Mueller Investigation pt 6

[Skeptic Ginger]

He's 74. I mumble words too.

He does look a tad befuddled, though.

His age shows, though He got going after the first hour or so.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1154086899008643072

140/ Mueller *can't and won't say* he found "no evidence" the Trump campaign was involved in the theft of Clinton emails. This is an old GOP trick: "did not establish [beyond a reasonable doubt]" is *not the same thing* as "no evidence."

 

[Belz...]

He got going after the first hour or so.

I think he got annoyed with Republican questions and implications enough that he woke up a bit more.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1154087539315216384

141/ So many semantic games today from Republicans. The GOP turns no "documentary" evidence Papadopoulos revealed Mifsud's claims (re: the Kremlin's theft of Clinton emails) into "no evidence"—those are two *wildly* different claims.

 

[Belz...]

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1154086899008643072

Precisely. But even those who know the distinction ignore it when their team is involved.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1154087695058161671

142/ Mueller *explicitly refuses to say* there is no evidence Paul Manafort (Trump campaign) met with Julian Assange (WikiLeaks).

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1154087949333663746

143/ Mueller *disagreed* with the claim by a Republican that there's no evidence Manafort met with Assange. It was a big—and surprising—moment.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154088665959849985

Schiff showing how DOn Jr's letter fulfills basis for conspiracy.

He should use this opportunity to raise whether Don Jr testified.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

More R gaslighting going through a big pretzel to try to claim how unfair it was all the headlines during the break are saying Mueller did not exonerate Trump because legally he couldn't, ergo Trump is really exonerated. [Notice that contradicts the other R's lie that Mueller did, by not finding Trump committed obstruction, was really saying Trump was innocent.]

Back to the new gaslighting: R completely ignores the fact Mueller did exonerate Trump on the conspiracy as he tries to make a case no exoneration on obstruction means exoneration.

(Seth does a better job describing this, thanks Squeeg.)

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1154090131457900545

Wenstrup: "Because your report does not mention finding evidence that Manafort met with Assange, I would assume that means you found no evidence of this meeting. Is that assumption correct?"

Mueller: "I'm not certain I would agree with that assumption."

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154090018115399681

Stewart again claims that Mueller's team leaked.

Mueller pointedly disagrees with it.

Again, the two examples re investigative steps Stewart raises were both definitely false.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154090749606207488

Quigley: WikiLeaks hostile non-state actor.

Mueller: Absolutely, and currently under indictment.

Quigley quotes Trump saying he loves WikiLeaks.

Mueller then says, when asked for his reaction to the quotes that "problematic would be an understatement" re promoting criminal behaviour.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

Also calls Trump Jr.'s actions re Wikileaks as "disturbing" and "under investigation".

 

[plague311]

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154090749606207488



Mueller then says, when asked for his reaction to the quotes that "problematic would be an understatement" re promoting criminal behaviour.

Worthy of investigation.

 

[Belz...]

I love how both parties draw conclusions from Mueller's refusal to answer their questions.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1154091616447033345

Asked how he reacts to statements from Trump during the election praising WikiLeaks, Mueller says: "Problematic is an understatement ... in terms of giving some hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity."

 

[Aridas]

Looks to me like the Dems are staying on point while the GOP are playing "Look, a squirrel"

So... the standard playbook with present day legislators and thus completely predictable?

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154079894327963648

I happen to think that Nunes' Cow is likely much smarter than him.

 

[Belz...]

Republicans are really trying to hammer the Clinton-Steele connection.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1154091379502518273

Schiff: Unethical to tout foreign service publication of stolen emails.

Mueller: at least calls for investigation.

I want to go back bc I think Mueller may have suggested it was still being investigated.

 

[plague311]

Republicans really, really don't seem to be interested in asking any questions. Just campaigning on behalf of Trump.

Just a few notes though: Can someone get Nunes some ******* chapstick? Seriously, this guy and his lips are worse than Trump and his sniffs. Secondly, I missed part of it, has anyone specifically asked why charges weren't pressed with regards to the Trump Tower meeting?