Less than 24 hours after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his investigation into Russian collusion without having ever charged, indicted or convicted President Donald Trump for either collusion or obstruction of justice, Democrat presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke accused Trump of collusion and obstruction of justice. *facepalm*
“You have a president, who in my opinion, beyond the shadow of a doubt, sought to, however ham-handedly, collude with the Russian government, a foreign power, to undermine and influence our elections, the sanctity of the ballot box, the ability for each and every single one of us to make informed decisions about those who seek to represent us, and hold positions of public trust,” he said at a town hall event Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina.
“It is beyond a shadow of a doubt that once in office, the president of the United States sought to obstruct justice, first by firing the principal investigator into what had happened in the 2016 election and then, in the light of day, tweeting at his attorney general to stop the Russia investigation.”
Listen to his remarks below:
Everything he said was off by miles.
The president never “sought” to fire Mueller. Though he publicly aired grievances against the special counsel over what he and others still claim was shady behavior — hiring only Democrat lawyers, ignoring the Democrats’ alleged collusion, ruining retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn life over a process crime — he made no attempts to fire Mueller.
Nor did Trump ever order either his current attorney general, Bill Barr, or his former attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to halt the Russia investigation. He did however repeatedly bash Sessions for, one, recusing himself from the investigation, and two, ignoring the Democrats’ collusion.
Case in point:
“The recusal of Jeff Sessions was an unforced betrayal of the President of the United States.” JOE DIGENOVA, former U.S. Attorney.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2018
Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation? Why didn’t Obama do something about the meddling? Why aren’t Dem crimes under investigation? Ask Jeff Sessions!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2018
So why aren’t the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes & Russia relations?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2017
And as noted by congressman Mark Meadows, none of Mueller’s investigative requests were ever rejected by the Trump administration, meaning the investigation was never obstructed.
A very important point in AG Barr’s letter: none of Mueller’s investigative requests were denied by the DOJ
Translated: Mueller was not “obstructed”
Hopefully this receives the same attention as the endless (and incorrect) speculation from the left that Mueller would be fired
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) March 23, 2019
Since the actual facts didn’t support what the dirt-eating presidential candidate said, O’Rourke tried to justify his conspiracy theories by citing the words of “Never Trump” columnist George Will.
“Do not take my word for it,” he said. “Take conservative columnist George Will’s words for it. If you’re wondering about collusion, then when you saw the president of the United States standing next to the leader of Russia on that stage in Helsinki, Finland, defending him and taking his word for it against our own intelligence community in our country, in George Will’s words, not mine, that is collusion in action.”
During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last summer, Trump appeared to accept his Russian counterpart’s claim that no efforts were made by his government to affect the 2016 presidential election. Though the president was pummeled with backlash for the alleged capitulation, he seemed to argue in tweets that it was all part of a diplomacy strategy.
Look:
So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference performance in Helsinki. Putin and I discussed many important subjects at our earlier meeting. We got along well which truly bothered many haters who wanted to see a boxing match. Big results will come!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2018
While the NATO meeting in Brussels was an acknowledged triumph, with billions of dollars more being put up by member countries at a faster pace, the meeting with Russia may prove to be, in the long run, an even greater success. Many positive things will come out of that meeting..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2018
….Russia has agreed to help with North Korea, where relationships with us are very good and the process is moving along. There is no rush, the sanctions remain! Big benefits and exciting future for North Korea at end of process!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2018
Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It’s called Trump Derangement Syndrome!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2018
Plus, had the remarks been an actual act of collusion, why didn’t Mueller charge Trump over them?
Concluding his conspiracy theory-laden rant Saturday, O’Rourke said, “Ultimately I believe this will be decided at the ballot box in 2020.”
In other words, since there’s no evidence proving Trump colluded or obstructed justice, his strategy going forward is to accuse Trump of colluding and obstructing justice anyway in the hope that his blind followers accept his lies hook, line and sinker, and vote for him in 2020.
There’s just one problem with this strategy: There’s an army of people on Twitter ready and willing to call out his every lie and conspiracy theory.
Look:
@BetoORourke is a typical lib liar. Down to his name he is a liar https://t.co/OS8GMjXEI8
— Wayne’s World (@WayneSense) March 24, 2019
@BetoORourke you are not only an idiot but you’re a liar! If you think that Trump colluded, prove it! Show your paperwork! Show your film! Show your recordings! The only thing worse than what you doing is the fact that you’re from Texas to, we’re ashamed! #Beto_LIAR!
— Barry H. (@ValenTheOne69) March 23, 2019
Now we know that you’re a bold face liar!
— MWT (@hotlantaM3) March 23, 2019
@BetoORourke Robert Francis, the Mueller investigation has proven one thing – you are a pathetic liar and a loser and show such bad judgment that you’re not worthy of the highest office in the land
— ❌Orwellian Apocalypse❌ (@GoogleDoesEvil) March 23, 2019
So @BetoORourke thinks he is smarter than #Mueller who has been elevated to sainthood by Dems these past 2 yrs? Now he can just trash #MuellerReport bc it didn’t find evidence to support Dems conspiracy theory. Not a candidate I’d trust for 2020. @CNN @MSNBC @ABC @NBC @CBS @WSJ
— amazed (@wisemom113) March 24, 2019
It’s all the democratic socialists have to get any votes to make Trump look guilty of some conspiracy theory. They have nothing else.
— Thomas Duncan (@ThomasD53685264) March 23, 2019
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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