No. That's not what Mueller is focusing on Trump for. Which is my point. This is a big scoop misrepresenting what Mueller is investigating. Which is an effort Rudy has been pushing with great success, which is why those letters came out.
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Replying to @emptywheel @mattseaton
Marcy, sometimes honorable people can disagree on issues in the political discourse. I believe Mueller's obstruction probe is legitimate & important. You don't. I have no reason to question your integrity or character for having a different opinion, and hope you believe the same.
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Replying to @murraywaas @mattseaton
Murray. It's not that I don't believe an obstruction inquiry is legitimate. It's that I know better, knowing FAR MORE about this case than you, than to believe it's the end all and be all. Moreover, I have very good reason to believe the focus on it right now is a WH strategy.
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Now if you want to dismiss my far greater knowledge about this case as an attack on your integrity, I guess that's your prerogative. Again, all I said is that I didn't find that article all that interesting. I don't. Sorry.
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Marcy, are you contending Mueller does not have an active investigation into obstruction? Is that what you mean by: "That's not what Mueller is focusing on Trump for"? Why then all the reports of witnesses being asked questions related to obstruction, for instance?
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Are the Stone witnesses -- the only recent witnesses who've spoken with the press -- talking about obstruction? Nope. So where are the neverending series of stories suggesting obstruction is primary focus of Mueller wrt Trump coming from? Hmmm. The White House. Why is that?
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Replying to @emptywheel @rgoodlaw and
When those Sekulow questions were released in June, they made it clear that Mueller was increasingly focused on "collusion," not obstruction. https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/06/02/what-got-added-to-sekulows-list-further-obstruction-including-considering-of-firing-mueller-and-collusion/ … Even still loyal scribes pushing the obstruction story pitched the list as an obstruction story.
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Replying to @emptywheel @rgoodlaw and
And golly, since then I've come forward and made it clear that someone with a significant role in the RU attack knew about what Flynn was being ordered to do 14 hours after polls closed. https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/07/03/putting-a-face-mine-to-the-risks-posed-by-gop-games-on-mueller-investigation/ … That doesn't sound like obstruction-worthy investigation to me.
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Replying to @emptywheel @rgoodlaw and
And btw, that Mueller shift from obstruction to collusion? It happened in March, not June, when Rudy & co's attempts to stall any interview started.
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Replying to @emptywheel @rgoodlaw and
Puns N' Roses Retweeted emptywheel
Marcy, can you elaborate on obstruction-to-ConFraudUS (aka collusion) focus shift as to why then? https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1024354921456574474?s=19 … P.S. Makes sense if enough evidence (seems so) Mueller would prioritize ConFraudUS, but why not also charge obstruction to bolster collusion case?
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"Charging" is the problem. Another assumption people are parroting with little apparent reason is that Mueller is working towards a report, because he can't charge the President. That may be true but he can show that the president engaged in crimes via other means.
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Replying to @emptywheel @gthanku and
As an unindicted coconspirator in a future indictment? Perhaps anonymously as Head of State 2 ? (Head of State 1 being reserved for his boss)
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Replying to @emptywheel @rgoodlaw and
I guess given the Trump cult climate throughout GOP & Kavanaugh pending, Mueller might choose to show rather than charge Trump directly with anything incl obstruction. Sucks, but I'd rather have a non-muddled picture of what happened vs contested charges + POTUS Pence.
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