Mueller grilled on conclusions about 'exoneration'


"A Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee ripped into Robert Mueller at Wednesday’s hearing, claiming that the special counsel violated Justice Department principles when he failed to decide if President Trump committed a crime without exonerating him".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-grilled-on-conclusions-about-exoneration-142131441.html

Mueller confirms report did not exonerate Trump of obstruction

"Former special counsel Robert Mueller confirmed Wednesday that his investigation did not exonerate President Trump of obstruction of justice.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-confirms-report-did-not-exonerate-trump-on-obstruction-133817349.html


Mueller edges closer to saying Trump committed obstruction

"n his congressional testimony Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller again walked up to the line of saying President Trump committed obstruction of justice — but didn’t quite cross it".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-edges-closer-to-saying-trump-committed-obstruction-160919062.html

Nadler at Mueller hearing: Trump would have been charged with a crime were he not president

"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., opened Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated congressional hearings on Wednesday with a fiery rebuke of President Trump’s conduct during the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/nadler-at-mueller-hearing-trump-would-have-been-charged-with-a-crime-were-he-not-president-132125297.html

More Trump stupidity. He never seems to know when to shut up and not make himself look like an idiot.


Trump Lashes Out At Mueller Ahead Of Congressional Hearings

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked why former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t “investigate the investigators,” shortly before members of Congress convened to press Mueller on his Russia investigation and its conclusions.

“So Democrats and others can illegally fabricate a crime, try pinning it on a very innocent President, and when he fights back against this illegal and treasonous attack on our Country, they call It Obstruction?” Trump wrote on Twitter".

http://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-mueller-congressional-hearings-111900135.html

'Operation Border Resolve' ICE raids, touted by President Donald Trump, net 35 arrests, officials say

"'Operation Border Resolve' ICE raids, touted by President Donald Trump, net 35 arrests, officials say".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/operation-border-resolve-ice-raids-010950731.html

Trump calls Rep. Tlaib a 'crazed lunatic' and rails against 'Squad' in fiery speech

"WASHINGTON — President Trump took his feud with four progressive congresswomen to a new level in a speech on Tuesday afternoon, with incendiary attacks that included false accusations. Before a crowd of teenage conservative activists at a hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., Trump repeatedly called Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a “lunatic” and blasted her three progressive colleagues who have come to be known as “the Squad".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-turning-points-speech-194452895.html

This is the message that the President of the United States chose for an audience of teenagers?

People keep trying to claim Deep State and say it's a Democrat thing. But they're focusing on people who've not even been in office but 6 months as some sort of national conspiracy. If you want to talk conspiracies and "Deep State"s, how about considering that a man who had 0 political experience and the full (from appearances, at least) animosity of the entire Republican party suddenly got elected to this nation's highest office, and everyone who opposed him was suddenly backing him 100%?

Aaron Zebley, Mueller's longtime aide, will be at his side for testimony

"When Robert Mueller testifies before Congress on Wednesday, he won’t be alone, according to a plan disclosed just the day before. Seated beside him will be Aaron Zebley, who served as the special counsel’s deputy in the two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/aaron-zebley-muellers-longtime-aide-will-be-at-his-side-for-testimony-015800235.html


I wonder how well Trump is sleeping tonight? This is two men that Trump cannot control. He can't tell either to not testify. You can just about bet Trump is scared of what these two might tell.

We will see.

Biden’s health care plan is a potent weapon against Trump

"Joe Biden can now tell voters he wants to fix the health care system without blowing up what works".

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bidens-health-care-plan-is-a-potent-weapon-against-trump-174042533.html

Elizabeth Warren is a prophet of doom.

"If you want to believe Armageddon is coming, Elizabeth Warren is your presidential candidate.

In a new post on Medium, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts warns of “the coming economic crash.” “Warning lights are flashing,” she writes. “Whether it’s this year or next, the odds of another economic downturn are high—and growing".

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elizabeth-warrens-economic-scaremongering-195939218.html


Elizabeth Warren says she warned about the financial crisis before it happened. That's True.

"Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned about the financial crisis of the 2000s before it happened, she claimed during a CNN town hall where she pitched herself as the best option for president in the 2020 election".

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/apr/30/elizabeth-warren/elizabeth-warren-says-she-warned-about-financial-c/?source=post_page---------------------------

Trump calls victims of his racist tweets 'racist' in wild and unfounded attack while on way to judge's memorial

"Donald Trump has once again attacked the four Democratic congresswomen of colour he hurled racist insults at last week, claiming in a tweet on Monday the freshmen politicians are “a very Racist group of troublemakers.”

“The ‘Squad’ is a very Racist group of troublemakers who are young, inexperienced, and not very smart,” the president wrote, referring to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. “They are pulling the once great Democrat Party far left and were against humanitarian aid at the Border...And are now against ICE and Homeland Security".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-twitter-the-squad-racist-justice-stevens-congresswomen-border-a9015936.html

Smart people have Trump figured out. He attacks his opponents by stating the exact opposite of truths. Figuring if someone believes even 10% of his lies, he has won.

Inexperienced and not very smart, funny that is how I would describe Donald Trump. Nice to know he sent those Tweets while on the way to a memorial service.

So the man who can't say the words "anonymous" or "origins", can't spell "hamburgers" and thinks windmills cause cancer has the audacity to say ANYONE isn't very smart?. That's so rich.

Fox News Host Calls for ‘9/11-Style Commission’ to Investigate How AOC Was Elected to Congress

"Reacting to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) call for a “9/11-style commission” to be convened to investigate the Trump administration’s child separation policy at the border, Fox News host Pete Hegseth said on Monday that there should instead be an investigation to see how the progressive lawmaker was elected to Congress in the first place".

http://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-calls-9-175812501.html


Fox News host Pete Hegseth said on Monday that there should instead be an investigation to see how the progressive lawmaker was elected to Congress in the first place.

Well, it sure wasn't with Russians help.

Doesn't it seem a little strange that the Republican party is paying so much attention to this new Congressperson and not the actual Democrats in charge of the party and the Democrats actually running for President? Why would that be? Why would Fox and Trump and the Republican obsess on someone who has virtually no power whatsoever?

Give me $40 million and I'll assemble a team of experts. It will take us a couple of years, then we'll present our conclusion: the majority of voters in her district voted for her. Well worth the money spent, I think.

Republicans Aren’t Happy: Mueller Makes Last-Minute Request Ahead Of Testimony

"Former special counsel Robert Mueller asked Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to swear in his longtime deputy as a witness at a congressional hearing Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Mueller asked that Aaron Zebley, who served as deputy on the special counsel’s probe, be sworn in as a witness in order to address any questions that he is not able to answer, according to sources familiar with the matter, The New York Times and CNN reported".

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/republicans-aren%E2%80%99t-happy-mueller-makes-last-minute-request-ahead-testimony-68697

Very shrewd by Mueller! Even if Zebley was there just as a counsel to aid Mueller, it could still change the dynamic of Mueller's testimony.

"In a report of the investigation, Mueller said that his team was unable to establish that any Trump associates conspired with the Russian government to influence the election. But the report was vague on obstruction. Mueller declined to charge Trump on obstruction, but also said that the Republican was not exonerated by the investigation."

Actually, Mueller was "very" specific about why he didn't indict Trump on obstruction: he was "barred" from indicting because the DOJ policy says sitting presidents "can't" be. he never once said he thought Trump was innocent of obstruction, no matter what Don the Con says.

Which is exactly what Trump is doing.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says Trump is 'inciting racism and bigotry' for 'political gain'

"The presidential candidate discusses the surprising support she's received from the far right and the growing protests in Puerto Rico"

http://news.yahoo.com/rep-tulsi-gabbard-says-trump-180148828.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

Trump claims 'no racial tension' and defends relationship with black community after repeated racist attacks

"Donald Trump touted his “fantastic relationships” with black Americans on Monday while suggesting he would win a significant portion of black voters in the 2020 elections after launching racist attacks against four Democratic congresswomen of color last week".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-racist-oval-office-press-conference-today-twitter-a9016231.html

Trump Sues to Stop House From Getting N.Y. State Tax Returns

" President Donald Trump sued to block the Democrat-led U.S. House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining his tax records from New York state, in the latest attempt to keep his personal financial information out of public view".

http://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-sues-block-house-getting-182200143.html

But Don the Con has told us he is the most transparent president ever, and he said during the campaign that he would show us his returns. Two more lies to add to the 10,000 plus he has told during his term in office? He must be the biggest crook since Al Capone. Nobody with nothing to hide would go to such great lengths to keep things hidden. We all know, besides being some sort of a sexual pervert, He's a crook and a con man, we, the thinking people of the USA know this man has to go one way or the other before he gets us in a war with Iran.

I expect any day to wake up to the news that Trump ordered a strike against Iran. And if that does happen, we as Americans are going to be in the deepest shyt we have ever been in since WW2. Trump only cares about Trump. He knows he is most likely a one-term president. He just has too much shyt against him. To stay in office, he will start a war. I wouldn't put it past him.

I hope if this idiot of a man does start a war, every person that supported him wind up on the front line. Let them with all there racism and hate die for Trump first. They deserve to be upfront. That way hopefully less will have to die to defend America.

When Does America Reckon with the Gravity of Donald Trump’s Alleged Rapes?

"For more than a decade, it’s been no secret that multimillionaire hedge-fund manager Jeffrey Epstein trafficked, molested, and raped dozens of underage girls. And yet, until his arrest last week, it seemed as if he might escape with little more than a slap on the wrist because he’s rich and well-connected.

In 2007, federal prosecutors prepared a 53-page indictment that could have put Epstein in prison for life for the sex trafficking of minors. Instead, Epstein served only thirteen months for solicitation—during which he was allowed to leave and work from his office for 12 hours a day, six days a week—thanks to a sweetheart plea deal brokered by Alex Acosta, then a federal prosecutor in Florida and now Trump’s secretary of labor".

http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/does-america-reckon-gravity-donald-191337659.html

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

http://www.scribd.com/doc/316341058/Donald-Trump-Jeffrey-Epstein-Rape-Lawsuit-and-Affidavits?irgwc=1&content=10079&campaign=Skimbit%2C%20Ltd.&ad_group=33330X1169095X6dba162cea1f9939e661fd64b79a1020&keyword=ft750noi&source=impactradius&medium=affiliate#fullscreen

Ex-Wife: Donald Trump Made Me Feel ‘Violated’ During Sex

"Donald Trump introduced his presidential campaign to the world with a slur against Mexican immigrants, accusing them of being “rapists” and bringing crime into the country.

“I mean somebody’s doing it!… Who’s doing the raping?” Donald Trump said, when asked to defend his characterization".

http://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-wife-donald-trump-made-me-feel-violated-during-sex

Ivana Trump denies accusing Donald Trump of rape

"Donald Trump’s ex-wife is disputing a story published by The Daily Beast that reported that she had accused Trump of rape in a court deposition from the 1990s.

“I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit,” Ivana said in a statement to CNN. “Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of. I have nothing but fondness for Donald and wish him the best of luck on his campaign. Incidentally, I think he would make an incredible president.”

The Daily Beast story, which posted Monday night, said Trump’s ex-wife had once accused Trump of “rape.” She later said that the alleged rape was not in a “criminal sense.”

The divorce was granted on the grounds of “cruel and inhuman treatment” of Ivana. She also has been issued a gag order that bars her from discussing her marriage to Trump without his permission".

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/ivana-trump-denies-accusing-donald-trump-rape-daily-beast-120721


President Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct: The complete list

"Sexual misconduct by powerful men has all but taken over the news, with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and senatorial hopeful Roy Moore (R-Ala.) among the politicians on this growing list".

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/11/22/president-trump-and-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct-the-complete-list/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a7d445cb734d

Trump only hires the best.

http://www.revolvy.com/page/Trump-Campaign-Worked-Closely-With-Convicted-Pedophile?stype=videos&cmd=list&sml=6BlfD_fX75c

On Iran, Donald Trump is running out of options

"Donald Trump is fast running out of good options to deal with Iran despite choosing today to impose fresh sanctions, this time directly on Iran’s leaders.

The president announced the extra sanctions with a warning to Iran that “restraint” by the United States has its limits.

But Trump has locked himself into a cycle with Iran that leaves him little choice but to show military restraint".


http://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/donald-trump-running-out-of-options-on-iran/news-story/aa42ac7d2fb674d1bc3b7a7395166b04

Trump will wage war and continue the war throughout the next election and claim the country needs him to finish the war. Bush played this same card in Iraq. I think Trump knows this is about the only way he will stay in office. He's fu$%^& up to many times. If this happens, it will be his millstone around his neck.

He started this crisis when the rest of the world and Iran had decided on a course to avert one. He owns whatever bad things happen from here on. I've said it before, and I will say it again. The leadership of this country, (Iran) isn't one bit afraid to use biological weapons on the people of the USA. Because of Trump and his ways, millions could die. Right here on homeland soil. They are not one bit afraid to bring devastating bio war to us. This is not something to be taken lightly. Millions will die needlessly.


Trump has united Iran's Conservatives and Reformists, young and old. He has made them bolder, notice how they seized the British ship like it was nothing and shot down our drone without remorse? Mark my words...Trump has inadvertently given birth to Pax Iranica after tearing up the JCPOA.


Trump proclaimed if Hillary was elected she would lead America to war. Say what now? Trump is the kind of "president" that will start a war to deflect from troubles at home. How scary is that? This works perfectly into his campaign plan. Presidents, more often than not, get a second term if the country is at war.

Get ready.

Trump: 'I'm The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Puerto Rico'

"As hundreds of thousands gathered in the streets of San Juan to call for the removal of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, President Donald Trump launched harsh verbal attacks on Puerto Rican officials.

Puerto Rico’s governor has refused to leave office after leaked messages revealed he and other government officials privately insulted women, people with disabilities and victims of Hurricane Maria. Trump told reporters on Monday that the governor and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz were “grossly incompetent".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-puerto-rico-200624508.html

I recall the devastation in Puerto Rico. Donald's response to the power crisis was political. He and his staff awarded a multi-million dollar contract to two inexperienced and unqualified Republican supporters to fix the critically needed utility. Donald should resign instead of the governor. I understand that the power is still not fully restored islandwide.

I think Trump should take a stroll through the streets of Puerto Rico since he is so loved. I'm sure the citizens would like to express their happiness with what he's done for them.

In related news, here's the latest official photo of the current WH administration.

Trump says Mueller should not be allowed to testify about investigating possible obstruction of justice

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-mueller-not-allowed-131520576.html

The Mueller Report - Volume II for Dummies

(((( A )))))---Mueller did find evidence Trump obstructed justice---

page 157

"Our investigation found multiple acts by the President that was capable of exerting undue influence over law enforcement investigations, including the Russian-interference and obstruction investigations.

Soon after he fired Comey, the President became aware that investigators were conducting an obstruction-of-justice inquiry into his own conduct...(and he) launched public attacks on the investigation and individuals...who could possess evidence adverse to the President, while in private, the President engaged in a series of targeted efforts to control the investigation.

The incidents were often carried out through one-on-one meetings in which the President sought to use his official power outside of usual channels. These actions ranged from efforts to remove the Special Counsel and to reverse the effect of the Attorney General' s recusal; to the attempted use of official power to limit the scope of the investigation; to direct and indirect contacts with witnesses with the potential to influence their testimony."

Page 182 (linear page 394), paragraph 1 (CONCLUSION)

" if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."

Mueller lists the evidence of obstruction in 10 areas---

1. The Campaign's Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump (15 - 23)
2. The Presidents Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn (24 - 48)
3. The President's Reaction to Public Confirmation of the FBI's Russia Investigation (48 - 61)
4. Events Up to and Surrounding the Termination of FBI Director Comey (61 - 77)
5. The President Efforts to Remove the Special Counsel (77 - 90)
6. The President's Efforts to Curtail the Special Counsel Investigation (90 - 98)
7. The President's Efforts to Prevent Disclosure of Emails About the 6/9/16 Meeting Between Russians and Senior Campaign Officials (98 - 107)
8. The President's Further Efforts to Have the Attorney General Take Over the Investigation (107 - 120)
9. The President's Conduct Towards Manafort, Flynn, [READACTED] (120 - 133)
10. The President's Conduct Involving Michael Cohen (134 - 156)

(((( C ))))---Mueller did not indict Trump because of DOJ policy of not indicting a president and said just accusing Chump of committing a crime would place a burden on his ability to carry out his Constitutional duties---

Page 1, Paragraph 4:

"We first describe the considerations that guided our obstruction-of-justice investigation.

First, a traditional prosecution or declination decision entails a binary determination to initiate or decline a prosecution, but we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment.

The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has issued an opinion finding that "the indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would impermissibly undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions " in violation of "the constitutional separation of powers." ... this Office accepted OLC ' s legal conclusion for the purpose of exercising prosecutorial jurisdiction.

And....we recognized that a federal criminal accusation against a sitting President would place burdens on the President's capacity to govern and potentially preempt constitutional processes for addressing presidential misconduct. "

Page 15, Paragraph 2

"Consistent with our jurisdiction to investigate federal obstruction crimes, we gathered evidence that is relevant to the elements of those crimes and analyzed them...while refraining from reaching ultimate conclusions about whether crimes were committed,..."

Mueller said Congress should apply the laws to his findings because no one is above the law---

Page 8, Paragraph 2

"....we concluded that in the rare case in which a criminal investigation of the President' s conduct is justified, inquiries to determine whether the President acted for a corrupt motive should not impermissibly chill his performance of his constitutionally assigned duties. The conclusion that Congress may apply the obstruction laws to the President's corrupt exercise of the powers of office accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law."

President Trump's job approval rating reaches high mark in NPR/PBS/Marist poll after racist tweets

"WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's job approval rating so far does not appear to have been negatively impacted by the racist tweets he sent last week telling four Democratic congresswomen of color that they should "go back" and fix their countries of origin before trying to make changes in the U.S.

In fact, his approval rating among registered voters nationally reached a new high at 44% in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Monday. But overall, the president is underwater with voters: 52% of those polled disapprove of the job he is doing. The poll was conducted from July 15-17, which was after the tweet he sent on July 14 and was condemned in a House resolution on Tuesday".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/07/22/trump-approval-rating-new-high-npr-pbs-poll-after-racist-tweets/1796556001/

In other words, he appeals to the "RACISTS" of our country. I can't see where that is anything to be proud of. You may as well say he is making racism part of his re-election platform.


Trump boasts Afghanistan would be easy to fix: 'I just don't want to kill 10 million people'

"President Trump said Monday that he could easily end the war in Afghanistan by destroying the entire country, but it would result in 10 million deaths.

“We’re like policemen. We’re not fighting a war. If we wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan and win it, I could win that war in a week,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. “I just don’t want to kill 10 million people.”

The population of Afghanistan is around 35 million.

“I have plans on Afghanistan that if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth. It would be gone, it would be over literally in 10 days".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-boasts-afghanistan-would-be-easy-to-fix-i-just-dont-want-to-kill-10-million-people-190412501.html

Sure he could. Just like he said he would "stop all violence" minute he was elected and present a "big beautiful healthcare plan that protects people with preexisting conditions" in the first month of his presidency, and " take care of America's infrastructure problems" in the first six months in office. Yup. The stable genius has it all figured out, folks. You can rest easy now.


With Mueller testimony looming, Trump predicts trouble for the special counsel and Dems

"President Donald Trump predicted Monday that Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated testimony before Congress this week will “be bad for him,” and again suggested that the former special counsel should not answer questions from lawmakers.

“Highly conflicted Robert Mueller should not be given another bite at the apple,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “In the end, it will be bad for him and the phony Democrats in Congress who have done nothing but waste time on this ridiculous Witch Hunt. Result of the Mueller Report, NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION!".

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/trump-mueller-testimony-1424608

Mr. Trump and other members of the current regime consistently have attacked the integrity of Mr. Mueller; they have rarely argued facts, the message is 'you should simply believe us over Mr. Mueller because he lacks integrity.' OK Let's examine this claim.

Integrity is defined as 'the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.' These guys always want this to be about the integrity of Mr. Mueller vs the integrity of Mr. Trump. The best way to determine whether or not one has integrity is to examine an individual's history. Let's take a look at these two men: Donald Trump and Robert Mueller, who should we really believe.

Well, let's look at Mr. Mueller first:

While many young men were looking for any means to avoid the draft, Mr. Mueller enlisted in the Marine Corps, he had to wait a year so a knee injury could heal, and then Mueller was accepted for officer training in the United States Marine Corps in 1968, attending training at Parris Island, Officer Candidate School, Army Ranger School, and Army jump school.

Many men would have used the knee injury as an excuse to avoid serving their country, but Mr. Mueller recovered and then reported for service.

In July 1968, he was sent to South Vietnam, where he served as a rifle platoon leader as a second lieutenant with Second Platoon, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.

On December 11, 1968, during an engagement in Operation Scotland II, he earned the Bronze Star with "V" device for combat valor for rescuing a wounded Marine under enemy fire during an ambush in which he saw a half of his platoon become casualties

In April 1969, he received an enemy gunshot wound in the thigh, recovered, and returned to lead his platoon until June 1969. For his service in and during the Vietnam War, his military decorations and awards include: the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", Purple Heart Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Combat "V", Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Parachutist Badge.

After serving in the Marine Corps, Mr. Mueller served his country in a number of positions:

Under President Reagan, Mueller served as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

Under George Bush and Bill Clinton, Mr. Mueller served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.

Under Bill Clinton and then the younger George Bush, Mueller served as United States Attorney for the Northern District of California.

Under George Bush, Mueller served as the Acting United States, Deputy Attorney General.

Under Bush and Obama, Mueller served as 6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Finally, Mr. Mueller served as Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice.

Now, let's take a look at the other man, Donald Trump.

First, for Mr. Trump, with no record of previous public service, we'll look at some recent history, some episodes from his life as he was working to enter public life.

Just prior to the election, Mr. Trump agreed to pay $25,000,000 in order to settle a Civil Suit for FRAUD.

Next, in the midst of the election cycle, Mr. Trump paid both a porn star and a playboy model in order to keep them from the public of learning of his extramarital affairs.

Thirdly, Mr. Trump agreed to close the Donald J Trump Foundation after the Attorney General of the state of New York alleged that there was "a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation — including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more. This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's business and political interests."

Finally, when Mr. Trump was asked by his country for his service in uniform, he claimed BS (Bone Spurs). Mr. Trump received a diagnosis from a tenant of his father, and when questioned later, he could not remember in which foot these bone spurs (BS), existed.

There it is, a brief account of the 'public service' of these two individuals: which of the men has integrity?

Trump should stop saying "no obstruction no collusion" since Mueller found cases of both.


Letter: Maybe Donald Trump is the one who should go


"It matters not so much that President Donald Trump’s recent comments attacking four congresswomen of color can be considered racist. It’s the blatant hypocrisy of his attack — and that no other president has continually spoken in such divisive ways, making such aggressive use of the office to whip up the fervor of citizen against citizen".

http://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/07/22/letter-maybe-donald-trump-one-who-should-go/1799646001/

Trump Might Use the G-7 Summit to Bail Out His Struggling Golf Club

"When the leaders of the world’s top advanced economies met last summer in Canada, pictures of the G-7 summit famously showed President Donald Trump at odds with his peers: arms crossed and glaring, while the other world leaders appeared to be arguing with him. Several leaders present joked that it was the G-6+1, because Trump was so uncooperative and distant from the group. But when the summit comes to the United States next summer, the attendees may find Trump unavoidable—and find themselves helping him line his pockets. According to Axios, Trump has narrowed the list of possible sites for the 2020 G-7 conference down to a few finalists, and the Trump National Doral golf club in Miami is on the list".

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/trump-might-use-the-g-7-summit-to-bail-out-his-struggling-golf-club/

Donald Trump raises millions from Californians, but not as much as these Democrats

"Thousands of Californians, including hundreds of Central Valley residents, gave to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign this spring, campaign finance records show.

California remains one of the president’s favorite punching bags. The state has now sued his administration more than 50 times. But many Californians continue to support the president, donating approximately $2 million to his campaign between April and June of 2019. That brings Trump’s total 2020 fundraising from the state to more than $3.5 million".

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/state/california/article232976462.html

DOJ tells Mueller to limit testimony to his report

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/justice-mueller-congress-testimony-limit-1426035

How Congress Can Exploit Mueller’s Legal Mistakes

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/22/congress-robert-mueller-hearing-227415

House Republicans vow tough questions of Mueller at hearing

"WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pledging tough questioning of special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before Congress this week as Democrats plan to air evidence of wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in a potentially last-ditch bid to impeach him.

Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on House Judiciary Committee, said the American public is growing weary of the Russia investigation three months after the release of the special counsel's 448-page report and that "any thought of impeachment is waning." He said Republicans will be focused on making clear that the report represents a "final episode" in the Russia probe, which he described as flawed".


http://www.apnews.com/b88a2a9bc3d745439d3f088d2ba783b7

The 10 instances of possible obstruction in Mueller report

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election identified 10 instances of possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Mueller said in his report that he could not conclusively determine that Trump had committed a crime or that he hadn’t.

A look at the 10 instances".

http://apnews.com/e0d125d737be4a21a81bec3d9f1dffd8

AP FACT CHECK: Trump team warps Omar words on 9/11, al Qaida

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America.

One of his top White House advisers, Stephen Miller, reinforced the charges Sunday, pointing to their remarks about terrorism and Trump's handling of border policy and saying the lawmakers "detest America as it exists".

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-fact-check-trump-team-040426181.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index

President Trump falsely claims Rep. Omar praised al Qaeda

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-falsely-claims-rep-omar-praised-al/story?id=64349788

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says white supremacy could be 'issue that ends this country'

"All of the Democratic presidential candidates have condemned Donald Trump's racist comments directed at four congresswomen last week, and the chants of "send her back" directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar at a rally a day later, but Pete Buttigieg took it a step further on Saturday".

http://www.yahoo.com/gma/presidential-candidate-pete-buttigieg-says-white-supremacy-could-053548886--abc-news-topstories.html

House Democrat: Mueller testimony will help people 'understand the gravity' of Trump's conduct

"Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said Friday that former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress next week will help Americans better understand the “gravity” of President Trump’s conduct in the White House.

“It’s going to be a very sobering hearing,” Cicilline, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, told Hill.TV during an interview on “Rising".

http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453903-house-democrat-mueller-hearing-will-help-people-understand-gravity-of-trumps

More far-right made up as you go. The deep state lie.

That ‘Deep State’ You Keep Hearing About? It Doesn’t Exist

"Michael Hayden really, really doesn’t like it when people talk about the Deep State.

Well, of course! is what you’re probably thinking. Hayden is a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a former director of the National Security Agency, and a former deputy director of national intelligence. If anybody embodies what President Trump, numerous right-wing Trump acolytes, and all too many progressives refer to as the Deep State, it would be Hayden. But in his just-released book, The Assault on Intelligence, Hayden patiently—and, at times, not so patiently—makes the case for why the Deep State".

http://www.thenation.com/article/that-deep-state-you-keep-hearing-about-it-doesnt-exist/

Trump accidentally undercuts his own “deep state” FBI conspiracy theory

"During an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired in full on Sunday, President Donald Trump accidentally undercut the conspiracy theory he’s been pushing about how the Obama-era FBI leadership purportedly conspired to keep him from winning the 2016 election".

http://www.vox.com/2019/6/17/18681833/trump-stephanopoulos-fbi-obama-conspiracy-theory

When Trump savages his intelligence chiefs, the ‘deep state’ has reason to worry

http://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/31/when-trump-savages-his-intelligence-chiefs-deep-state-has-reason-worry/?utm_term=.a1a43d7fb6ea

Mueller report shows evidence Trump committed crimes, House Judiciary chairman says

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is "substantial evidence" that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-report-shows-evidence-trump-150007797.html

As Far-Right Violence Surges, Ted Cruz Seeks To Brand Antifa A Terrorist Organization

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has introduced a resolution that would brand anti-fascist group Antifa a domestic terrorist organization even as right-wing violence is burgeoning in the U.S.

“Antifa are terrorists, violent masked bullies who ‘fight fascism’ with actual fascism, protected by liberal privilege,” resolution co-sponsor Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in a statement Thursday".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/antifa-right-wing-violence-ted-cruz-bill-cassidy-resolution-061425536.html


http://www.yahoo.com/news/antifa-right-wing-violence-ted-cruz-bill-cassidy-resolution-061425536.html




Rep. Cummings: 'No doubt' about President Trump being racist

"House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings on Sunday said he has “no doubt” that President Trump is racist.

When asked during an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos whether he believed the president was racist after Trump called for four Democratic lawmakers of color to “go back” to the “crime-infested places from which they came,” Cummings, D-Md., said “I believe he is — yes, no doubt about it".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/rep-cummings-no-doubt-president-trump-racist-144540021.html

Apologize to America,' Trump tells Democratic congresswomen

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen who have criticized his policies, calling on them to apologize as he himself faced charges of racism.

"I don't believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country. They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) things they have said," Trump said in a Twitter post".


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-democrats/apologize-to-america-trump-tells-democratic-congresswomen-idUSKCN1UG0J2

"Our allegiance is not to the president. Our allegiance is to the Constitution of the United States of America and to the American people."

“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country.

Theodore Roosevelt

Why should they apologize because they criticized Trump or the government or the government's policies? The constitution says in the 1st Amendment that any criticism is free speech.

DEMAGOGUE FASCISM - 1 often capitalized: a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control, early instances of army fascism and brutality.

— J. W. Aldridge

Liberal paper straws don’t work': Trump campaign starts selling plastic drinking straws

"WASHINGTON – The Trump campaign says they have a plan to make straws great again.

Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump's re-election campaign manager, tweeted on Thursday evening, "Making Straws Great Again," along with a link to buy Trump-branded straws from the Trump campaign store".

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/19/donald-trumps-2020-re-election-campaign-starts-selling-plastic-straws/1775841001/

Shall we add it to the list of Trump's environmental "accomplishments?"

Completed

1. Canceled a requirement for oil and gas companies to report methane emissions. Environmental Protection Agency |
2. Revised and partially repealed an Obama-era rule limiting methane emissions on public lands, including intentional venting and flaring from drilling operations. Interior Department |
3. Loosened a Clinton-era rule designed to limit toxic emissions from major industrial polluters. E.P.A.
4. Stopped enforcing a 2015 rule that prohibited the use of hydrofluorocarbons, powerful greenhouse gases, in air-conditioners and refrigerators. E.P.A. |
5. Repealed a requirement that state and regional authorities track tailpipe emissions from vehicles traveling on federal highways. Transportation Department |
6. Reverted to a weaker 2009 pollution permitting program for new power plants and expansions. E.P.A. |
7. Amended rules that govern how refineries monitor pollution in surrounding communities. E.P.A. |
8. Directed agencies to stop using an Obama-era calculation of the “social cost of carbon” that rulemakers used to estimate the long-term economic benefits of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Executive Order |
9. Withdrew guidance that federal agencies include greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews. But several district courts have ruled that emissions must be included in such reviews. Executive Order; Council on Environmental Quality |
10. Lifted a summertime ban on the use of E15, a gasoline blend made of 15 percent ethanol. (Burning gasoline with a higher concentration of ethanol in hot conditions increases smog.) E.P.A. |

In process.

11. Proposed weakening Obama-era fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks. The proposal also challenges California’s right to set its own more stringent standards, which other states can choose to follow. E.P.A. and Transportation Department |
12. Announced intent to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. (The process of withdrawing cannot be completed until 2020.) Executive Order |
13. Proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which would have set strict limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. In April 2019, the E.P.A. sent a replacement plan, which would let states set their own rules, to the White House for budget review. Executive Order; E.P.A. |
14. Proposed eliminating Obama-era restrictions that in effect required newly built coal power plants to capture carbon dioxide emissions. E.P.A. |
15. Proposed a legal justification for weakening an Obama-era rule that limited mercury emissions from coal power plants. E.P.A. |
16. Proposed revisions to standards for carbon dioxide emissions from new, modified and reconstructed power plants. Executive Order; E.P.A. |
17. Began review of emissions rules for power plant start-ups, shutdowns and malfunctions. In April, the E.P.A. filed an order reversing a requirement that 36 states follow the emissions rule. E.P.A. | Read more
18. Proposed relaxing Obama-era requirements that companies monitor and repair methane leaks at oil and gas facilities. E.P.A. |
19. Proposed changing rules aimed at cutting methane emissions from landfills. In May 2019, a federal judge ruled against the E.P.A. for failing to enforce the existing law and gave the agency a fall deadline for finalizing state and federal rules. E.P.A. said it is reviewing the decision. E.P.A. |
20. Announced a rewrite of an Obama-era rule meant to reduce air pollution in national parks and wilderness areas. E.P.A.
21. Weakened oversight of some state plans for reducing air pollution in national parks. (In Texas, the E.P.A. rejected an Obama-era plan that would have required the installation of equipment at some coal-burning power plants to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.) E.P.A.
22. Proposed repealing leak-repair, maintenance and reporting requirements for large refrigeration and air conditioning systems containing hydrofluorocarbons. E.P.A. |
Drilling and extraction

Completed

23. Made significant cuts to the borders of two national monuments in Utah and recommended border and resource management changes to several more. Presidential Proclamation; Interior Department | Read more
24. Rescinded water pollution regulations for fracking on federal and Indian lands. Interior Department |
25. Scrapped a proposed rule that required mines to prove they could pay to clean up future pollution. E.P.A. |
26. Withdrew a requirement that Gulf oil rig owners prove they could cover the costs of removing rigs once they have stopped producing. Interior Department | Read
27. Approved construction of the Dakota Access pipeline less than a mile from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.