Of course, Trump should be taken out of the equation as to who one should believe.......Trump's infamy for lying is beyond debate......
But, we are faced with the "choice" of who should be believed from a legal standpoint...that is, AG Barr, or investigating prosecutor, Mueller.........
From yesterday's brief monologue by Mueller, it is crystal CLEAR that these two republican lawyers are NOT on the same page.
Of course our biases come quickly into play when making the choice as who of these two should be believed.
So, we are left with the needed expose' that BOTH these folks need to openly testify before a House committee and.....
Either verbally repeat what was written in the report ....which is what Mueller will have to do......OR
Explain verbally how what is written in Mueller's report could EVER be "summarized" and "interpreted" as Barr did....which is also what Barr will have to do.
There is NO DOUBT......NONE...... that Mueller's ultimate intent is for Congress to settle the issue of "obstruction of justice" as the Article One responsibility of Congress.
Barr has witnesses and probably recordings.
Mueller is the liar.
But whatever happened to "Total Exoneration"?
I am sure the Senate will fulfill its Article One responsibility and totally exonerate the President if it gets that far. Mueller surely realized there was no way the Senate or any court would convict on this kind of evidence. So, instead of being the target of the left for the rest of his life, he kicked it to Congress to take the heat.
Mueller said he would not charge Trump because he does not have that authority. The DoJ cannot indict a sitting president.
Rather, Mueller compiled the evidence and submitted his report.
According to our constitution, the only body that has the authority to charge a sitting president with high crime and misdemeanors is the House of Representatives. They act as a Grand Jury. Their indictments with supporting evidence is then submitted to the Senate where a trial, judged by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is held.
Are their impartial jurors in the Senate? Do you think that Republican senators are capable of hearing the evidence and rendering a fair verdict?
Only if those senators read and understand the House indictments. Otherwise, the rulings will be rendered by senate jurors who act out of political expedience rather than faithfulness to the constitution.
Would you rather have the constitution diluted by political motives, or have that constitution respected and followed? I wonder what those who claim to be 'originalists' believe?
So often Crashes nservatives wrap the constitution around themselves like a security blanket saying the founding fathers intentions must be upheld. Does that sntimentmapply in this case? Or will political considerations wipe all that 'originalist' ethic aside? So many other ethical considerations have been eroded in the age of Trump.