From that shining beacon in the night of unbiased reporting, NPR

Mueller Report Doesn't Find Russian Collusion, But Can't 'Exonerate' On Obstruction
MARCH 24, 201910:52 AM ET
By

Carrie Johnson

,

Philip Ewing

,

Jessica Taylor


Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to a summary of findings submitted to Congress by Attorney General William Barr.

"The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," Barr wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate judiciary committees on Sunday afternoon.

That was despite "multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign," he wrote.
However, Mueller's investigation did not take a position on whether Trump obstructed justice by trying to frustrate the ongoing investigation.

"[W]hile this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him," Barr quotes from Mueller's report.

The attorney general wrote that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had concluded that the findings of the special counsel were "not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction-of-justice offense."

The Justice Department leaders reached that conclusion, Barr wrote, without regard to the "constitutional considerations" that surround whether the department can seek an indictment of a sitting president.

White House exults

Trump talked with reporters as he prepared to return from Florida to the White House, calling the investigation "an illegal take-down that failed."

"It was just announced there was no collusion with Russia, the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. There was no obstruction, and it was a complete and total exoneration," Trump said before boarding Air Force One. "It's a shame our country had to go through this, and to be honest, it's a shame your president had to go through this."

Trump also said: "Hopefully someone's going to look at the other side," seeming to revive suggestions that he wanted an investigation into his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, which he has called for several times.

Asked if he found evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow, Mueller said his team avoided the term “collusion” because it had no legal application. Mueller acknowledged there was insufficient evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians, but he said it would not be accurate to suggest there was no evidence of coordination....

Under oath, Mueller said:


The Russians had led a campaign to swing the 2016 election in Trump’s favor and committed crimes to achieve that goal; The Trump campaign was receptive to help from the Russians; Donald Trump Jr said he would “love” to receive dirt on Hillary Clinton from the Russian government; As a candidate, Trump publicly urged the Russians to hack Clinton’s emails; Trump pursued a lucrative Trump Tower project in Moscow during the campaign; Multiple top Trump campaign and administration officials were convicted of lying to investigators about their contacts with Russians


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/24/robert-mueller-testimony-key-takeaways-exoneration-indictment

I'm happy about Cardwell coming back; however, truth be known, he's never been much of a factor.  He averages:

14.7 minutes a game

5.3 points

3.7 rebounds

1.6 blocks

So basically, he's a big man that can come in and give you a few quality minutes at a time.  But averaging less than 15 minutes a game, I really thought he would transfer out for some more playing time elsewhere.  Maybe he'll go all Jaylin Williams this off season and work hard on his game.

He contributes a lot that you won't find on a stat sheet. He defends down low very well, not always a block or a steal. Just generally speaking, hes a very high energy disruptor/enforcer. But that also means he eats up fouls quickly, thus his 15 mpg avg. It's why he won't ever be full time at the 5 spot.

No.  It was not.  I keep hearing that around here, but it is patently untrue.

From that shining beacon in the night of unbiased reporting, NPR

Mueller Report Doesn't Find Russian Collusion, But Can't 'Exonerate' On Obstruction
MARCH 24, 201910:52 AM ET
By

Carrie Johnson

,

Philip Ewing

,

Jessica Taylor


Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to a summary of findings submitted to Congress by Attorney General William Barr.

"The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," Barr wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate judiciary committees on Sunday afternoon.

That was despite "multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign," he wrote.
However, Mueller's investigation did not take a position on whether Trump obstructed justice by trying to frustrate the ongoing investigation.

"[W]hile this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him," Barr quotes from Mueller's report.

The attorney general wrote that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had concluded that the findings of the special counsel were "not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction-of-justice offense."

The Justice Department leaders reached that conclusion, Barr wrote, without regard to the "constitutional considerations" that surround whether the department can seek an indictment of a sitting president.

White House exults

Trump talked with reporters as he prepared to return from Florida to the White House, calling the investigation "an illegal take-down that failed."

"It was just announced there was no collusion with Russia, the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. There was no obstruction, and it was a complete and total exoneration," Trump said before boarding Air Force One. "It's a shame our country had to go through this, and to be honest, it's a shame your president had to go through this."

Trump also said: "Hopefully someone's going to look at the other side," seeming to revive suggestions that he wanted an investigation into his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, which he has called for several times.

None of it matters.  Biden started the beginning of the end by opening the borders and allowing an estimated 10+ million illegal immigrants to enter the country. A total greater than the population of 40 states.  From rampant fentanyl and drug deaths, to child trafficking, to multiple murders, (Laken Riley says Hi, Joe) savage beating of New York cops, and on and on and on.  It's just getting started, and the estimates of actual terrorists who have crossed our borders is staggering. A lot of people are going to die.

Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas, along with twit brained, Karine Jean-Pierre told us for 3 years the border was secure.  Now, in a campaign year, Biden proclaims the border would be secure, "If it weren't for MAGA Republicans".

This, more than anything else, is why he needs to be in jail.  He won't, but it will be his greatest legacy.  It's on him.

There was a bipartisan border security bill...Trump sabotaged it for political points.  This isn't a Biden problem.

Yet, you were on board the Russian collusion train, which was proven as false. 

No.  It was not.  I keep hearing that around here, but it is patently untrue.

I don't fault a parent protecting their child either, within the bounds of the law.  The issues with the laptop & favorable conditions/policies with Bank of America are worth taking a look at as a starting point.

The laptop business has such a fucking flawed foundation as to be nonsense.  The chain of custody is beyond fucked.  As to the favorable banking...what do you think margie and her drooling cohorts have been digging at the past two years?  They have found...nothing.  Not a single fucking thing.

  The diary has not been proven or disproven, but the details of the diary were sent with legitimate tax documents.  Smoke & fire and all that.

Eh...if there was a story here, the Rs would be all over it, 24/7.  I'm open to hearing more, but I'm going in skeptical.

I think you are incredibly intelligent.  However, when it comes to politics, I don't understand your lock-step nature with everything perpetuated by media propaganda. Can you give me policies from the DNC that you disagree with?  Any of 'em?

At this point it's an existential question of whether our attempt at democracy lives or dies.  It's an unfortunate binary choice.  I dislike much of our foreign policy.  I think the DNC is too mealy mouthed when they could take stronger positions that are demonstrably popular.  That said, a second Trump term would be disastrous in ways that I don't think people are willing to admit are possible.