Mueller's position on testifying is consistent with what everyone who knows him has said the past couple years... he's a quiet, by-the-book guy who doesn't want the spotlight.

I think Democrats should force him to testify privately. A public charade is a bad idea.

He sounded frightened and weak.

i liked the part where he said barr was a political hack, refusing to release info that he wanted to see in the public.

oh wait, that wasn't mueller, that was democrats

Mueller has fallen from grace.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/special-counsel-robert-mueller-public-statement-150102170.html

Telling the truth is triggering to some folks for sure.

He cleared the air. Barr shouldn't have lied and misrepresented the report as an exoneration of Trump.

Air needed to be clear right from the source.

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Barr called it as is. There is no evidence of collusion, and Mueller didn't reach a conclusion on obstruction.

I agree 100%.

Sadly, zealots on both sides aren't happy with the report.

Righties wanted full exoneration
Lefties wanted full condemnation.

By the time of Barr's summary Trump has been exonerated more or less. He's not going to be found guilty, and even though he won't be found innocent, isn't the lack of a trial a better outcome for Trump personally than a drawn out trial process?

I know many people want to focus on Trump not being cleared by a Court/Jury/Judge as a lack of exoneration. But as it stands now Trump has no double jeopardy protection of any kind, which he would have had if the Democrats found a way to shoddily toss together some charge that would eventually fail. As a result the Dems get a free 2020 talking point, Trump avoids a trial. It's somehow a win-win outcome.

Your democrats have no interest in trying to impeach Trump, he's better alive than dead for them, or maybe at 1 month of presidential elections.
On the other hand it's true that Barr played it like a mob advocate.

This post was edited by Saucisson6000 on May 29 2019 11:07am

Trump 2020