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BARR press conference
✔︎ No Collusion
✔︎ No Obstruction
✔︎ Trump asserted no privilege claims
✔︎ "Unfettered" access to testimony and documents
✔︎ WH requested NO redactions to report
✔︎ "Substantial evidence" Trump was motivated by his sincere belief he was innocent
✔︎ No Collusion
✔︎ No Obstruction
✔︎ Trump asserted no privilege claims
✔︎ "Unfettered" access to testimony and documents
✔︎ WH requested NO redactions to report
✔︎ "Substantial evidence" Trump was motivated by his sincere belief he was innocent
"As the Special Counsel’s report acknowledges, there is substantial evidence to show that the President was frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks"
"As he [POTUS] said from the beginning, there was in fact no collusion"
"The President took no act that in fact deprived the Special Counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation"
"Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weighs heavily against any allegation that the President had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation"
Full speech: justice.gov/opa/speech/att…
Additional thoughts (just from me, not AG Barr)
—Barr is NOT happy with Mueller didn't reach a prosecutorial decision on obstruction: "we don't just gather info and throw it out there" (paraphrased from Q&A)
—Mueller said OLC opinion on indicting a sitting president NOT a factor
—Barr is NOT happy with Mueller didn't reach a prosecutorial decision on obstruction: "we don't just gather info and throw it out there" (paraphrased from Q&A)
—Mueller said OLC opinion on indicting a sitting president NOT a factor
—Barr indicted Mueller did not have any intention of "leaving the decision up to Congress"
—Barr has "no objection" to Mueller testifying to Congress
—Barr will give the entire report to Congressional leadership in a controlled setting, except 6(e) GJ material
—Barr has "no objection" to Mueller testifying to Congress
—Barr will give the entire report to Congressional leadership in a controlled setting, except 6(e) GJ material
—It's quite obvious that in the "links" or "contacts" with Russian/Russian-linked operatives section of the report, that Mueller is going to slam certain behavior that does not rise to level of conspiracy or criminality. This is what the media will focus on - i.e. Trump Tower
—It seems highly likely that Mueller's report is not going to address any of the problems or issues with the DOJ/FBI investigation itself, how it originated, how Mueller was appointed etc. So it'll be up to this corner of Twitter to do all the hard work. Okay, lets go then...
