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In reply to the discussion: Don't buy the lie that Mueller said he believes it's unconstitutional to indict a sitting president [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)59. Actually... taken out of context, those words are misused.
Last edited Thu May 30, 2019, 06:43 AM - Edit history (1)
It's clear to me that he was agreeing with the DOJ's rationale for non-indictment.
I wish I was a mind reader. It would be cool.
I actually don't understand what the point of this thread is.
That's evident.
It doesn't matter either way... whether or not he was sharing the opinion or merely passing it on.
That's a U turn from the first part of your post....
Perhaps you learned something from others who have posted here?
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Don't buy the lie that Mueller said he believes it's unconstitutional to indict a sitting president [View all]
EffieBlack
May 2019
OP
He is following the DOJ constraint. If the DOJ said that it was Constitutional to indict a sitting
still_one
May 2019
#3
Why would anyone assume Mueller suddenly injected an opinion in the middle of a paragraph
EffieBlack
May 2019
#25
Actually, if he had said "that it's unconstitutional" there would be no argument
Goodheart
May 2019
#30
Still wrong on your interpretation of his words. You are taking a phrase out of context.
ehrnst
May 2019
#77
Mueller didn't indict the President because he couldn't under DoJ rules
DeminPennswoods
May 2019
#14
Which makes all this discussion of his personal view on unconstitutionality beside the point.
Goodheart
May 2019
#19
ppl sincerely pissed off at Mueller is doing trumps dirty work? many long time members. you
Kurt V.
May 2019
#65
no i think Mueller was acting in the the constraints he was given. my issue is with effie implying
Kurt V.
May 2019
#67
If it was unconstitutional that would make the POTUS above the law and, therefore, a king.
Vinca
May 2019
#18
You apparently haven't seen the several OPs who seem to think t makes a difference.
EffieBlack
May 2019
#35
Thanks. Heard him say it and instantly knew it would be mischaracterized by the
Atticus
May 2019
#33
The base of my skull is telling me my blood pressure's rising.I need to take a break from the idiocy
Hekate
May 2019
#38
Members of a political site should be more informed than that but ppl are worked up. so it goes
Kurt V.
May 2019
#58
He just should have kept to his original report being it was policy & kept the unconstitutional
yaesu
May 2019
#42
Mueller is not a policy maker or breaker. Some POTUS candidates pledge to reverse that OLC policy.
Marcuse
May 2019
#43
I see. I thought Congress could. But doesn't make much difference, with the current SCT.nt
Honeycombe8
May 2019
#50
I agree with your interpretation. That whole paragraph is about the Department's policy,
pnwmom
May 2019
#45
Exactly. Having a policy that puts the president above the law is what's unconstitutional
AndJusticeForSome
May 2019
#56
It was pretty obvious to me that he was reflecting what the OLC opinions said,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#76
