Bottom line: This is a disaster for Democrats.



There's two stories here and neither are going to be favorable in the coming days, and weeks, for the Democrats.



1) Mueller admits to not finding evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.



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This is a devastating realization because that was what the whole investigation was predicated on when it began in 2017. The #NoCollusion tweets by Trump were laughed at, mocked and a sign of a panicked, and desperate man. Now, after Democrats have spoken of Mueller as some beacon of truth and justice, the ruling there is that we don't have evidence Trump actively colluded with the Russians. How can Democrats reconcile their praise of Mueller for the last two years with the fact he just basically admitted that the President was right and there's not enough evidence, or any evidence at all, that Trump colluded with the Russians? That puts these same Democrats in a very tough spot because now, if they want to investigate further, they've got to deal with the fact that Mueller himself, the guy they all praised and lauded the last two years, couldn't find sufficient evidence of collusion - so, what are they going to find and how is this NOT a witch hunt?



And that leads to the second issue...



2) Mueller admits that there isn't sufficient enough evidence to conclude that Trump committed obstruction. Now he also admits that there isn't enough evidence to suggest he didn't, either, but herein lies the problem: IF Point 1, that there wasn't enough evidence to point to Trump colluding with Russia, was a direct result of Trump obstructing and obviating, then point two would have more meat. But Mueller is saying they couldn't determine, either way, which suggests they concluded their first point in spite of the potential of obstructing, so, Mueller is essentially stating they didn't reach their first conclusion because of obstruction. There just wasn't enough evidence that he colluded with Russia.



This is a double-whammy for Democrats. Because the first point DOES exonerate Trump and because the second point is in doubt, and Mueller doesn't state they failed to reach a determination on the first point because of obstruction, there really is very little ground for the Democrats to stand on. They can push for obstruction charges but the narrative is set: Mueller didn't find evidence Trump colluded with Russia, which was the initial meat of the investigation. If he didn't collude, then the investigation WAS a witch hunt and any continued investigation, whether into obstruction charges or not, would be overkill and needless since Mueller determined, the same Mueller Democrats have been praising for two years now, that they couldn't find evidence of the President colluding.



This is a nightmare scenario for the Democrats. The fact Mueller couldn't find enough evidence that Trump colluded, and that isn't a direct result of Trump obstructing justice (which, had it been, there would be evidence of that obstruction, but instead we're told there isn't sufficient enough evidence the president committed a crime), means Trump has the narrative now.



And that means any additional investigation will be tainted in the court of public opinion of Democrats really conducting a witch hunt.



So much was riding on this report that there's no walking back from it. We were told for two years there was enough evidence for collusion and Mueller couldn't even reach the conclusion that they couldn't effectively determine collusion because the President was obstructing their investigation at every turn...even that would have been devastating for Trump.



But none of that happened. Mueller basically said that, while Trump may have committed a crime, we don't have enough evidence to determine either way. Well if you determined there wasn't enough evidence that he colluded, and you've also determined there isn't enough evidence that he obstructed justice, then the whole investigation exonerates the President of collusion.



Expect a shit-ton of "I WAS RIGHT" tweets. He was vindicated. Democrats have a very steep hill to climb now. Fortunately, this came out in 2019 and not 2020, so, by then, maybe most of America will have forgotten about this farce.



But here's a warning to Democrats: Don't overplay your hand. You do, and you'll lose it all.



Now I see why Pelosi wasn't keen on impeachment. It all makes sense now. She probably saw this coming. This isn't pearl clutching. It's the reality. The headlines are damning, and it's not just to the obstruction charges.There's two stories here and neither are going to be favorable in the coming days, and weeks, for the Democrats.1) Mueller admits to not finding evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.This is a devastating realization because that was what the whole investigation was predicated on when it began in 2017. The #NoCollusion tweets by Trump were laughed at, mocked and a sign of a panicked, and desperate man. Now, after Democrats have spoken of Mueller as some beacon of truth and justice, the ruling there is that we don't have evidence Trump actively colluded with the Russians. How can Democrats reconcile their praise of Mueller for the last two years with the fact he just basically admitted that the President was right and there's not enough evidence, or any evidence at all, that Trump colluded with the Russians? That puts these same Democrats in a very tough spot because now, if they want to investigate further, they've got to deal with the fact that Mueller himself, the guy they all praised and lauded the last two years, couldn't find sufficient evidence of collusion - so, what are they going to find and how is this NOT a witch hunt?And that leads to the second issue...2) Mueller admits that there isn't sufficient enough evidence to conclude that Trump committed obstruction. Now he also admits that there isn't enough evidence to suggest he didn't, either, but herein lies the problem: IF Point 1, that there wasn't enough evidence to point to Trump colluding with Russia, was a direct result of Trump obstructing and obviating, then point two would have more meat. But Mueller is saying they couldn't determine, either way, which suggests they concluded their first point in spite of the potential of obstructing, so, Mueller is essentially stating they didn't reach their first conclusion because of obstruction. There just wasn't enough evidence that he colluded with Russia.This is a double-whammy for Democrats. Because the first point DOES exonerate Trump and because the second point is in doubt, and Mueller doesn't state they failed to reach a determination on the first point because of obstruction, there really is very little ground for the Democrats to stand on. They can push for obstruction charges but the narrative is set: Mueller didn't find evidence Trump colluded with Russia, which was the initial meat of the investigation. If he didn't collude, then the investigation WAS a witch hunt and any continued investigation, whether into obstruction charges or not, would be overkill and needless since Mueller determined, the same Mueller Democrats have been praising for two years now, that they couldn't find evidence of the President colluding.This is a nightmare scenario for the Democrats. The fact Mueller couldn't find enough evidence that Trump colluded, and that isn't a direct result of Trump obstructing justice (which, had it been, there would be evidence of that obstruction, but instead we're told there isn't sufficient enough evidence the president committed a crime), means Trump has the narrative now.And that means any additional investigation will be tainted in the court of public opinion of Democrats really conducting a witch hunt.So much was riding on this report that there's no walking back from it. We were told for two years there was enough evidence for collusion and Mueller couldn't even reach the conclusion that they couldn't effectively determine collusion because the President was obstructing their investigation at every turn...even that would have been devastating for Trump.But none of that happened. Mueller basically said that, while Trump may have committed a crime, we don't have enough evidence to determine either way. Well if you determined there wasn't enough evidence that he colluded, and you've also determined there isn't enough evidence that he obstructed justice, then the whole investigation exonerates the President of collusion.Expect a shit-ton of "I WAS RIGHT" tweets. He was vindicated. Democrats have a very steep hill to climb now. Fortunately, this came out in 2019 and not 2020, so, by then, maybe most of America will have forgotten about this farce.But here's a warning to Democrats: Don't overplay your hand. You do, and you'll lose it all.Now I see why Pelosi wasn't keen on impeachment. It all makes sense now. She probably saw this coming. 16 Tweet