The Mueller Report: Part Zero

Are you sick of the Mueller Report yet? I know I am. And you wanna know why?

BECAUSE NO ONE TALKING ABOUT IT 

KNOWS WHAT'S IN IT. 

In case you didn't understand that last sentence, let me make it a little bit clearer for you:

BECAUSE NO ONE TALKING ABOUT IT 

KNOWS WHAT'S IN IT. 

I'm just about ready to switch to Hallmark Channel where all endings are romantic, happy, and no one get exonerated.

But before I head off to HappyLand, let me say this about that: they don't get more brilliant than Bob Mueller. He managed to keep the lid on this thing for two years. He's a smart cookie, and he knows he was given a specific scope within which he had to function. He could not step beyond those bounds without causing damage to the results of the investigation.  He crafted this report using every linguistic skill he had, still that doofus AG, William Barr, manages to write a summary that defies logic. In it, is included:

The Special Counsel states that “while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

The Special Counsel's decision to describe the facts of his obstruction investigation without reaching any legal conclusions leaves it to the Attorney General to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime. Over the course of the investigation, the Special Counsel's office engaged in discussions with certain Department officials regarding many of the legal and factual matters at issue in the Special Counsel's obstruction investigation. After reviewing the Special Counsel's final report on these issues; consulting with Department officials, including the Office of Legal Counsel; and applying the principles of federal prosecution that guide our charging decisions, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and I have concluded that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense. Our determination was made without regard to, and is not based on, the constitutional considerations that surround the indictment and criminal prosecution of a sitting president.                                                                                             Barr Summary of the Mueller Report

See that little piece in red?  That, dear readers, is the rabbit hole. 

William Barr said he read the entire report thoroughly enough to render that decision. Really? He slogged through the whole report, including the supporting documentation, interviews, bar graphs, and statements in 48 hours? Seems a bit implausible, until you remember his June 2018 memo about sitting presidents, the presidency, and law. Read it for yourself. It's a whopper: Mueller's "Obstruction" Theory. Because of that memo, Barr's summary automatically begs the question: did he make up his mind before the report was handed to him?

And that's what sent him following Alice right down the ol' rabbit hole of alternate reality and disbelief.

Strangely enough, this will force the release of the full report. Yes, the grand jury testimony with be redacted as specified by law, but even without this testimony, the report requires close scrutiny by people who actually can read. And read it they will because there is a huge problem with the summary versus Barr's previous statement. 

Why?

Because Mueller's scope was so narrow. By orchestrating the release of the report, Mueller clears the way for the local, state, and federal probes to continue. The door to other indictments, as well as an indictment of a sitting president, remains open. This will get to SCOTUS one way or another.

Wait for it.

Whether or not Feckless Leader will find himself in the hoosegow as the result of the Mueller Report is immaterial. More important is the ongoing investigation of criminal activities in regard to his business dealings. If I had to choose between taking this clown down with A or B, I am going for B. Exposing Feckless as a garden-variety crook is crucial to begining the recovery process in the country.

So, if you are reading this, if you believe in the need to uphold The Constitution of the United States, you need to sit down, shut up, and bide your time. Mass hysteria is not our friend, and it is not going to do We, the People much good. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Let's Mueller's work do its work. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and it ain't over yet.

Ooooh look! THE PRINCESS BRIDE is on. That takes precedence, even if it isn't on Hallmark Channel.

The Wifely Person's Tip o'the Week

If you have Netflix and haven't watched Shtisel, go watch it.

Doval’e Glickman and Michael Aroni are  brilliant

Totally binge-worthy.