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Ed Overbeek
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“If it’s what you say, I love it, especially later in the summer.” - Donald Trump Jr., 6/3/2016

It’s possible Junior won’t be indicted. It’s not possible he’s innocent.
I don't need Mueller to tell me Junior was a willing player in a criminal conspiracy between Russian intelligence and the Trump campaign. He... he just tweeted it out.
I don't need Mueller to tell me Kushner went to a meeting expecting Clinton dirt from Russia, and tried to set up a secret back channel with Russia *using Russian facilities* to hide their communications from the US government.
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
I don't need Mueller to tell me Trump gave Russia classified information in the Oval Office.
vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/t…
I don't need Mueller to tell me Trump keeps meeting with Putin and refusing to tell his own administration what he talked about.
washingtonpost.com/world/national…
I don't need Mueller to tell me Trump knew Russia wanted to help him win - and asked them to.
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
I don't need Mueller to tell me the outcome of the 2016 election was affected by an undeclared act of war by Russia and a plain-English act of treason.
I don't need Mueller to tell me Trump's using his ill-gotten powers to obstruct justice and pay Russia back.
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Barr’s memo is – blatantly and predictably – a bad faith “summary” of the Mueller Report. But a lot of the press is taking it at face value. It’s ridiculous. And I think it’s important to understand why that keeps happening. So here’s a stab at it.
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Ed Overbeek
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I can't believe the guy hired because he wrote a memo saying “no obstruction” would write a memo saying “no obstruction”
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People keep saying the Mueller report does X or says Y.

Folks, the Mueller report isn’t even out.

All we have is a bullshit letter from Trump’s partisan hack AG.
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