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It was total but not exoneration | THE REASON, AGAIN, THAT YOU DID NOT INDICT DONALD TRUMP IS BECAUSE OF THE OLC OPINION STATING THAT YOU CANNOT INDICT A SITTING PRESIDENT, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. | image tagged in mueller time,donald trump,impeach trump | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
333 views 7 upvotes Made by whistlelock 5 years ago in politicsTOO
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1 up, 5y,
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https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/24/mueller-corrects-testimony-lieu/
1 up, 5y,
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Let's quote the important parts of that article:

--- QUOTE #1 ---
“The reason again that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion stating that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?” Lieu asked.

“That is correct,” Mueller said.
--- END OF QUOTE

--- QUOTE #2 ---
“I want to go back to one thing that was said this morning by Mr. Lieu, who said, and I quote, ‘you didn’t charge the president because of the OLC opinion.'”

“That is not the correct way to say it,” Mueller said.
--- END OF QUOTE ---

Now this confuses me....
0 ups, 5y,
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You lets out the important part where he walked back those statements. Here's the video from the article link: https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1154085245349715969/video/1
Mueller needs to word things better, but Trump wasn't charged, because they didn't reach the conclusion that he committed a crime.
0 ups, 5y,
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Ah thanks for leading me towards that clear fragment, as I was in a hurry when I read that article.... Now that I read the stuff I quoted, I see that I just had to re-read that...

Now I hear a lot that the most important reason an impeachment procedure will not be starting now is because the Democrats fear this would turn Trump in the public opinion to a martyr, which they cannot risk so shortly before the presidential elections of 2020 (not to mention it would distract the people from their own campaign also), but then again, it's not only the Mueller report that plays a role, but also the accusation of racism due to his tweet about four women, well we all know that story... But still....

The news reaching my ears about the Mueller report gets confusing more and more. Of course Trump himself didn't help by stating the report completely vindicates him (which it doesn't), but that was easy to see through. But I hear different explanations about Mueller's reports and testimonies loads of time, so perhaps you can forgive me that I sometimes miss a few important words. :)

It's not that I like Trump (on the contrary), but I do wanna see things go as they should (even if I need to speak in Trump's favor as a result), so you understand that confusion is a bit like hell for me. ;)
0 ups, 5y
Actually in a court case, he could assert that a leading authority reach the conclusion that the evidence wasn't strong enough to indict him and thus have a built in reasonable doubt. That would be a high hurdle to clear. It would then make a nice clown show in court because of that.

And the legal system doesn't vindicate, it can only fails to sufficiently to prove guilt. I doubt most people would get that.
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THE REASON, AGAIN, THAT YOU DID NOT INDICT DONALD TRUMP IS BECAUSE OF THE OLC OPINION STATING THAT YOU CANNOT INDICT A SITTING PRESIDENT, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.