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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo that's it. Time to move on.
Mueller cleared Trump of collusion. And punted any conclusions on obstruction to the AG. The AG and assistant AG decided there was nothing to prosecute. The AG is going to have control over how much, if any, of the report gets released to the public.
So here's what we're not going to get:
We're not going to get anything on collusion/conspiracy. That's dead. Doesn't matter whether it's true.
We're not going to get anything on obstruction. That's dead. The AG has decided that. It doesn't matter what Mueller has to say about it, or what Congress has to say about it. The AG will simply refuse to release what Trump doesn't want him to release. Doesn't matter that it's plain as day.
We will never see the full report. That's going to be buried for good. I doubt the public ever even gets to see a highly redacted version. I doubt Congress will ever see anything but a highly redacted version.
We're not going to get an impeachment. There is no possibility of impeachment or indictment now. Deserved or not.
It sucks. It's not what we had hoped for. I think it's a complete miscarriage of justice. It's going to give Trump a huge political boost. So now we're going to have to change direction and focus on pointing out what a supremely bad job the Trump administration has done. How he's damaged the country domestically and internationally. There's plenty of material to deny him the Presidency in 2020.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)snowybirdie
(5,271 posts)to show what Democrats will do for the country and throw his ass out in 2020.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)underpants
(183,233 posts)I do think the damage is already done and he will continue to be himself which never helps him.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)DontBooVote
(901 posts)Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)This thing goes so deep into the Republican party beyond just Trump. There's a lot of Republicans breathing a sigh of relief right now. And I don't think the Department of Justice was wanting things to go that deep, no matter how illegal it was.
VOX
(22,976 posts)And that must be a thorough, inclusive process, with NO infighting.
LoudMan1
(5 posts)First I would like to introduce myself and thank you all for having a forum such as this. I feel like it is a Hell of a Day to join the DU. Maybe we engaged in some magical thinking regarding the report.I know my thought mirrored many other Democrats. Perhaps, just Perhaps would get justice. But, I think we have to move forward with our ideas. This last election was an indictment of the failed GOP/Trump policies. We need to press for Universal Health Care, Fair Elections and a policy regarding Climate Change that is sustainable. I am in a bit of a Funk, but we must move forward.