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iamateacher

(1,121 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:25 PM Apr 2019

So the proof of Trump's obstruction....

Is the Mueller report itself. Mueller and his team did not feel they had the time to make Trump testify because of all the threats to stop the investigation, defund it, fire
Mueller, etc. He did not feel he could complete the investigation and thus make a definitive conclusion...

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So the proof of Trump's obstruction.... (Original Post) iamateacher Apr 2019 OP

Yes. Which is why he needs to testify in an open hearing to congress. And when the senate lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #1

Yes! iamateacher Apr 2019 #6

K&R, they couldn't find conspiracy cause of the obstruction !!! uponit7771 Apr 2019 #2

Mueller knew that he couldn't force Dumpy to testify. COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #3

Right, so he obstructed the investigation iamateacher Apr 2019 #5

i wish I did but the entire Republican party is so COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #7

To paraphrase Woody Allen "its a mockery of a sham of two farces of .." BSdetect Apr 2019 #4

lindysalsagal

(22,996 posts)

1. Yes. Which is why he needs to testify in an open hearing to congress. And when the senate

Reply to iamateacher (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:27 PM

Apr 2019

or frump impedes that, it's obstruction in real time.

iamateacher

(1,121 posts)

6. Yes!

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 08:24 PM

Apr 2019

So true!

uponit7771

(93,532 posts)

2. K&R, they couldn't find conspiracy cause of the obstruction !!!

Reply to iamateacher (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:29 PM

Apr 2019

COLGATE4

(14,886 posts)

3. Mueller knew that he couldn't force Dumpy to testify.

Reply to iamateacher (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:55 PM

Apr 2019

If he "asked him to do it", then Shart and his coterie of ambulance-chaser wannabes would stall and stall and stall until (as actually happened) they agreed to let Dumpy answer some questions in written form. The result could have been predicted - 19 answers of "I don't recall".

If on the other hand Mueller had tried to subpoena Shithead, he could have resisted (legally), forcing the issue to go to the Supreme Court (some time in 2021 or so). And even then, assuming for the sake of argument that the Supremes agreed that Dipshit had to testify, then all he has to do is waltz in and refuse to answer any question by taking the Fifth Amendment! Checkmate and match.

Mueller avoided a costly, time-consuming Phyrric battle which he knew he couldn't win.

iamateacher

(1,121 posts)

5. Right, so he obstructed the investigation

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 06:31 PM

Apr 2019

Thus proving obstruction. Do you think what will come out of this whole thing will be an real effort to curtail the Executive Branch?

COLGATE4

(14,886 posts)

7. i wish I did but the entire Republican party is so

Reply to iamateacher (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 11:29 PM

Apr 2019

wed to Trump that I doubt they will join in any meaningful legislation to try to curtail him.

BSdetect

(9,048 posts)

4. To paraphrase Woody Allen "its a mockery of a sham of two farces of .."

Reply to iamateacher (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 06:25 PM

Apr 2019

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