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kennetha

(3,666 posts)
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 08:03 AM Mar 2019

George Conway Nails it and Nails Trump

But Mueller isn’t prone to cheap shots; he plays by the rules, every step of the way. If his report doesn’t exonerate the president, there must be something pretty damning in it about him, even if it might not suffice to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt. And in saying that the report “catalogu[ed] the President’s actions, many of which took place in public view,” Barr’s letter makes clear that the report also catalogues actions taken privately that shed light on possible obstruction, actions that the American people and Congress yet know nothing about.




At the same time, and equally remarkably, Mueller, according to Barr, said he “ultimately determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment” regarding obstruction. Reading that statement together with the no-exoneration statement, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that Mueller wrote his report to allow the American people and Congress to decide what to make of the facts.
And that is what should — must — happen now.


But whether the Mueller report ever sees the light of day, there is one charge that can be resolved now. Americans should expect far more from a president than merely that he not be provably a criminal. They should expect a president to comport himself in accordance with the high duties of his office. As all presidents must, Trump swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, and to faithfully execute his office and the laws in accordance with the Constitution. That oath requires putting the national interests above his personal interests.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-conway-trump-is-guilty--of-being-unfit-for-office/2019/03/26/0b5f851e-4ffd-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html

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George Conway Nails it and Nails Trump (Original Post) kennetha Mar 2019 OP
And his wife goes out and babbles endlessly while defending Trump. madaboutharry Mar 2019 #1

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
1. And his wife goes out and babbles endlessly while defending Trump.
Wed Mar 27, 2019, 08:18 AM
Mar 2019

Does he have any respect for her, this woman who last week threw her own husband under the bus in defense of her boss? Or is this just a game?

One day someone is going to write a book about these two.

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