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Mueller intended to make case to Congress, believing legislators, and not the DOJ, are 'empowered
to weigh the lawfulness of a president’s conduct.'" (per Daily Beast source with direct knowledge of the investigation)
Link to tweet
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpworld-gloats-about-mueller-the-fat-lady-has-sung
Trumpworld Gloats About Mueller: The ‘Fat Lady Has Sung’
Republicans say the report is a slam dunk for the president—while Democrats claim the fight has only just begun.
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After two years of seeing Mueller’s integrity being impugned by the president and his allies, supporters of the special counsel enjoyed their own told-you-so moment. Robert Litt, who was general counsel for the director of national intelligence when Mueller served as FBI director, called the result a vindication of Mueller and “the rule of law.”
“Mueller and his staff have been unfairly attacked for two years, and by all measures they come up with a thorough and professional report,” he told The Daily Beast. “It’s not a surprise to anyone who knows Bob Mueller. But that point shouldn’t be lost here.”
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that a source with knowledge of the investigation told The Daily Beast it was their interpretation that “Mueller was making a case to Congress, who (unlike DOJ, in Mueller’s view) is empowered to weigh the lawfulness of a president’s conduct.”
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After two years of seeing Mueller’s integrity being impugned by the president and his allies, supporters of the special counsel enjoyed their own told-you-so moment. Robert Litt, who was general counsel for the director of national intelligence when Mueller served as FBI director, called the result a vindication of Mueller and “the rule of law.”
“Mueller and his staff have been unfairly attacked for two years, and by all measures they come up with a thorough and professional report,” he told The Daily Beast. “It’s not a surprise to anyone who knows Bob Mueller. But that point shouldn’t be lost here.”
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that a source with knowledge of the investigation told The Daily Beast it was their interpretation that “Mueller was making a case to Congress, who (unlike DOJ, in Mueller’s view) is empowered to weigh the lawfulness of a president’s conduct.”
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THIS IS THE BIGGEST NEWS OF THE DAY SO FAR!
Holy shit! If Mueller will testify that he meant Congress to make the decision, then that TOTALLY UNDERCUTS BARR!
WE SHOULD ALL BE FOCUSING ON THIS TODAY!
Forget most of the other threads here 
This is big news!
Barr intercepted what Mueller intended for Congress!
THIS IS A HUGE SCANDAL!
Forget all the other DU threads, this is the one that counts!
