Breaking! Barr Speaks Out On Mueller: 'He Could’ve Reached a Decision’ on Trump and Obstruction

[White_MAGA_Man]

This is the best Attorney General we've had in decades. He's going by the law!

Barr Speaks Out On Mueller: 'He Could've Reached a Decision' on Trump and Obstruction in Russia Probe

 

[Valerie]

On the issue of obstruction, the Mueller report, which was released in redacted form on April 18, “found multiple acts by the President that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.” But the report said it could not make a “traditional prosecutorial judgment,” because the department’s Office of Legal Counsel had issued an opinion that states an “indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President” would be unconstitutional.

“Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct,” the Mueller report said. “The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.”



What Mueller, Barr Say About Obstruction of Justice - FactCheck.org

 

[idb]

"Barr said he thought Special Counsel Robert Mueller could have reached a decision on President Trump and obstruction of justice in the Russia collusion investigation but was not going to argue about Mueller’s reasons for not doing so. "

My understanding of his reason for not doing so is that, because the President can't be indicted, there's no mechanism for him to defend himself against a negative finding by the Special Council.
It was a matter of fairness and natural justice.

 

[Valerie]

“If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,” Mueller said...

...Mueller went on to explain, Justice Department policy prevents the indictment of a sitting president.



“The report is my testimony."



“The matters we investigated were of paramount importance. It was critical for us to obtain full and accurate information from every person we questioned,” Mueller said. “When a subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable.”



"reiterating the central allegation of our indictments — there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election.”

“That allegation deserves the attention of every American,” he added.



“the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.”

 

[Valerie]

^ bbbut according to don the con, the FBI are "bad cops" for investigating criminal spies

and the FISA court is "corrupt" for issuing the warrants for surveillance of criminal spies

and the investigation of criminal spies is a "witch hunt" and a "hoax" perpetrated by a failed "coup"

 

[basquebromance]

impeachment is a filthy disgusting word!

 

[Valerie]

 

[MarcATL]

Barr has already lost all credibility, as he lied about 'The Mueller Report' to the American people, from top to bottom.

He'd be lucky not to get fat ass thrown in jail.

 

[Valerie]

 

[rightwinger]

This is the best Attorney General we've had in decades. He's going by the law!

Barr Speaks Out On Mueller: 'He Could've Reached a Decision' on Trump and Obstruction in Russia Probe

Barr has repeatedly lied to us

Why should we believe him now?

 

[Lakhota]

This is the best Attorney General we've had in decades. He's going by the law!

Barr Speaks Out On Mueller: 'He Could've Reached a Decision' on Trump and Obstruction in Russia Probe

Barr has repeatedly lied to us

Why should we believe him now?

Barr is a world class liar! Historians will not be kind to him. Barr should lose his law license - disbarred.

 

[Valerie]

Manning received a 35 year prison term as punishment for leaking thousands of military and State Department documents to WikiLeaks in 2010


bradley/chelsea manning betrayed their country and then trumpswabs EMBRACED Wikileaks, who are nothing more than CRIMINALS who stole our classified info and published it such that our national security is seriously threatened...


THE VERY SAME classified info that dumbos still chant to "lock her up" cuz her email server might be vulnerable to hackers.




but the FBI are "bad cops" for noticing!

 

[Sunsettommy]

On the issue of obstruction, the Mueller report, which was released in redacted form on April 18, “found multiple acts by the President that were capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.” But the report said it could not make a “traditional prosecutorial judgment,” because the department’s Office of Legal Counsel had issued an opinion that states an “indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President” would be unconstitutional.

“Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct,” the Mueller report said. “The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.”



What Mueller, Barr Say About Obstruction of Justice - FactCheck.org

The usual dodge people like you swallow, since a department Policy/regulation can't override the Congressionally passed Special Counsel LAW.

§ 600.8 Notification and reports by the Special Counsel.

"(c)Closing documentation. At the conclusion of the Special Counsel's work, he or she shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions reached by the Special Counsel."

You will ignore it.

28 CFR Chapter VI - OFFICES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Which comes from:

CFR: Title 28. Judicial Administration

You will ignore all of it.

 

[Sunsettommy]

He was asked to break the law, he refused that is why he won that round.

Your dishonest attempt to make it seems he sent her to Prison is exposed, She was ALREADY CONVICTED and given a 35 year sentence.

Wikipedia:

"Manning was charged with 22 offenses, including aiding the enemy, which was the most serious charge and could have resulted in a death sentence.[18] She was held at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico in Virginia, from July 2010 to April 2011, under Prevention of Injury status—which entailed de facto solitary confinement and other restrictions that caused domestic and international concern[19]—before being transferred to the Joint Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she could interact with other detainees.[20] She pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges.[21] The trial on the remaining charges began on June 3, 2013, and on July 30, she was convicted of 17 of the original charges and amended versions of four others, but was acquitted of aiding the enemy.[22] She was sentenced to 35 years at the maximum-security U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.[23][24] On January 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted Manning's sentence to nearly seven years of confinement dating from her arrest on May 27, 2010.[7][25] Before her recent jailing on March 8, 2019, for her continued refusal to testify before a grand jury against Julian Assange, Manning was earning a living through speaking engagements.[26]

In 2018, Manning challenged incumbent Senator Ben Cardin for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate election in her home state of Maryland.[27] On June 26, 2018, Manning finished second among eight candidates. Manning received 5.7% of the votes; Cardin won renomination with 80.5% of the votes cast.[28]

On March 8, 2019, Manning was held in contempt of court by a United States District Court judge and sent to the Alexandria City Jail for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. Manning said she refuses to testify because she objects to the secrecy of the grand jury process, and already revealed everything she knows at her court martial. The judge ordered her to remain in jail until Manning testifies or until the grand jury concludes its work.[11] On April 22, 2019, a federal appeals court affirmed the judge's decision.[29] She was released on May 9, 2019, when the grand jury's term expired but was immediately served with another subpoena."

Large size mine

 

[caddo kid]

This is the best Attorney General we've had in decades. He's going by the law!

Barr Speaks Out On Mueller: 'He Could've Reached a Decision' on Trump and Obstruction in Russia Probe

He's going by the law?

What/which law is that?

 

[Valerie]

our national security and the rule of law required to secure it, are not a partisan GAME!

 

[Valerie]

LOCK HIM UP!

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of criminally lying to Congress about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and Mueller’s letter relating to how Barr has characterized its findings.


"What is deadly serious about it is the attorney general of the United States of America is not telling the truth to the Congress of the United States. That’s a crime," the Speaker told reporters.





Pelosi said: "He lied to Congress. If anybody else did that, it would be considered a crime. Nobody is above the law."


Pelosi: Attorney General Barr Committed A Crime, "He Lied To Congress"

 

[Jitss617]

Trump derangement syndrome,, 5,4,3,2,1 lol

 

[Valerie]

AG Bill Barr says he "personally felt" Mueller could have made a decision on obstruction

"The opinion says you cannot indict a president while he is in office, but he could've reached a decision as to whether it was criminal activity. But he had his reasons for not doing it, which he explained, and I'm not going to argue about those reasons. But when he didn't make a decision, the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and I felt it was necessary for us as the heads of the department to reach that decision."

 

[Valerie]

Charging Trump ‘Not An Option’ Under DOJ Rules:
‘The Constitution Requires A Process Other Than The Criminal Justice System’