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What is the job of a Special Counsel?
In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority.
What is the OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) opinion in regards to indicting a president?
In 1973, the Department concluded 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.
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/2000/10/31/op-olc-v024-p0222_0.pdf
The OLC does not preclude the recommendation of criminal charges to the Attorney General or Congress. If it did, you could never impeach a sitting president. Muellers job was to reach a conclusion and report that conclusion to the AG.
William Barr: Robert Mueller 'could've reached a decision' on obstruction
Muellers job was to investigate and make criminal recommendations to the Attorney General and it also requires the special counsel to kept its findings confidential. The AG would then make his determinations and recommendation to Congress.
As was the case of Ken Starr. Starr made 11 criminal charges against a sitting president (Bill Clinton) to Congress. Congress found Clinton guilty of all 11 felony counts and had Clintons legal license disbarred. Even with 11 guilty findings, Clinton was not impeached or convicted by the Senate.
Starr Report - Wikipedia
Mueller stated he was precluded from indicting or charging the president with a crime because of the OLC opinion.
False statement as that was never Muellers job. His job was to investigate and make his recommendation to the AG.
Mueller couldn't find any criminal charges to recommend in his report and didn't make any assessment on obstruction so the Deputy Director (Rosenstein) and Attorney General Barr made those decisions and reported to Congress.
No collusion, No obstruction
Mueller lied to the American public by stating he couldn't make recommendations and that his hands were tied by the OLC opinion. So why did he do that?
Mueller is under heavy fire because he has destroyed any Democratic hope of Impeaching Trump hence why he assigned 14 Democrats to the counsel. Since they couldn't find a criminal act to recommend, he did the next best thing. He filled his report (Not with investigation assessments) but one sided theories and stories of what could be and what if's.
Then he waits until Barr in on a plane to Alaska and (without Barr's knowledge or consent) goes on TV and tells everyone his hands were tied. Fortunatly Barr has already come out and say that wasn't true.
Prior to this report being released, what happened?
President Trump was asked by AG Barr if Trump wanted to execute his executive privilege to withhold or redact anything in the report. What most people don't know is the AG isn't required to turn over a special counsel report. He is required to file his own report to Congress.
Trump decided to allow the report to be seen in its entirety less the required federal protected portions on grand jury data.
In the United States, a special counsel (formerly called special prosecutor or independent counsel) is a lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority.
What is the OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) opinion in regards to indicting a president?
In 1973, the Department concluded 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.
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/2000/10/31/op-olc-v024-p0222_0.pdf
The OLC does not preclude the recommendation of criminal charges to the Attorney General or Congress. If it did, you could never impeach a sitting president. Muellers job was to reach a conclusion and report that conclusion to the AG.
William Barr: Robert Mueller 'could've reached a decision' on obstruction
Muellers job was to investigate and make criminal recommendations to the Attorney General and it also requires the special counsel to kept its findings confidential. The AG would then make his determinations and recommendation to Congress.
As was the case of Ken Starr. Starr made 11 criminal charges against a sitting president (Bill Clinton) to Congress. Congress found Clinton guilty of all 11 felony counts and had Clintons legal license disbarred. Even with 11 guilty findings, Clinton was not impeached or convicted by the Senate.
Starr Report - Wikipedia
Mueller stated he was precluded from indicting or charging the president with a crime because of the OLC opinion.
False statement as that was never Muellers job. His job was to investigate and make his recommendation to the AG.
Mueller couldn't find any criminal charges to recommend in his report and didn't make any assessment on obstruction so the Deputy Director (Rosenstein) and Attorney General Barr made those decisions and reported to Congress.
No collusion, No obstruction
Mueller lied to the American public by stating he couldn't make recommendations and that his hands were tied by the OLC opinion. So why did he do that?
Mueller is under heavy fire because he has destroyed any Democratic hope of Impeaching Trump hence why he assigned 14 Democrats to the counsel. Since they couldn't find a criminal act to recommend, he did the next best thing. He filled his report (Not with investigation assessments) but one sided theories and stories of what could be and what if's.
Then he waits until Barr in on a plane to Alaska and (without Barr's knowledge or consent) goes on TV and tells everyone his hands were tied. Fortunatly Barr has already come out and say that wasn't true.
Prior to this report being released, what happened?
President Trump was asked by AG Barr if Trump wanted to execute his executive privilege to withhold or redact anything in the report. What most people don't know is the AG isn't required to turn over a special counsel report. He is required to file his own report to Congress.
Trump decided to allow the report to be seen in its entirety less the required federal protected portions on grand jury data.