Posted on 04/25/2019 10:05:20 AM PDT by Rummyfan
According to Robert Mueller, a president can be guilty of obstruction of justice simply by exercising the powers of the president -- if he does so with "an intent to obtain an improper advantage for himself or someone else, inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others."
Wow. That's a new standard for a president's Article II powers! I don't see it in my pocket Constitution.
What Mueller is saying is that he should hold the position of supreme exalted master president to review all decisions made by the man who was elected to the office of president by mere voters.
Mueller can't say Trump obstructed justice. The investigation found no Russian "collusion," or related crimes, so there was no justice to obstruct. That's why there's nothing in the report about "perjury," "destroying evidence" or any other recognizable crime, like, say, "accepting a cash bribe."
Instead, Mueller proposes to review the decisions of the person duly elected president on a purity-of-motive standard. "An improper motive," the Mueller report states, "can render an actor's conduct criminal even when the conduct would otherwise be lawful and within the actor's authority."
Except the "actor" here is the president. We're not talking about the authority of a CEO or chief of police. We're talking about the U.S. president, whose "authority" comes directly from the Constitution.
If a special counsel is entitled to sit in judgment on a president's motives for exercising his constitutional powers, there will never be a president who is not under investigation for everything he does. Mueller is claiming that prosecutors and Congress have a right to probe the president's state of mind when he orders the 101st Airborne into action or nominates a new Supreme Court justice.
(Excerpt) Read more at anncoulter.com ...
Yes, just thinking about defending yourself is obstruction, just like thinking about building a hotel in Moscow is evidence of corruption. Because you thought about, maybe, gifting an apartment to Putin, in a building you never built.
purity-of-motive
But that is because someone was killed.
What crime was Trump trying to hide? None. No crime, no rfelevance of motive.
He also doesn’t have to explain why he chose Wheaties instead of corn flakes for breakfast.
She take a reality pill this AM?
And Comey, without really looking at evidence, was happily able to clear Hillary of annnny ill-intent in her activities...
As long as they get to be the one who decide intent, all is good.
Is Ann back on her meds?
The whole thing boils down to the fact that the people of the United States selected a president that was NOT one of the Washington “insider professional politician” crowd, and they are panicked because President Trump is showing how corrupt and how little that insider crowd really cares about how the real people of America live...
Trump has basically destroyed their sweet little applecart...
Coulter’s not knocking Trump?
Coulter is back on her meds.
Sorry girl, we are done with your games.
Forget her, if you read the whole piece is there a Go Bernie cheer at the end?
“Coulter is back on her meds.
Sorry girl, we are done with your games.”
Maybe she broke up with her boyfriend.
Shut up, Ann.
You’re no longer relevant.
Even when AC isn’t attacking Trump and seemingly off the rails, her articles are different now. There isn’t any humor in them at all like there used to be.
“an intent to obtain an improper advantage for himself or someone else, inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others.”
Wait a minute. That describes how Obama used the powers of the Federal government against his political opponents.
I really wish there was a ban on posting this crazy cat ladies rantings here.
Sorry Rummy.
With Ann, it could be just about anything.
She is probably a good example of a Hot = 8.5 and Crazy = 8
Defiantly in the “Danger Zone”
IBTZ
Can’t stand Anne Whorelter...
We’re still stupid, right?
Is Annie “coming home”?
The word “hypocrisy” is not strong enough for the crowd that lectured us that Trump was destroying Democracy by not promising categorically not to challenge the results of the election when they thought Hilary would win and now have spent two years running a partisan witch hunt to overturn the election after Trump won. And now, even resenting the witch hunt is a crime?
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