While he made no conclusion on obstruction of justice, Barr made his own decision not to prosecute Trump — which is no surprise considering Trump appointed Barr, knowing he doesn’t believe a sitting president can obstruct justice.
Impeachment doesn’t hinge on indictments. Many of Trump’s corrupt actions — enacting policies to enrich himself, undermining investigations, and asking Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails — may not reach the threshold for an indictment. But they are certainly impeachable offenses.
Collusion is not conspiracy. Mueller was looking at the legal definition of “criminal conspiracy,” which is different than the threshold of “collusion” Congress would be using for impeachment. And there is still “significant evidence of collusion,” as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said this weekend.
No cloud has been lifted. Mueller’s investigation has led to indictments, guilty pleas, or convictions of half a dozen members of Trump’s inner circle. He is the most corrupt president in American history. Between Mueller’s investigation and what we already know, there’s enough evidence to impeach Trump 10 times over.
Constitutional scholars are confident on 10 impeachable offenses. Barr’s letter doesn’t change the bottom line. Mueller’s report only concerns two of Trump’s impeachable offenses — Congress can no longer use the ongoing investigation as an excuse to avoid holding the President accountable
credit: Kat Bocanegra Speed
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