Special counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department, May 29, 2019. (Jim Bourg/Reuters)
Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review: Mueller’s Press Conference Makes the Impeachment Tightrope Tougher to Walk for Democrats
The special counsel just upped the pressure on those in the party who think impeaching Trump is politically ill-advised.
Bob Mueller decided to shoot up the town before he rode off into the sunset.
It is fair enough to observe that in his short but explosive speech, delivered at the Justice Department this morning, the special counsel did not say anything that wasn’t already set forth in his report — a point being emphasized by the White House. The sprawling report is 448 pages long, however. In his nine-minute address, Mueller quite consciously highlighted the portions of the report that fuel the Democrats’ calls for impeachment.
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WNU Editor: It has been 24 hours since Robert Mueller made his statement, and I have had time to reflect. His 8 minute presentation was quick and messy with two stated goals. To lay the groundwork for Congress to impeach President Trump while explaining why he cannot do it .... Mueller laid out 2 reasons for why he investigated Trump even though he knew he couldn't charge him. Both of them are bad news for the president (Business Insider). And the second one was to avoid awkward but valid questions like this one .... Bob Mueller Runs and Hides in Eight Minutes to Avoid Having to Answer One Key Question (Roger Simon, PJ Media).
So what will Congressional Democrats and one Republican in Congress do next? Because so many of them are now invested in pushing for impeachment, as well as many in the media, there will be a massive groundswell to impeach the President. As to what will be the crime that the President will be charged with? My guess is that they will use the Mueller report to justify their position that President Trump obstructed justice, and that he must be removed from office. The problem is that even Mueller admits that collusion did not occurred, and that his probe was not impeded by the President. No one on his team was fired by the White House. And that documents and testimony he requested were not put under executive privilege. But these facts will be ignored, and with Mueller now gone all eyes will be on impeachment, pushed by a compliant media and a Democrat base who want the President gone.