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He cannot answer any questions about the report, or risk perjury.
He can however answer questions the Republicans will have.
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I suppose so. I was thinking more about the report directly, not all of the surrounding stuff.
How is talking about something that has been openly published going to be some new groundbreaking gotcha moment for Trump?
The entire report, minus like a dozen redacted lines, is available to anyone with an Internet connection. His "testimony" won't reveal anything not already known.
Unless they are specifically trying to get him in caught in a perjury/obstruction trap, nothing else could really come of this non-event.
How is talking about something that has been openly published going to be some new groundbreaking gotcha moment for Trump?
The entire report, minus like a dozen redacted lines, is available to anyone with an Internet connection. His "testimony" won't reveal anything not already known.
Unless they are specifically trying to get him in caught in a perjury/obstruction trap, nothing else could really come of this non-event.
The Dems should just let this go. I for one am concerned that there was obviously evidence of obstruction by Trump as Mueller clearly showed, evidence Trump supporters apparently do not care about. I happen to believe the President is not above the law and yeah that was an important finding, his base does not appear to be concerned that our President may have broken the law and that is so wrong.
But that was not enough to impeach and testimony from Mueller will not reveal anything new.
The Dems should just let this go. I for one am concerned that there was obviously evidence of obstruction by Trump as Mueller clearly showed, evidence Trump supporters apparently do not care about. I happen to believe the President is not above the law and yeah that was an important finding, his base does not appear to be concerned that our President may have broken the law and that is so wrong.
But that was not enough to impeach and testimony from Mueller will not reveal anything new.
Do you even know what obstruction of justice is?
Is there’s no underlying crime, it’s not obstruction. The law is very clear on this.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): Bottom line is, after all of your looking and all the time you had and all the money you spent, did Trump collude with the Russians? No. Do you stand by your report? Yes.
It is case closed for me. They can do anything they want to in the House, and I think it will blow up in their face. It will blow up in their face. This will blow up in their face. The conclusions can't change, there is no collusion, that's what the whole thing was about to begin with.
The Dems should just let this go. I for one am concerned that there was obviously evidence of obstruction by Trump as Mueller clearly showed, evidence Trump supporters apparently do not care about. I happen to believe the President is not above the law and yeah that was an important finding, his base does not appear to be concerned that our President may have broken the law and that is so wrong.
But that was not enough to impeach and testimony from Mueller will not reveal anything new.
You realize the risks to the Democrats are questions regarding Weissman, the Dossier not being verified but using that as the basis of your investigation, the DNC server that wasn't examined directly by US Authorities but taking it at the DNC's word of some security firm that is a DNC connected. There are much more risks to to the Dems on this. And Mueller issued a joint statement with Barr after that press conference, so if he contradicts again, he's putting himself in jeopardy.
Alan Dershowitz weighs in on former special counsel Robert Mueller's decision to testify in front of House Intelligence and Judiciary committees.
ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Nobody can defy a subpoena, but you can respond to the subpoena and then refused to answer questions based on the traditions of the Justice Department, based on grand jury material, based on an ongoing investigation, based on a range of possible defenses. but he can't refuse to answer questions about the FISA application.
Those are the kind of questions that I think Republicans will be very well prepared to ask. Those are the kind of questions which are currently under investigation by the inspector general whose report we are waiting for. But those are not in any way precluded. So I think that they will regret having called him.
Look, I'm a liberal Democrat and I'm on the Democrat side.
Is there’s no underlying crime, it’s not obstruction. The law is very clear on this.
In the words of Bob Mueller
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If we had had confidence that the president had not committed a crime, we would have said so,” he said, elaborating on the obstruction of justice portion of his investigation. Mueller emphasized that, “charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider,” because Department of Justice policy deems such a move unconstitutional. He said he would not testify in front of Congress, calling the report he completed this Spring, “my testimony.
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"That is also a reason we investigated efforts to obstruct the investigation. The matters we investigated were of paramount importance. It was critical for us to obtain full and accurate information from every person we questioned. When a subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable.
We need a little bit more clarity on that. This is a risk for the Democrats but I dont think the vast majority of the American public even read the 400 plus page of the Mueller report, now they will here it in Mueller's own words.
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