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With the recent Trump interview with ABC News George S., we know now how Trump really feels about foreign interference in campaign despite all the earlier denials. This interview sheds new light on the issue of intent.
Mueller made many mistakes in his 2 year long inquiry - almost all of which have benefitted Trump greatly.
Among the Mueller mistakes were
1 - Not going to court to force Trump to answer all of his questions.
2 - Not pursuing the financial history of Trump to determine if he had been compromised and wrongly under the control or at least undue influence of foreign governments like Russia.
3 - Giving Trump Tower participants be benefit of the doubt regarding the element of intent to break the federal election law concerning help from foreign nations or persons.
4 - Not indicting Trump for crimes.
5 - Not indicting Donald Trump Jr. and others for their role in crimes.
6 - Not clearly saying that Trump committed crimes regarding the ten instances of obstruction of justice.
7 - Not delivering a summary of his key findings in person.
8 - Allowing Barr to hijack his Report and grossly misrepresent and lie about its contents thereby derailing the issue.
9 - Stating that he will NOT testify before Congress and continuing that position.
All of these taken together greatly weakened both the position of Mueller during the investigation, in the delivery and reception of his report, and in the response to the report from Trump and others. Lots of people keep saying "read the report" and its falling on deaf ears. And Mueller bears a great deal of responsibility for this situation because he allowed himself to be outmaneuvered, outfoxed, as well as just plain stonewalled.
1. No reason to. There was no conspiracy between his campaign and Russia. He had no particular information to give.
2. Why? Will prosecutors be now be appointed to examine the financial records of all candidates to make such conclusions?
3. Need evidence. It's also a 1st amendment thing.
4. What crimes? There were none.
5. Ditto as to #4.
6. Because he didn't.
Did Mueller obstruct justice with his decisions 1-10?
7 & 9. He needs to testify. Nadler ought be subpoenaing him.
8. Barr said Mueller found no conspiracy between Russia and Trump. And he said Mueller said no exoneration for obstruction. Which was accurate.
Mueller's real mistake was in not issuing an interim report when he determined that there was no conspiracy between Trump and Russia. That would have saved the country a lot of problems.
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