Mueller Testimony: Our Tweet Ticker
Mueller to Congress: Trump’s Wrong, I Didn’t Exonerate Him (thedailybeast.com)Robert Mueller Destroys Trump’s Claims That He Is Conflicted (politicususa.com)Republicans Scream No Collusion And Mueller Looks Them In The Eye And Shoots Them Down (politicususa.com)
Mueller: "We did not address collusion." Period.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) July 24, 2019
Mueller summarizes key takeaways from his investigation in opening statement — Russians engaged in "sweeping & systematic" election interference but he didn't establish that Trump campaign conspired with them. And Trump couldn't be charged with obstruction because of DOJ policy. pic.twitter.com/dvGL67q6Am
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 24, 2019
MUELLER SAYS TRUMP IS FULL OF IT
And he did NOT REPORT “No obstruction”
OH WOW!
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 24, 2019
Mueller agress the report doesn't exonerate Trump.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) July 24, 2019
Nadler: "did the president refuse to sit for an interview with you and your team?"
Mueller: "Yes"— Ali Dukakis (@ajdukakis) July 24, 2019
Mueller just testified that Barr LIED when Barr said Mueller said he did not only declined to proceed because of the OLC opinion.
He said that IS THE ON,Y REASON he could not prosecute
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 24, 2019
Are collusion and conspiracy the same thing? Asks Weird southern representative who is clearly very pissed off at Bob Mueller
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 24, 2019
Rep. John Ratcliffe is badgering Robert Mueller about why he didn't exonerate trump, and THEN saying that it wasn't Mueller's job to exonerate him.
WHY does trump CONSTANTLY and incorrectly claim that Mueller DID exonerate? #MuellerHearings
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) July 24, 2019
Now she is getting going. Listing obstructive acts by Trump: Mueller says “yes” “yes” “yes”
Mueller is saying he COULD NOT indict Trump therefore, this is a Referral for Impeachment
Otherwise WHY INVESTIGATE SOMETHING HE CANNOT CHARGE – ASK THIS QUESTION, DEMS
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 24, 2019
The Republicans strategy in this hearing:
Republicans: If you can’t indict the POTUS then he must be innocent.
Mueller: “NO DUMMIES” #MuellerHearings
— CeCe Stern (@ccstern84) July 24, 2019
They're trying to make him seem like a befuddled old coot. Watch, the Orange Imbecile will utter something to that effect today.#OrangeImbecilePleasePerishNow
— David Marshall (@OaflingDavidSMa) July 24, 2019
Steve Cohen gets an answer he should follow up on – Mueller said he had to pass on personally knowing Trump threatened Sessions
Mueller takes a shot at Barr, the AG should work for America not Trump
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 24, 2019
Mueller is testifying about how Trump asked Jeff Sessions multiple times to unrecuse himself.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) July 24, 2019
Rep. Jackson Lee made an important, but perhaps subtle, point in her questioning. She established that Mueller found that Trump had motive to impede the Russia investigation, contradicting William Barr, who said Trump was merely frustrated.
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) July 24, 2019
Mueller contradicts this loon “had you talked to @Comey in the last six months” Mueller “HOW BOUT NO” #MuellerHearing
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 24, 2019
COHEN: Trump told Sessions he was supposed to protect him?
MUELLER: Yup.
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) July 24, 2019
Gohmert is asking about Mueller's relationship with former FBI director James Comey, which starts out interestingly, but goes off the rails in Gohmert's patented manner. #ITakeYourQuestion to general laughter after Nadler gavels Gohmert's time done.
— Ro Laren 2018 GeeksResist???️? (@GinnyRED57) July 24, 2019
OMG it's as bad as Louie Gohmert's erotic vampire fanfic. https://t.co/1jLAX0DvDR
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 24, 2019
Before this morning's Mueller testimony began, Trump tweet ranted the ravings of a terrified mobster.
He claimed the entire proceeding was "illegal" and "treasonous".Compared to Nixon's "I'm not a crook", Trump's lies were far worse.
— Dr. Robert Fortuna (@psychdr100) July 24, 2019
Deutch: The president wanted to fire you because you were investigating him for obstruction of justice. Isn't that correct?
Mueller: That's what it says in the report, yes. And I stand by the report.That is obstruction of justice. Period. Impeach him.pic.twitter.com/eOHsgwdXhU
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 24, 2019
Shorter Jim Jordan: WHY WOULD A RUSSIAN ASSET LIE TO THE FBI I DON"T KNOW SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 24, 2019
The headlines speak for themselves:
The #MuellerHearing is going very badly for Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/FUK8v30wPD
— Zac Petkanas (@Zac_Petkanas) July 24, 2019
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#MuellerHearings Chapter 1:
Chairman Nadler meticulously destroyed the president's defenses with his writings. Ranking member Collins surprisingly got Mueller to reveal that even more Trump related foreign interference is still under investigation.
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 24, 2019
Mueller rejects rumors that Russian intel-tied Konstantin Kilimnik was a State Dept. source.
"I don't necessarily credit what you're saying occurred," Mueller told Rep. McClintock, who did not mention findings that Gates and Manafort handed Kilimnik campaign polling data.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 24, 2019
Why do republicans sound so whiny and strident when asking their bullshiteous questions? Could it be because they know their questions are totally bogus?#WednesdayThoughts #OneVoice#MuellerHearing
— ?Rapunzel™ #ImpeachmentInquiryNow (@co_rapunzel4) July 24, 2019
The video of another key moment:
Buck: "Could you charge the president with a crime after he left office?"
Mueller: "Yes."
Buck: "You believe that you could charge the president of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?"
Mueller: "Yes."
Via ABC pic.twitter.com/REBbQsSMYl— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 24, 2019
Rep. @tedlieu picks up on Lewandowski and walks through the three elements of obstruction of justice.
✅ obstruction
✅ influence
✅ corrupt intentHow can Trump defend getting his former campaign manager to interfere in the Special Counsel investigation?#MuellerHearings https://t.co/ZAfI2LNvYs
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 24, 2019