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Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:30 AM Jan 2019

Saying something is inaccurate without providing specifics is useless. In which direction are the

alleged inaccuracie(s)? The following is Mueller’s statement.


BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the special counsel’s office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony are not accurate,” said Peter Carr, a spokesman for Mueller.

It says something without informing anyone of anything in particular. People are assuming that the inaccuracies exonerate trump or suggest Cohen is lying once again. Until mueller clarifies the nature of the inaccuracies we could also be justified in assuming that the inaccuracies fall in the realm of not being complete and that trump’s guilt is even more complete than we know. It could be that Cohen’s testimony and evidentiary claims made by Buzzfeed are being parsed in a very specific manner by Mueller to protect the case he is formulating.

Remember, we are talking about lawyers here. These people take phrasing VERY seriously, justifiably so. But for us to infer anything from Mueller’s statement is to fall into the trap of reading our beliefs, expectations and even desires into something. That is something skills arguers and debaters have learned to use since antiquity.

Mueller said nothing that provides determinative or actionable information.....period. He just shoved smoke up EVERYBODIES you know what.

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Saying something is inaccurate without providing specifics is useless. In which direction are the (Original Post) Augiedog Jan 2019 OP
Let's see: what was BuzzFeed's "characterization" of the documents and testimony? onenote Jan 2019 #1
Sorta like this- rzemanfl Jan 2019 #2
Interesting that Cohen hasn't denied the story. GeorgeGist Jan 2019 #3
Don't think Mueller's squad would have said anything if trump's guilt on this were more. Hoyt Jan 2019 #4

onenote

(42,723 posts)
1. Let's see: what was BuzzFeed's "characterization" of the documents and testimony?
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:33 AM
Jan 2019

Oh yeah -- it was that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress.

And that "characterization", according to Mueller's office, is inaccurate.

Trying to sugarcoat this is ridiculous. BuzzFeed royally fucked up.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
4. Don't think Mueller's squad would have said anything if trump's guilt on this were more.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 12:24 PM
Jan 2019

There is certainly plenty of other stuff to get trump besides this matter.

The fact they said anything -- and something as blunt as "not accurate" -- gives trump cover, if only for a little while.

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