American immigrants fleeing communism are tending to lean right, according to reports. Memories of the dark regimes they escape come flooding back as they watch Democratic talking points. This wasn’t how the Democratic minds planned things to play out.
But, that’s how things play out in a witch hunt. A concluded investigation with no indictment is, by definition, an exoneration. While an opinion may certainly, surely have “middle ground”, prosecution does not—a person is either prosecuted or not prosecuted. Trump is not being prosecuted. Being “not exonerated” is a matter of opinion. Mueller does not write the opinion of the voters anymore than the voters write the report for Mueller.
If Democrats push the Mueller report as a basis to prosecute or even impeach Trump, then they set a precedent to prosecute Hillary. The Democrats lost, if nothing else roughly $20 million dollars (directly and indirectly reported) over two years, but neither indited Trump nor does it look like they will be able to impeach him, given public opinion. Politically, the non-indictment has already exonerated him, regardless of the non-indicting report’s opinion to the contrary.
Rod Rosenstein’s slow exit can easily be explained by his new boss. Since William Barr took over the absent Attorney General’s desk just one moth ago, he needed a veteran so he could catch up to speed. The concern that Rosenstein stayed in office too long after he was supposed to leave could also be applied to the Mueller investigation that should have been over much more quickly. Two endless endings that lack direction should be expected to end together.
The Federal Reserve needs reforming. According to Jerome Powell, the Fed chairman who holds a position appointed by the president, the president had no impact on the Fed’s recent decisions. Especially with so much talk of “accountability” orbiting squanderous theatrics like in the Mueller solar system, entities that lack accountability need it.
Trump Today President says hell tap Moore for Fed as he reverses North Korea sanctions | MarketWatch
Arnold Schwarzenegger Condemns Trump’s Attacks on McCain | The Atlantic
Kavanaugh Name-Drops at the Supreme Court | The Atlantic
Free Speech on Campus
Trump signs executive order to promote free speech on college campuses | Fox News
Trump’s Free-Speech Executive Order and the Right’s Fixation on Campus Politics | New Yorker
Trump signs a Campus Free Speech order | POLITICO
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Murdoch family launches a new Fox, and former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins its board | LA Times
Disney Closes Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse | Hollywood Reporter
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018 | AP
Boeing takes $5 billion hit as Indonesian airline cancels 737 MAX order | Ars Technica
Russianewsgategate
Before the report…
For some reason, Rod Rosenstein is still deputy attorney general | WA Examiner
Mueller’s old boss delays departure as probe wraps up | POLITICO
Mueller news: special counsel’s team asks for deadline extension due to imminent work | Vox
November 2018…
How much does the Mueller investigation cost? | Politifact
After the report…
Trump Celebrates Mueller Findings: ‘This Was an Illegal Takedown That Failed’ | Mediaite
Mueller does not find Trump campaign knowingly conspired with Russia | Yahoo – Reuters
Barr letter: Mueller does not find Trump campaign knowingly conspired with Russia | Yahoo
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The Latest: Pelosi and Schumer call for release of report | AP
Mueller was clear in finding no collusion, but punted on the matter of obstruction | NBC News
Now That Mueller Is Done, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Impeaching Trump | Bloomberg
Border
U.S. immigration arrests fall under Trump as resources shift to the border | Yahoo – Reuters
Immigration court backlog up 300%, system ‘on brink of collapse’ | WA Examiner