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Ed Overbeek
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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.
.@emptywheel on why Barr’s letter is bullshit
emptywheel.net/2019/03/24/how…
@emptywheel .@joshtpm on Barr’s history as a partisan hack (but of course he is one, or Trump never would’ve picked him)
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-we-…
@emptywheel @joshtpm This is the Nunes memo all over again. *Of course* the Trumpworld version of the evidence lets Trump off the hook for crimes he committed in broad daylight and confessed to on television. Wait for the full report. Above all, trust your own eyes.
@emptywheel @joshtpm
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Ed Overbeek
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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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“If it’s what you say, I love it, especially later in the summer.” - Donald Trump Jr., 6/3/2016

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