Bob Woodward on Mueller Report: Now We Wait For The Tapes

realclearpolitics.com ^ | 4/19/19 | Tim Hains

[a little elbow grease]

"Watergate" journalist Bob Woodward told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday that in the wake of the Mueller report, he is waiting for someone to come forward with "tapes or new evidence."

BOB WOODWARD: Well, first of all, I think the report is quite amazing, and the Attorney General Barr did himself a massive disservice because his letter quoted a portion of the report that looked like Trump was off the hook on obstruction of justice, but as we know on page 182, Mueller makes it very clear that they did not reach this issue because of evidence, because they could not make a determination determination. Joe may remember this, but the day Reagan was shot 1981 was it was Al Haig who rushed in and defined the way people were going to remember him by saying 'I'm in charge here.' Of course, he wasn't.

And Barr is going to be remembered for this because it was not — it was just a deception and a misrepresentation of what this report shows.

Now, where it goes, I think it turns on the quality of evidence. In the Nixon case again, I’m sorry to go back but the tapes showed conclusively the President of the United States ordered the payment of hush money to the Watergate burglars and their overseers. He did it again and again, said, 'Let’s blow the safe, let’s break in.'

Now, in the case of the Trump case here, they stumbled, Trump stumbled. It was kind of obstruction of justice-lite. There were lots of people who said, 'I’m not going to do these things that he ordered.' So where this goes, does somebody come up with tapes or new evidence? I think that would be the propellant here.

[a little elbow grease]

....... searching for recordings from Deep Throat in Cohen's basement.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Tapes? What year is he living in?

[mplc51]

Shit in one hand and wish in the other, which one fills up first.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This clown is like an aging sports star telling the grandkids about the good old days of taking down an evil Republican.

[shelterguy]

he is waiting for someone to come forward with “tapes or new evidence.”
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That will definitely happen. Unfortunately for dooshes like Bob, it will be President Trump bringing forth all kinds of communications between hussein, Strok, Page, Comey, McCabe etc,

[bkopto]

Woodward issues a word salad of frustration. SNORT.

[Lion Den Dan]

Bobby is somewhat past his, “use by,” date.

[Sarah Barracuda]

There was ZERO collusion yet these asswipes are still harping on the fact that Trump wanted to fire Mueller, yeah we already knew that..he tweeted 3 times a week how he wanted to fire Mueller LOL..you cant obstruct justice when NO crime was committed!

[a little elbow grease]

LOL

By the way ...... I just read that James McCord, one of the Watergate Plumbers died two years ago with little notice by the public. He was quite a character.

I think he put the tape on the door jamb in the Watergate basement.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I am surprised that armies of patriots have not yet taken pitchforks, torches and basball bats to every “news outlet,”
destroying their equipment, offices and personnel.

[BenLurkin]

America is still trying to figure out how an innocent person “obstructs” justice by defending themselves.

[CMailBag]

I believe Trump is holding some big cards.

[Eddie01]

He’s milking his sickening legacy.

[Cowboy Bob]

Al Haig who rushed in and defined the way people were going to remember him by saying 'I'm in charge here.' Of course, he wasn't.

Blatant lie. Haig said he was in charge at the moment at the white house because VP Bush was traveling and out of contact.

[frank ballenger]

Now we wait for the tapes.....

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No.
Now we wait for Woodward to sit down and shut up-—forever. He can reminisce with John Dean about the old days. Really old days.

[a little elbow grease]

"This clown is like an aging sports star telling the grandkids about the good old days of taking down an evil Republican."

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Yes. There is video on the site.

His reminiscences sound like what you suggested. He also sounded to me like an old baseball player telling the grandkids how he hit one out of the park at an important moment in a big playoff game.

[Jim Noble]

It is not obstruction of justice because the President can fire any of his subordinates, including Mueller, for any reason, EXCEPT (arguably) to prevent discovery of a crime by the President.

Since we know that collusion is not a crime, and that the investigation did not even find that - Trump could not have obstructed justice in any case.

[a little elbow grease]

Unfortunately for dooshes like Bob, it will be President Trump bringing forth all kinds of communications between hussein, Strok, Page, Comey, McCabe etc, ---

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LOL

[LongWayHome]

50 years of the GOP not fighting back has given these lunatics the sense that they can violate conservatives with impunity.

Trump enrages them because he did not get on his knees like GWB did as he was ushered out of his presidency with a 28% approval rate. Funny 43’s puppet master Rove told Bush not to fight back.... the same thing he wrote Trump should do recently.

[Swordmaker]

The tapes in Watergate showed Nixon knew nothing about the break-in, but did know after the fact and participated in supporting the minor functionaries who had been involved. It was the cover-up that brought him down, not "Let’s blow the safe, let’s break in." found on a tape. More damning than anything were the eighteen minutes of silence which implied evidence tampering to cover-up a guilty participation. This "let’s break-in" quote is entirely bogus and was never found on the tapes. The Watergate Burglars entered the DNC offices to plant bugs, electronic listening devices, not to blow a safe and pilfer.