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@AndrewCMcCarthy

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.@AndrewCMcCarthy explains why Mueller didn't reach a prosecutive decision: "If we don’t press the point of indicting the president, the AG and the Justice Department have no reason to dispute our findings, or even take on our analysis of obstruction law."
nationalreview.com/2019/05/robert…

@jacklgoldsmith

@jacklgoldsmith

.@jacklgoldsmith made a similar point on @lawfareblog - Mueller's decision not to make a recommendation allowed him to avoid having the AG review his decision.

This choice does not reflect well on Mueller. All along, the special counsel was drafting an impeachment referral for Congress. That was not his job.

@DavidRivkin

@DavidRivkin

I agree with @DavidRivkin and Liz Foley "The only way to restore the separation of powers and prevent further damage is to ensure that Congress cannot outsource any aspect of its impeachment powers." wsj.com/articles/congr…

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1.Zainab Ahmed
Ahmed is an expert in prosecuting terrorism and organized crime, Zainab Ahmad previously served as an assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of New York. She joined #TeamMueller in the summer of 2017.

1a)Ahmad has worked on the case of Flynn: She was one of two prosecutors who signed Flynn’s charging documents and was also in court for Flynn’s guilty plea in December 2017.

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Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

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National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR

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-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
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