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Here's a tweet storm from Seth Abramson that explains things pretty clearly: the media is getting the whole thing wrong.
Link to tweet
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(THREAD) BREAKING NEWS: Mueller has sent a report to DOJ that DOJ is representing is "comprehensive" and will shortly be publicly summarized. A lot of the reporting surrounding this major event is *wrong*so I'll try to report things accurately. I hope you'll read on and retweet.
True Blue American
(17,982 posts)This is exactly what I ws thinking. Trump took all his Attorneys with him to Mar alego today
Why would he need all of them if he was in the clear?
Also they are saying evidence will not be revealed and other reports are coming.
mcar
(42,300 posts)Media is making me crazy with all the "Trump is vindicated" crap.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)I turned off CNN. They were basically saying Dotard will win reelection and the Ds need to stop their investigations.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)If Trumps base is reportedly so small, how can Trump get re-elected?
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)Which is why us fighting gerrymandering and voter suppression is so important.
calimary
(81,209 posts)because they somehow, inexplicably, couldnt find it in their hearts or minds to vote for Hillary. Even if they voted for President Obama twice. So they decided to take a chance on trump (???????). I will NEVER be able to find it in MY heart or mind to forgive those people. Or they stayed home because they were loyal to Bernie. Or they voted for Fucking Jill Fucking Stein. I will NEVER forgive that. Not EVER.
iluvtennis
(19,844 posts)Prof.Higgins
(194 posts)calimary
(81,209 posts)The Pout Voter.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)Any lawyers if he was innocent of all the accusations?
ananda
(28,856 posts)Thanks
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)... though tweet threads are inherently bogus as a medium. Stuff like that should be written on a page and posted at a site.
However, we are stuck with Twitter in this interim period of adjustment to developing technology. It is still early days in the internet.
Rainbow Droid
(722 posts)Silly then and still silly.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)Having to break up a reasoned argument or well-written essay into chunks that size is bogus regardless of the medium. If the chunks were printed on strips of paper and handed to you one by one, it would be no more and no less bogus.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)Cery very few people still go directly to a site to check for news. it boggles my mind as someone trying to make a name in news gathering But I have talked with a few advisors and they agree for certain types of entities it makes sense toleverage social media as your main outlet.
nini
(16,672 posts)I may actually sleep better tonight.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)It may very well include a long list of items for which the Special Counsel believes the President should be impeached on.
If there is strong evidence of criminality, then Mueller may go straight for the head of the snake.
Either way, we can expect Mueller and his team to be invited to Capitol Hill in an effort to make sure that Barr isn't doing the cover job that everyone expected him to do when he was appointed by Trump.
sheshe2
(83,729 posts)It ain't over until it is over,
Great tweet thread!
mcar
(42,300 posts)Pundit on PBS said the Mueller investigation was a fact finding mission. Just the beginning.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,320 posts)
27/ And "new indictments" in *any* of those spheres may not be prosecuted by Mueller himselfbut they will be the product of his work and the fact that his investigation has unleashed a snowstorm of legal hurt upon Donald Trump the likes of which no president has previously seen.
mcar
(42,300 posts)dem4decades
(11,282 posts)FakeNoose
(32,626 posts)Seth tells us what's really happening because the media (in their haste) can never get it right.
gordianot
(15,237 posts)The entire modern Republican Party is conflicted.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)gordianot
(15,237 posts)I have a faint hope I am wrong, and I am not sure if Mueller still calls himself a Republican.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,169 posts)As a Republican he may (think he has to) weigh the National security if he actually makes a case against more than a few red shirts to fall on their swords.
That as a Republican he will not be able to stomach going down as the architect of the modern day Republican party, if he goes for the throat. Cuts off the head of the snake. As well he could use the excuse that he has to stem any violence that may erupt, ironically started by the very diehards that still would support Trump even if he were a convicted criminal. Go figure
There may even be a few of the more conservative Democrats that don't want that kind of instability it would cause if Trump and half the Senate could be up for criminal prosecution.
keepFocused06
(28 posts)Barr is going to release the major findings this weekend. Mueller recommended no more indictments. I swear given all of his behavior I don't understand how it's possible that he didn't collude. It just doesn't make sense. The worst part is that Fox news and trump will go on a victory lap and his approval rating will rise above 50%. Unless their is a recession this asshole might get re-elected.
orangecrush
(19,519 posts)Very subtle.
triron
(21,995 posts)Mueller. There are still ongoing investigations. I also do not trust Barr and what is coming from
DOJ. The timing of this stinks to me.
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)onenote
(42,690 posts)Cartaphelius
(868 posts)japple
(9,819 posts)though and save enough for a real celebration later on.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)I have to say, I want SDNY to go over the little prick, I mean prince-- Kushner.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)indictments. I'm sure that is only Federal as state indictments are a whole different ballgame.
That appears to be referring only to Federal indictments at this time. Other investigations (state or congress) could lead to other indictments.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)or inner circle for working w/the Russians.
It's possible Report finds Trump likely obstructed evidence, but is of the opinion he can't be indicted for that.
He dumped it late Friday. They usually do that, when they want to bury a story, or don't want others to have time to take any action. OTOH, Mueller has filed indictments on Friday afternoons before.
ancianita
(36,019 posts)Cha
(297,124 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)why the KGB operatives sent to message boards and Twitter are lying about it.
mcar
(42,300 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,889 posts)With VD, and athlete's foot of the bone spurs.
better
(884 posts)Athlete's foot of the bone spurs...
samnsara
(17,615 posts)..I've never seen this episode of Wagon Train before....
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,320 posts)mcar
(42,300 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,320 posts)There was a time when I could only see "link to tweet" and the links folks posted to threadreaderapp was the only way I could see what people were talking about. Might be some others having trouble with twitter, still.
Duppers
(28,117 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,320 posts)malaise
(268,910 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,821 posts)Your brackets may keep you sane until we get more information.
videohead5
(2,171 posts)May have already been indicted and they are under seal.
triron
(21,995 posts)theboss
(10,491 posts)Sorry