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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaying something is inaccurate without providing specifics is useless. In which direction are the
alleged inaccuracie(s)? The following is Muellers statement.
BuzzFeeds description of specific statements to the special counsels office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohens 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 trumps guilt is even more complete than we know. It could be that Cohens 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 Muellers 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.
onenote
(42,723 posts)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.
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,322 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)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.