Thread by @sethjlevy

1/ Democrats are selling another lie. They say Barr wrote a memo saying a President can’t obstruct. Actually he was only dealing with one aspect of obstruction. He argued his interactions with Comey did not constitute obstruction.

cnn.com/2018/12/19/pol…

2/ In his hearing Bill Barr expressly said attempts to influence witnesses or destroy evidence would be obstruction by a President. It’s a key distinction. It tells you that there was no evidence that Trump did those things.

3/ So from the legal perspective, DOJ has fully cleared the President. He is not guilty of collusion or obstruction. Period.

4/ Legal conclusions by DOJ are only half the story when it comes to a POTUS. There’s the question of impeachment. Barr’s memo is key here. The memo was known and discussed in his confirmation hearing. Most Republican and some Democrats voted to confirm. They agreed with Barr.

5/ So all of this demand for the full report and questioning Barr’s conclusion on obstruction, it’s all BS. Once again Trump was strategically many steps ahead of everyone. It’s over. Dems are like Johnny Ringo, dead but don’t realize it. /end