Posted on 09/03/2018 1:59:10 AM PDT by JonnyFive
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former CIA director Leon Panetta said special counsel Robert Mueller was “getting very close to making a case for obstruction of justice” against President Donald Trump.
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There can be no obstruction when no crime has taken place. And I’m fairly certain that winning an election while not being a member of the elite political class is not a crime.
What Panetta claims is obstruction of justice is not obstruction of justice. Firing Comey is not obstruction of justice - he deserved to be fired straight out of the gate for incompetence, and it is beyond clear there were numerous other reasons singularly that he should have been fired, and the President had absolute Constitutional authority to do so. Moreover, there is no logic in saying Mueller is now “close to making a case” for facts known long before the investigation even began. And laughably, Panetta also claims that Trump verbally attacking the case as a witch hunt and Giuliani attacking the credibility of the investigation is also grounds for obstruction of justice charges. That’s plain stupid to begin with (especially since he was part of the Clinton administration - remember what they said about Kenneth Starr they were completely making up?), not to mention due to the revelations revealed in the Grassley memo, Nunes memo, FISA application, IG reports, released e-mails from Ohr, Fusion GPS, etc. which were the basis for the attacks on the credibility of the investigation, not to mention also the team Mueller has put together - and so many other things that have been revealed about the bogus origins of this investigation. Of course Martha Raddatz didn’t bother bring any of this up in the discussion. “Do you have concerns that the Trump team can undermine this investigation even before it’s finished?” was literally one of her questions. Does she really think all of that information revealed above and more doesn’t undermine the investigation?
Deliberately misleading viewers...again.
So Mueller made up the Russia collusion story to try and trick the President into obstruction of justice in the future?
Sounds like conspiracy to overthrow our government.
I got “really close” to winning $7 on a Powerball ticket. I need to throw a block party.
The PINHEAD speaks!!
Believe it when I see it.
On anyone's list of how the USA arrived at the current state of fustercluck, be sure to add the above.
Pancetta has been a Democrat and Clinton ass kisser for many years. Nothing he says is credible or reliable.
So close and yet so far .. Muelller’s illegitimate appointment to investigate Trump is on the precipice of collapse when POTUS declassifies those 20 pages of the FISA warrant.
OTOH, I think the case for sedition by the swamp has been made beyond any shadow of doubt.
It's obviously much more serious than representatives of the Communist Chinese Peoples Liberation Army marching into the Oval Office with suitcases full of cash 'cause we know that wasn't a crime but what the heck was it?
All of that to say nothing.
The democRATS have been playing this Mueller expedition as if there is proof already in the pudding. Otherwise why would the Special Counsel be investigating something, anything Trump might have done that they don't like?
They know Trump is "guilty" of something because they have rigged the investigation and prosecution against him so they can bring impeachment charges against him.
Just like they rigged the DemocRAT primary against Bernie and then rigged the general in Hillary's favor but they still couldn't drag that fat, lying, corrupt b*tch across the finish line against Trump. Epic fail on their part. Epic win on Trump's part.
How else would they win if they didn't cheat?
So are we supposed to stay tuned to our Batchannel?
Leon Panchetta. If these clowns are looking to start a Civil War, they are doing a good job.
Doesn’t The Keebler Elf have the ability to shut this thing down? I know, ridiculous question, but as the US AG, can he? I really was fooled by Jeff Sessions. Shameful what’s going on in our government and We The People are powerless to do anything!!!
Jeff Sessions will testify against Trump. You mark my words!
How does Panetta know this?
Panetta of Benghazi.
Leon Pinata said....”They’re getting very close to making a case for obstruction of justice not only by the steps that were taken in terms of the president demeaning and attacking a witch hunt, but also the fact that Rudy Giuliani himself has said that the whole purpose of their effort is to undermine the credibility of the special counsel. And then when you add to that the dismissal of those that were involved in the investigation, I think you begin to piece together the kind of case that could form around an obstruction of justice trial. So I think they have to be very careful to use this tactic of trying to undermine the special counsel and the special prosecutor because I think that could backfire.”
There were no follow up statements to his answer. A student who flunked out of journalism 101 at the locl community college would have followed up with at least a couple of questions, like: Mr Pinata, how do you know that Mueller is close to obstruction of justice? Can you point to a single case where the federal government has prosecuted anyone who obstructed justice for making political statements regarding an ongoing federal investigation? You are right on about the Clinton cabal’s attacks on the Ken Starr. Once Pinata explained why Carville etc were not guilty of obstruction, she could have then turned and asked, oh... so it is not like what one normally sees in obstruction... like YOUR FORMER BOSS Clinton’s instructions to Betty Curry about Monica’s gifts and her “recollections” about her visits were patent obstruction of justice, Pinata could have been pinned into cork board like an insect in a biology lab.
These “news” shows are so obviously choreographed - the journalist is trying to get all her questions in so Pinata can get his spin out. Notice how the end of his answer undermined his point about how Mueller is getting close to charging the President with obstruction of justice...”I think they have to be very careful to use this tactic of trying to undermine the [special prosecutor] because [that] could backfire.” So if he is already going to be charged with obstruction for past statements, .... exactly why should the President stop using that tactic now - will he get a lesser sentence? Or does he really not know what Mueller is working on?
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