Day 931

Day 931 Thursday July 25, 2019

468 Days until the 2020 election and 550 days until the Inauguration

The Mueller Testimony

I think we should play Mueller Ball!

Take his answers: Yes, No, True, I do not agree with your characterization, I am not going to answer that, if it’s in the report I support it, and silence. Then match them up to the questions.

Most interesting to me was the Republican puffery and strutting, which Bobby three stick listened to and didn’t comment on. Sometimes it was followed by a question, which he answered in one of the ways listed above. He did not offer opinion, only answers, very interesting.

The “clean up” Congressman for the Republicans went on and on about how “after spending millions of dollars” and enlisting people who donated to Democratic campaigns they found no collusion, no indictments, etc. Mueller said nothing. Then the Dem response listed all the indictments, uncovering of crimes, and people sent to jail. I think the Republican clean up guy was very careful in how he worded what he said they didn’t find. 

Much of this is old ground: collusion is not a legal term, Mueller did not believe a sitting president could be indicted, he wasn’t going to talk about Roger Stone, or FISA stuff, he never asked anyone their political affiliations, he got people who were best for the job – period. Apparently, the Republicans were sleeping during his opening remarks or they have very short attention spans and needed to be constantly reminded of these things.

One Republican went on about how many times the Mueller Report quoted The Washington Post and The New York Times. This person then made comment about Fox News, I think in the context that they were never quoted. Hum. Proof, I guess in that person’s mind of bias. But then I never heard that Fox News had investigative reporters, only opinion people and a few newscasters. Well, I guess if David Pecker gave them something or Jeff Epstein then they had investigative stuff, but it hardly would make it into a factual report. FACTS! Damn there’s that pesky concept (concept?) coming up again. 

Then there was the stuff raised about various people on the Mueller team contributing to Democratic causes. Nor did they mention that Mueller is a life long Republican. Interestingly, they did not compare that to Ken Starr and his folks. I’d sure like to know how many of his team were Dems of Repubs. Somehow, I think that Starr’s folks were not only Republican but were vetted with their desire and express purpose of going after the Clintons and dragged the thing out for as long as they could, looking for anything they could find.

Another thing that Mueller kept pointing out was that “It was in the report,” this meant that if you wanted to know what was in the report you would have to READ. The other thing that came out of this was that if you wanted to understand the report you would have to THINK. I know that these two concepts (reading and thinking) are very passé.  I mean if you can’t goggle it or watch a YouTube video is it worth doing?

Let me walk through something that one of the Congress people did to try and help those who are reluctant to do either of the above (ie read and think).

There is a law known as Obstruction of Justice. There are three parts to the law. In other words, three things have to be present for one to be brought up on charges that they obstructed justice.

In the Mueller Report there are not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven, not eight, not nine, but ten – count them TEN cases where one Donald J. Trump met all three of the components of Obstruction of Justice. Ten Times! 

If anyone else was found to have obstructed justice, even if they had not committed a crime they would be brought up on charges and if found guilty go to jail Just ask Martha Stewart.

The evidence against Trump is not only a slam dunk, it is a slam dunk with eyes closed and one arm tied behind the prosecutor’s back. 

One can only hope that on the day Trump leaves office as he gets ready to board Marine One (that’s the President’s helicopter) that he will be arrested and charged. 

There are two other remedies: Mike Pence could get the cabinet to rule Trump is incompetent, or Congress can impeach Trump and the Senate could vote to remove him from office. Both of these options require people to do what’s right, to have courage of their convictions and a love for the country over personal and political affiliation. Anyone want to take that side of the bet?

Okay then. Get the rhinestone encrusted handcuffs ready.

468 Days until the 2020 election and 550 days until the Inauguration

PS Bansky