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1. Mueller spoke publicly yesterday but he was sending a message to one person: Nancy Pelosi

Mueller said as clearly as he could within the ethical boundaries he's imposed for himself that Congress should start an impeachment inquiry

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2. Mueller said he did not even consider charging Trump because it wasn't an option. He referenced a point that he made in the report: Congress is the appropriate venue to consider whether Trump obstructed justice

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3. Pelosi didn't seem to get the message. She said Congress will continue their investigation. This has embroiled Democrats in lengthy court battles with the administration. Which is exactly what Trump wants, to run out the clock

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4. It's unclear, however, if Pelosi's position will remain tenable much longer. It's her decision but she relies on support from her caucus. Right now, most of them are still with her, but things are trending the wrong way.

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Judd Legum
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1. We were told that instead of impeachment we were going to get an aggressive investigation of Trump's crimes

But it's been 7 WEEKS since the Mueller Report was released and the first Judiciary Committee hearing was today

And it was pointless
2. An investigation is supposed to be about uncovering facts.

Today's hearing was just a bunch of lawyers. Some of the lawyers said Trump probably obstructed justice. Another said that he didn't.

We learned absolutely nothing new.
3. What is happening?

Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership think impeachment is a political mistake. But it's a bad look to ignore crimes.

So what we are getting now is a bit of a dog and pony show. The point is to burn time until 2020.
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1. The media coverage over the alleged Trump "deal" with Mexico over the last few days has been an absolute abomination.

How do so many outlets still have no idea how to cover Trump?

Let's review

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2. First, as soon as the US/Mexico, declaration was released, anyone could figure out there was nothing new.

Mexico announced its plan to ploy the national guard A YEAR EARLIER.

The Migrant Protection Protocols were ALREADY IN PLACE.

It was a sham.

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3. And yet pretty much every major outlet parroted Trump's claim that he had reached a significant deal with Mexico and adverted a crisis.

NYT front page headline: "Trump reveals pact that thwarts crisis with ally"

Similar stuff from CNN and WashPost

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FACT: The joint US-Mexico declaration, which is less than 500 words long, requires Mexico to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING it isn't already doing.

It is not a "deal."

It is a fig leaf to cover up Trump's humiliating diplomatic defeat
What is particularly infuriating is how much "objective" media coverage repeats the Trump narrative without pointing out the basic fact that Mexico didn't agree to do anything new.

It's absolutely ridiculous.

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Well well. Looks like the NYT is starting to realize their mistake.

But the damage is done.
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