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The Mueller Report Episode

Behind the Bastards

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The Mueller Report - Trump's Intent in Hitting Comey Was Not Like Going to Close the Investigation

The report notes that the firing of James Comey was never like going to close the investigation and could not have, which is a mark in the president's defense. It seems accurate to say that Trump's intent in firing Comey was to punish him for not openly stating that he Trump was not being investigated more than it was an attempt to disrupt the investigation. But then it basically says that Mueller, yeah, I'm just going to read this quote because it's pretty remarkable. The evidence does indicate that a thorough FDI investigation would uncover facts about the campaign and the president personally that the president could have understood to be crimes or that would give rise to personal and political concerns. That mean total bullshit.

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