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May 2 2019 03:02pm
Quote (bogie160 @ May 2 2019 03:46pm)
Then why the Dem hysteria when Barr calls a spade a spade?

The Trump campaign was spied on. The underlying rational (that there was collusion with Russia) is now known to be false.

The remaining question is whether there were ever grounds to investigate in the first place. At first glance, it looks like the answer is no.


Cause spying is a loaded term that law enforcement officials don't typically use to describe informants or other techniques to gather information.

Individuals in the campaign were investigated, which we didn't know until after the election. Unless you believe the Papa conspiracy theories, the FBI had a firm basis to open an investigation.

Quote (Thor123422 @ May 2 2019 03:58pm)
Th ey were offered dirt, were receptive to taking it, and likely only didnt because of incompetence.

Really after all this time the only reason to think an investigation wasnt warranted is hackery


Yeah... this is a debate that should've ended the day the NYT reported on how the investigation started. But here we are.
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May 2 2019 03:08pm
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Th ey were offered dirt, were receptive to taking it, and likely only didnt because of incompetence.

Really after all this time the only reason to think an investigation wasnt warranted is hackery


Ignoring that the Trump tower meeting was a set-up, accepting dirt on a political opponent is not collusion.

Did the Trump campaign coordinate or conspire with Russia to meddle in the US election or otherwise commit criminal acts? --> Mueller says no.

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May 2 2019 03:17pm
Quote (IceMage @ May 2 2019 04:02pm)
Cause spying is a loaded term that law enforcement officials don't typically use to describe informants or other techniques to gather information.

Individuals in the campaign were investigated, which we didn't know until after the election. Unless you believe the Papa conspiracy theories, the FBI had a firm basis to open an investigation.



Yeah... this is a debate that should've ended the day the NYT reported on how the investigation started. But here we are.



It's 2019, you really need to stop reading the NYT.
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May 2 2019 03:21pm
Quote (IceMage @ May 2 2019 04:36pm)
Or... you could read past the first paragraph and Reuters would tell you.


Well, first off... I always read the entire article before posting it. Secondly, the Dems have zero proof of anything they have accused Barr of, they are grabbing at straws.
Hell, they are now making shyt up as they go along.

For your perusal here is the last paragraph of the article...

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Mueller, a former FBI director, concluded there was insufficient evidence to show a criminal conspiracy and opted not to make a conclusion on whether Trump committed obstruction of justice, but pointedly did not exonerate him. Barr has said he and Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, then determined there was not enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction.



Which part is too difficult to understand?


The MOST hilarious part is that while Dems are erroneously trying to accuse Trump of attempting to make Congress totally useless, aka, attack the constitution, they themselves are trying to do the same to the DOJ.

Further, the Dems are pulling rules and laws out of their asses in their attempt to hang anything on Trump. I would think the Dems are getting mighty hungry after gnawing on this nothing burger for the past 2 years.


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May 2 2019 03:31pm
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Ignoring that the Trump tower meeting was a set-up, accepting dirt on a political opponent is not collusion.

Did the Trump campaign coordinate or conspire with Russia to meddle in the US election or otherwise commit criminal acts? --> Mueller says no.


Mueller says no such thing, and the legal framework he operated under wouldnt have allowed him to say yes regardless of the findings.

Whether or not it was collusion, which is just more hackery since thats not a legal term or standard, it definitely warrants an investigation.

Youve really gone downhill in the last few years...

This post was edited by Thor123422 on May 2 2019 03:32pm
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Mueller says no such thing, and the legal framework he operated under wouldnt have allowed him to say yes regardless of the findings.

Whether or not it was collusion, which is just more hackery since thats not a legal term or standard, it definitely warrants an investigation.

Youve really gone downhill in the last few years...








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Mueller, a former FBI director, concluded there was insufficient evidence to show a criminal conspiracy and opted not to make a conclusion on whether Trump committed obstruction of justice, but pointedly did not exonerate him. Barr has said he and Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, then determined there was not enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction.


In sufficient evidence, is just that... insufficient evidence.
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May 2 2019 03:36pm
Quote (Ghot @ May 2 2019 03:34pm)
In sufficient evidence, is just that... insufficient evidence.


"There is insufficient evidence to say it happened"

is a far cry from

"It didn't happen"


One allows for future evidence to overturn, and the second is a statement of fact that leaves no wiggle room for what may come out later.

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"There is insufficient evidence to say it happened"

is a far cry from

"It didn't happen"


One allows for future evidence to overturn, and the second is a statement of fact that leaves no wiggle room for what may come out later.




Keep your hopes up. This issue is done. If this was a court case, it would have been tossed long ago. The Dems are just grabbing at straws. :/
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May 2 2019 03:42pm
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Keep your hopes up. This issue is done. If this was a court case, it would have been tossed long ago. The Dems are just grabbing at straws. :/


I'm not keeping my hopes up for anything. I'm satisfied with the investigation and don't think there's any reason to think it was ever undertaken in bad faith. Based on the investigation I don't think a conspiracy happened, but to imply Mueller made an outright declaration that criminal conspiracy didn't happen is dishonest.
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May 2 2019 03:45pm
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I'm not keeping my hopes up for anything. I'm satisfied with the investigation and don't think there's any reason to think it was ever undertaken in bad faith. Based on the investigation I don't think a conspiracy happened, but to imply Mueller made an outright declaration that criminal conspiracy didn't happen is dishonest.



I'm gonna have to disagree with the bold part.

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