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Congressman Ratcliffe Rips Mueller For Making Up a Bogus Standard of Guilt for President Trump
Townhall.com ^
| July 24, 2019
| Katie Pavlich
Posted on 07/24/2019 9:27:12 AM PDT by jazusamo
On Wednesday morning, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee about his 448-page report. It was released to the public in April after a two-year-long investigation.
Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe didn't waste any time with his brief, five minute questioning period and ripped Mueller for making up a standard of guilt only applicable to President Trump.
"Now your report, and today you said that, 'All times the Special Counsel team operated under, was guided by, and followed Justice Department policies and principles,' so which DOJ policy or principle sets forth a legal standard that an investigated person is not exonerated if their innocence from criminal conduct is not conclusively determined?" Ratcliffe said.
"Which DOJ policy or principle sets forth a legal standard that an investigated person is not exonerated if their innocence from criminal conduct is not conclusively determined? Where does that language come from, director? Where is the DOJ policy that says that? Let me make it easier, can you give me an example other than Donald Trump where the Justice Department determined that an investigated person was not exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined?" he continued.
"I cannot but this is a unique situation," Mueller responded.
"Ok, well you canttime is short, Ive got five minuteslets just leave it at you cant find it because Ill tell you why: it doesnt exist. The Special Counsels job, nowhere does it say that you were to conclusively determine Donald Trumps innocence or that the Special Counsel report should determine whether or not to exonerate him. Its not in any of the documents, its not in your appointment order, its not in the Special Counsel regulations, its not in the OLC opinions, its not in the Justice manual, and its not in the principles of federal prosecution," Ratcliffe continued. "Nowhere do those words appear together because, respectfully, respectfully director, it was not the Special Counsels job to conclusively determine Donald Trumps innocence or to exonerate him, because the bedrock principle of our justice system is a presumption of innocence. It exists for everyone, everyone is entitled to it, including sitting presidents. And because there is a presumption of innocence, prosecutors never ever need to conclusively determine it."
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:27:12 AM PDT
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jazusamo
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:30:32 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
To: jazusamo
Ratcliffe had the line of the day about the President not being “below the law”. That was great. The rest of them need to be repeating that line.
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:31:14 AM PDT
by
cdcdawg
(Fact: Dogs can extract more info from smelling a pile of $h!t than humans can from viewing CNN)
To: jazusamo
I though that was absolutely magnificent...
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:31:43 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: jazusamo
Mueller is thinking and operating at three-quarters speed. Whatever show this was supposed to turn into....is a joke. Embarrassing end to his career.
To: NFHale; jazusamo
“though “ should be “thought”...
damn...
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:32:09 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:32:33 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:33:08 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: jazusamo
Excellent. The standard of justice, anyway!
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:33:16 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I Love Bull Markets!)
To: jazusamo
He is not innocent. Lester Holt and Brian Williams have been running story after story after story after story for 3 years convincing Americans that there is some sort of there there
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:33:22 AM PDT
by
z3n
To: cdcdawg
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:34:21 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: jazusamo
Ratcliffe and Collins have the two 5-min segments that are worth watching.
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:34:22 AM PDT
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:36:18 AM PDT
by
Andy'smom
(Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
To: jazusamo
Damn I wish I could watch this. I read someone else questioned him why he threw the book at anyone associated with Trump but nothing happened to Christopher Steele. I can’t believe this! The Republican party is getting some balls for once?
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:36:35 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: NFHale
Amen to that!
Congressman Ratcliffe is dead on the mark and the American people know that he is.
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:36:35 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
“...and the American people know that he is....”
Those watching this farce do, at any rate.
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:38:00 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: jazusamo
“”I cannot but this is a unique situation,” Mueller responded.”
Yeah, the unique situation being the Rats want to impeach Trump ergo the law can be twisted. What a corrupt mofo!
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:39:35 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: pepsionice
Mueller was a figure head to attempt to give the witch hunt run by the angry Dems credibility. He does not know what is in the report or his press conf speech because he does not know.
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:42:15 AM PDT
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jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: jazusamo
But MuleFace was Yukking it up with the last 3 Democrats!
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:42:32 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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