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Paul Manafort was just sentenced to less than 4 YEARS for committing multiple felonies, including tax and bank fraud

Crystal Mason is serving FIVE YEARS for trying to vote in the 2016 election. (She didn't realize she was ineligible due to a prior conviction.)
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Judd Legum
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1. A few thoughts on the Mueller news.

No one commenting has read the report

The idea there are “no more indictments” by Mueller is driving a lot of coverage

But it’s a non-sequitur. The report summarizes Mueller’s work. By definition, it’s submitted when he’s done indicting
2. The report was not about more indictments. Interest in the report was about what Mueller has to say ABOUT TRUMP.

DOJ policy says a sitting president can’t be indicted, so a report would be how we learn if Mueller believes Trump engaged in wrongdoing
3. So perhaps Mueller’s report concludes that Trump didn’t do anything wrong and is complete vindication

But we don’t know

Until we know what the report says it’s probably best not to draw sweeping conclusions about the investigation
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Judd Legum
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This thread is a deliberate attempt to mislead Americans and distort the truth.

He relies on the Robb-Silverman to absolve himself

But that report specifically did not examine how Fleischer presented the intel to the public

Fleischer surely knows this. He just doesn't care.
I could expand on this in great detail but I don't think too many people are still interested. If I'm wrong let me know.
OK, I'll do it a bit more.

Yes, the intel was flawed.

But @AriFleischer, Bush and Cheney went FAR BEYOND WHAT THE INTEL SAID to make the case for war.

As a result, many people died.
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Judd Legum
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1. Devin Nunes' lawsuit is the perfect encapsulation of how fucked up things are in the USA right now.

Nunes is literally suing a fictional cow.

His lawyer also represents a guy who believes NASA is operating a child slave camp on Mars.

And yet...

popular.info/p/suing-fictio…
2. ...Nunes lawsuit is getting treated VERY seriously.

It's was promoted three times in less than 24-hours by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

A "reporter" from the Daily Caller asked Trump about it in the Rose Garden

popular.info/p/suing-fictio…
3. Coverage in mainstream pubs is more skeptical, noting the case is unlikely to succeed.

But the coverage does not flatly state that the case is A COMPLETE JOKE

The core claim, that conservatives are being censored on social media IS TOTALLY MADE UP

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