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Wow, if you check the paragraphs directly before the summary the reports effectively lays out A) a legal argument that the president can be prosecuted and B) ev
by Qub3d 8y ago
Wow, if you check the paragraphs directly before the summary the reports effectively lays out A) a legal argument that the president can be prosecuted and B) evidence that he obstructed justice. And then the summary pulls off this lukewarm "we chose not to make a decision, so he isn't guilty but neither is he exonerated."
Its really weird, I wonder what on earth Muller and Co. were thinking here. I almost suspect they reneged on making a choice because they knew that Barr would fuck with things.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoI read that more as "we chose not to make a decision, but he isn't clearly not guilty". Not "therefore", "but".
- jadell 8y agoThey didn't choose to prosecute him because it's Department of Justice policy not to indict a sitting President. They're leaving it up to Congress to impeach him first.
- davidcollantes 8y agoFrom the "Introduction to Volume II:" "... if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, however, we are unable to reach that judgment. The evidence we obtained about the President 's actions and intent presents difficult issues that prevent us from conclusively determining that no criminal conduct occurred. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."