The fact that a high level government lawyer and “justice officer” is using the argument “we can’t prove a negative” is completely amateurish and stupid. It goes against every legal/justice principle there is.
And he must know its buffoonish, yet he’s doing it anyway. At this point, he’s merely pandering to the media and simpleton leftist politicians.
And why would he do that? Nervous about something? Angry all his board memberships, paid Wall Street speeches and consultancies on high-level government bid-rigging will go away?
He didn’t use that argument, although his language implied it. But Giuliani did say it. Would you say the same thing about him?
St. Kitts to avoid the civil war when everything hits the fan.
Yep.
BTW, I cant absolutely clear you of having committed a robbery last week.
Nor can you, I.
I’ve seen a lot of posts claiming Müller is claiming proof of a negative is required to exonerate Trump but that’s not really what he’s saying. Or, at least that’s not how the Dims are hearing him because really what he said today is nothing different than what he wrote in his report.
What he’s saying is, that since the president of the US cannot be indicted like a usual citizen, without a Constitutional crisis ensuing (because there are no mechanics in the Constitution for “arresting” a sitting president), since that can’t be done, then he, his team, given what they *did* find, in their opinion, cannot clear him of a charge of obstruction.
In other words what he’s saying is that given what they did find, they would be remiss to clear him of the charge, but can’t charge him because charging a sitting president of any crime is beyond the scope of the special prosecutor, or any law enforcement officer really, again because the Constitution doesn’t allow it.
So he’s implying, in as strong a way as he can, that he believes the House should start impeachment proceedings because they are the only ones, Constitutionally speaking, who *can* charge him with a “high crime or misdemeanor”.
But again this is nothing different than what he already said in the report. Now that he’s said it publicly (orally) maybe it will add more fuel to the impeachment fire. We shall see in the next few days and weeks.
But to be clear he’s not saying anyone needs to prove a negative. In fact he’s saying the opposite. And he didn’t say anything new today.