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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He is probably right. That was the Plan from the gitgo. Charge Trump with Obstruction for a non-existent crime. Most people won’t buy it though.
But one has to ask: Exactly how did Panetta get this information??
“In other words, he can’t decide who he is ...”
I’ll help him decide...your an asshole Leon.
HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! Criticizing the witch hunt despite the obvious bias shown by several members of Mueller’s team is according to this Clinton flunkie “bordering on obstruction of justice”.
Good luck selling that one to anybody but the MSM which is prepared to glom onto anything to throw at President Trump.
Still has his security clearance?
“So Mueller made up the Russia collusion story...”
Not sure he made it up all by himself, but he is the key player to try to give it some legitimacy.
How about Mueller last indictments of Russians - a political statement made by abusing the resources of the federal government in an attempt to obstruct and politically undermine the POTUS who was overseas and hours away from meeting with Putin?
Bye deep state. Your world domination plans and all of the money will be taken from you.
Mueller should be arrested.
Do these people actually believe their “let’s pretend this is a legal process” is convincing anyone but those who were on their side already?
It’s like watching a gaggle of ex-wives commiserate on how bad their husbands were....
Panetta must feel that the noose is tightening around his neck, so he decides to make an outlandish statement to disinform and misdirect the public. Classic leftist approach.
Rosenstein sent a letter to Trump, seconded by Sessions, that Comey be fired.
Trump did.
How in the hell can THAT be obstruction of justice against Trump but not his AG and Asst. AG?
And I was close to winning last week’s lottery.
“Has anyone explained just how the Russians “meddled” in our election?”
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The Russians placed some ads on Facebook, Big deal. That’s supposed to have changed the outcome of the election? The RATS are laughable.
Supposedly, the Russians funded some “Not My President” protests directed against President-Elect Trump AFTER the election. No democrat ever mentions this factoid.
I would love to witness the discovery phase of any case that Mueller would bring...
I guess Panetta never heard of the saying, “Serves at the pleasure of the president.”
They have to keep the useful idiots donating to and voting for democrats. That’s the purpose of ridiculous proclamations like this.
Is Lean leaking classified information, AGAIN!
Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer
"Although misleading the public or the news media is not a crime, advisers to Trump and his family told The Washington Post that they fear any indication that Trump was seeking to hide information about contacts between his campaign and Russians almost inevitably would draw additional scrutiny from Mueller."
The extent of the president’s personal intervention in his son’s response, the details of which have not previously been reported, adds to a series of actions that Trump has taken that some advisers fear could place him and some members of his inner circle in legal jeopardy.
As special counsel Robert S. Mueller III looks into potential obstruction of justice as part of his broader investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, these advisers worry that the president’s direct involvement leaves him needlessly vulnerable to allegations of a coverup.
He fired FBI Director James B. Comey on May 9 after a private meeting in which Comey said the president asked him if he could end the investigation of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats told associates that Trump asked him in March if he could intervene with Comey to get the bureau to back off its focus on Flynn. In addition, Trump has repeatedly criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from overseeing the FBI’s Russian investigation — a decision that was one factor leading to the appointment of Mueller. And he has privately discussed his power to issue pardons, including for himself, and explored potential avenues for undercutting Mueller’s work."
These are slim reeds to base an obstruction of justice charge. Maybe Trump told Flynn that he would take care of him and speak with Comey about his case. Perhaps this could explain why Flynn struck a deal with the SC. Trump has denied any mention of the Flynn case to Comey who said he did. Flynn's testimony would corroborate Comey's account.
The public will side with Trump if Mueller accuses him of a process crime like obstruction. And Comey is the one who said the didn't think Flynn was lying during his FBI interview.
Nobody is listening and nobody is watching.
The impotent leftists are stuck in an echo chamber. Don’t trouble them.
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