barr:

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/d... to House and Senate Judiciary Committees.pdf

 

I presume it’s too early in the process for candidates to have Secret Service protection.

 

Final verdict: Inconclusive.

Russians interfered with election, but no direct connection to Trump campaign. Trump did some obstructiony things right in public view, but the burden of proving it was done with criminal intent is really high so we can't recommend obstruction of justice charges.

Right back where we started two-plus years ago.

That said, we need to see the full report. A couple page summary from someone else isn't sufficient.

 

"The report does not conclude the President committed a crime, but neither does it exonerate him." What the fuck does that mean? Does it say, he WANTED to commit a crime but bungled the execution?

 

Every football in a 40-mile radius of Mar-a-Lago is on spike alert.

 

“I love you but I’m not in love with you...”

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/cont...of-the-mueller-report/?utm_term=.c34366228b28

"The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."

The obstruction matter is too long to quote here, but well-written by Barr's team. But they're not pursuing charges there, either.

Time to see the full report.

But it'd seem Trump will take quite the victory lap on this - the kind that'll make it harder for Democrats to win 2020.

 

The burden of proof for obstruction of justice is really high. Tapes got Nixon. Paper trails would be big. But I'm guessing all of the Trump obstruction stuff comes down to people's recollections, making it much harder to prove. The report is saying there was a lot of questionable activity, but it doesn't meet the bar for prosecution.

 

Not sure about harder to win 2020. Long way to go there.

But Trump and his loyalists will be thumping their chests, for sure.

 

As well they should.

#thecouphasalreadyhappened

 

Yeah, going on national teevee and bragging about it doesn't meet the "high bar."