Nonetheless, it seems somewhat damning to the current administration (and ex-members now occupying rooms with barred doors.) Several people seem to have concluded that a negative has proved a positive; that because the president specifically wasn't proved guilty, then he must be innocent. Others are concluding the opposite; that while he wasn't shown specifically to be colluding and violating election law, the available information in the report proves that he committed crimes, and that a legal body should look into it.

M'self, I have a few predictions...

1) The full, unredacted report, may well end Mr. Trump's term in office, and he really may be well and truly f***ed.

2) That when Mr. Mueller starts to chat on the hill with Congress, or when a clean version of the report appears, all hell's gonna break loose and the excrement will hit the oscillating wind machine.

3) Within the next six to eight weeks, we will hear that the 25th amendment is being invoked, and Mr. Trump will be "taking a short break due to exhaustion" and Mr. Pence will be running things.

4) Mr. Barr will be impeached and it will be a new ballgame... again. I mean, Trump's cabinet and personnel change so fast, even a scorecard wouldn't help.

The president said that this is done. I think it's just beginning.

(edited for subject -- Tim)

Mueller and his team worked with Barr on the redactions.

Mueller's testimony to Congress should be interesting.

It is pretty clear that Mueller thought a sitting president could not be indicted and that it is up to Congress to impeach and remove a president if there was sufficient evidence of "high crimes and misdemeanors."

His report provides a road map for Congress to investigate or prosecute the 10 instances of attempted obstruction.

Even if Trump is not impeached (Mitch McConnell-led Senate wouldn't allow it.) this wouldn't be a good look going into the 2020 election.

-C!

"Even if Trump is not impeached (Mitch McConnell-led Senate wouldn't allow it.) this wouldn't be a good look going into the 2020 election."

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McConnell (or anyone else in the Senate) can't stop him from being impeached. That is up to the House. Impeachment is not removal from office. It is the instigation, by the House, of a trial conducted by the Senate.

Marc

The house impeaches, the Senate does not get 2/3rds majority (even if there is a possibility of an (R) Senator or two).  Trump says, "See?  I was tried and FOUND INNOCENT".

I don't see much of an upside.

Nothing says "Complete Exoneration" quite like...

It's less the poetry of unalloyed vindication than a prosecutorial take on the No Contest plea.

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Excuse me, I wasn't being clear... I meant that if Trump was impeached, the Senate would never follow thru and remove Trump from office. Still, I'd say Trump isn't in the clear yet. Dems should want

Mueller's testimony to fully explain his findings and why Trump isn't off the hook.

-C!