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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jul 20, 2019, 07:48 PM Jul 2019

Democrats hope Mueller gives credence to their claim of an unlawful Trump

House Democrats are hoping Robert S. Mueller III illuminates potential obstruction of justice by President Trump and gives credence to their claim of an unlawful president for millions of Americans who will decide on Trump’s political future.

Mueller’s much-anticipated testimony Wednesday is a pivotal moment for congressional investigators, holding promise — and peril — for Democrats as they finally get their chance to question a reluctant witness about his nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the president tried to derail the inquiry.

Democrats expect Mueller to describe in detail at least five of 10 episodes of possible obstruction that the former special counsel laid out in his report, which found insufficient evidence to show a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the election and reached no conclusion about whether the president tried to block the probe.

Democrats, however, are divided on what they hope to get out of the long-awaited day of Mueller speaking to Congress and a nation. Ninety-two Democrats favor impeachment of Trump and consider Mueller’s testimony their best shot at moving public sentiment toward ousting the president. Party leaders, reluctant to pursue an inquiry, are hoping the hearings inflict enough political damage to Trump to undermine his reelection bid in next year’s election.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-hope-mueller-gives-credence-to-their-claim-of-an-unlawful-trump/ar-AAECjVu?li=BBnbcA1

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Democrats hope Mueller gives credence to their claim of an unlawful Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 OP
mmm. Kurt V. Jul 2019 #1
Obstruction was never going to take trump down. Racism, actions unbecoming a Prez, dereliction of Hoyt Jul 2019 #2
 

Hoyt

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2. Obstruction was never going to take trump down. Racism, actions unbecoming a Prez, dereliction of
Sat Jul 20, 2019, 07:58 PM
Jul 2019

duty, incompetence, hurting America’s global reputation, and much more, might.

Yet, we are still putting our hopes in Barr’s good buddy, Mueller.

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