George Conway: Mueller report must have 'something pretty damning' if it can't exonerate Trump

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George Conway George Thomas ConwayMORE, a lawyer married to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwaySchiff defiant: 'Undoubtedly, there is collusion' George Conway: Mueller report must have 'something pretty damning' if it can't exonerate Trump Schiff brushes off calls for resignation: 'I am more than used to attacks by my GOP colleagues' MORE, argued Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE's report must have "something pretty damning in it" if it could not exonerate President Trump Donald John TrumpSchiff defiant: 'Undoubtedly, there is collusion' Barbara Bush blamed Trump for 'heart attack': book Almost half in new poll still say Trump, Russia colluded MORE on the question of obstruction of justice.

Conway, a frequent critic of Trump who recently feuded with the president on Twitter, wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post that it was "stunning" for Mueller to include a line in his report stating that "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."

"Mueller didn’t have to say that. Indeed, making that very point, the president’s outside counsel, Rudolph W. Giuliani, called the statement a 'cheap shot,'" Conway wrote. "But Mueller isn’t prone to cheap shots; he plays by the rules, every step of the way. If his report doesn’t exonerate the president, there must be something pretty damning in it about him, even if it might not suffice to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt."

Mueller's report has not been released publicly, but Attorney General William Barr William Pelham BarrAlmost half in new poll still say Trump, Russia colluded The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Pass USMCA Coalition - Fresh off Mueller win, Trump presses for GOP health care push Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report MORE on Sunday shared a summary of what he described as Mueller’s "principal conclusions," revealing that Mueller did not find evidence to establish that members or associates of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election.

According to Barr, Mueller also "ultimately determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment" regarding whether Trump attempted to obstruct the probe itself — leaving the decision up to the Justice Department.

Barr wrote that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod Jay RosensteinPelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report Comey says he finds Mueller's obstruction decision 'confusing' George Conway: Mueller report must have 'something pretty damning' if it can't exonerate Trump MORE determined that the evidence was "not sufficient" to establish that Trump obstructed the investigation.

Conway argued that, based on the Justice Department summary, Mueller wrote his report in such a way that allows "the American people and Congress to decide what to make of the facts."

"Americans should expect far more from a president than merely that he not be provably a criminal," Conway wrote. "They should expect a president to comport himself in accordance with the high duties of his office."

Conway highlighted Trump’s frequent public attacks on Mueller, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGeorge Conway: Mueller report must have 'something pretty damning' if it can't exonerate Trump Trump formally nominates Jeffrey Rosen to replace Rosenstein at DOJ Press: Should the media apologize to Donald Trump? MORE and other Justice Department officials throughout the nearly two-year investigation.

"If the charge were unfitness for office, the verdict would already be in: guilty beyond a reasonable doubt," Conway concluded.

Conway has emerged as one of the president’s most frequent critics, despite his wife’s high-ranking position in the Trump administration.

Trump responded to the lawyer earlier this month, sharing a tweet from his campaign manager Brad Parscale accusing Conway of being jealous of his wife and calling him "a total loser!"

The men have continued to trade barbs on Twitter, with Trump calling Conway the "husband from hell" and a "whack job" and Conway calling Trump "nuts."

Kellyanne Conway has stood by the president, saying her husband is not a medical professional and should not be questioning his mental fitness.

notanotherredditid on March 27th, 2019 at 02:01 UTC »

Fuck Barr the Obamacare recall is a red herring trying to distract from whatever the fuck is in that report.

DontEatKale on March 27th, 2019 at 01:26 UTC »

A few others have suggested something similar, people we give more respect to than George, but I don't remember who since it is speculation.

But it is amazing how that word, "exonerate," has been used only in positive proclamations by Republicans and conservatives. And not every news provider or source has mentioned it as, "...does not exonerate, and even that is from Barr's summary letter a letter that bec omes less believable every day one thinks about it and all the information we have been allowed to see so far.

From the investigation, from the court cases, from the Congressional investigations.

All Barr's letter really delivered was his purposeful intent to protect Donald Trump.

apakyadyas on March 27th, 2019 at 01:11 UTC »

Why did trump think that the report was going to be much worse, causing him to lose it on twitter last week?

People with nothing to hide don’t act that way