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Here are the top 4 take-aways from the #MuellerReport testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today:
1. Trumpgate is Watergate all over again.
Nixon WH Counsel John Dean: “It’s quite striking and startling to me that history is repeating itself. And with a vengeance."
1. Trumpgate is Watergate all over again.
Nixon WH Counsel John Dean: “It’s quite striking and startling to me that history is repeating itself. And with a vengeance."
2. There is more than sufficient evidence to indict Trump for multiple counts of obstruction of justice.
Former US Atty Barbara McQuade: "If anyone other than a sitting president committed this conduct, that person would be charged with crimes.”
Former US Atty Barbara McQuade: "If anyone other than a sitting president committed this conduct, that person would be charged with crimes.”
3. Trump's attempts to obstruct the investigation into his collusion with Russia was more than just a cover-up.
McQuade: “By seeking to curtail the [Russia] investigation, President Trump committed an act that threatened the national security of this country.”
McQuade: “By seeking to curtail the [Russia] investigation, President Trump committed an act that threatened the national security of this country.”
4. Congress has the authority to hold the president accountable for abuses of executive power, whether or not such abuses constitute fed crimes.
Joyce White Vance: Congress "has a duty to investigate, expose, and hold accountable anyone who abuses the power of the presidency.”
Joyce White Vance: Congress "has a duty to investigate, expose, and hold accountable anyone who abuses the power of the presidency.”
