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Into the legal guts of the #Mueller Report (focusing on volume II on obstruction)
Here, the Mueller Report contradicts Barr's pre-AG memo on the proper construction of 18 U.S.C. 1512(c)(2)
This seems like it's in the weeds but it's crucial
Here, the Mueller Report contradicts Barr's pre-AG memo on the proper construction of 18 U.S.C. 1512(c)(2)
This seems like it's in the weeds but it's crucial
Mueller (read Weissmann) argues that "[n]o principle of statutory construction justifies narrowing the [catch-all] provision to cover only conduct that impairs the integrity of availability of evidence."
This is exactly what Barr criticized in his original memo
This is exactly what Barr criticized in his original memo
In his excellent thread yesterday, @JohnWHuber explained why Bill Barr disagrees with this interpretation
"We concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit a President's corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice."
The #MuellerReport is a bizarro world legal research memo
Clownshow
The #MuellerReport is a bizarro world legal research memo
Clownshow
The key point
The #MuellerReport's legal analysis of the obstruction of justice statutes is not binding law
It's just Andrew Weissmann's opinion about what the law is
Andrew Weissmann is not a judge
The #MuellerReport's legal analysis of the obstruction of justice statutes is not binding law
It's just Andrew Weissmann's opinion about what the law is
Andrew Weissmann is not a judge
